3 d. ago Holiday tragedy as British girl, 11, dies after being pulled unconscious from a swimming pool in Fuerteventura tourist complex

The schoolgirl was found in the water in a complex in Morro Jable, Fuertevenura on Thursday and was resuscitated by an on-duty lifeguard, before being rushed to hospital.

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3 d. ago Holiday tragedy as British girl, five, dies after being pulled unconscious from a swimming pool in Fuerteventura tourist complex

The schoolgirl was found in the water in a complex in Morro Jable, Fuertevenura on Thursday and was resuscitated by an on-duty lifeguard, before being rushed to hospital.

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4 d. ago Brit drivers living in UK countryside issued costly petrol and diesel warning

Those looking to save money on their petrol or diesel may need to do some shopping around, as fuel prices can vary substantially over relatively short distances

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4 d. ago Husband 'used £80k Porsche to run over his own father who was dating his wife' 

Alex Gibbon, 34, is understood to have hit Mark Gibbon with an £80,000 Porsche following a blazing row over the business they ran together in May 2023.

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4 d. ago Son 'used £80k Porsche to try and run over' Brit holidaymaker accused of drowning his daughter

Alex Gibbon, 34, is understood to have hit Mark Gibbon with an £80,000 Porsche following a blazing row over the business they ran together in May 2023.

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6 d. ago Brit holidaymaker staying near Disney World is arrested for attempted murder 'after trying to drown daughter

Mark Gibbon, 62, was on a luxury holiday with his family at the Solterra Resort in Davenport, near Disney World, when he got into an argument about his will, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office.

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7 d. ago Brit 'couldn't control anger' before trying to drown daughter

Mark Raymond Gibbon reportedly 'couldn't control his anger' as he attempted to drown his daughter-in-law while on holiday in Florida, US, according to police officials

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7 d. ago World Cup winner dies after paramedics fight to save his life in airport tragedy

Frank Mill who was part of Germany's World Cup winning team at Italia 90 has died after he suffered a heart attack at Milan Malpensa Airport in late May

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3 w. ago Brit who drowned in Portugal hotel pool tragedy 'died trying to save his best friend'

King Edonmi, 29, and Mo Liasu, 27, both from Ipswich, died after being pulled from a hotel swimming pool in Albufeira, Portugal, and were pronounced dead at the scene

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3 w. ago Brit tourist who drowned in Portugal hotel pool 'died trying to save his friend’

King Edonmi, 29, and Mo Liasu, 27, both from Ipswich, lost their lives less than 24 hours after arriving on holiday in Albufeira, on Portugal's southern coast

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3 w. ago Sister pays tribute to drowned Briton who ‘died trying to save his friend’

The family of King Edonmi say the 29-year-old died a hero while trying to help friend Mo Liasu during tragic hotel pool incident

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3 w. ago Holiday 'nightmare' as Brit pals who died 'jumping into hotel pool' pictured for first time

Mo, 27, and 29-year-old King Edonmi, known as 'King the Great', were discovered at the bottom of a hotel swimming pool in Albufeira, Portugal, and pronounced dead at the scene

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3 w. ago Rushing to save swimmers, a former baseball player and police officer loses his life

A former minor league baseball player and ex-police officer has died after rushing to save swimmers in a rip current

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3 w. ago Brit friends who died 'jumping into hotel pool' named as parents face 'nightmare'

The 27-year-old and 29-year-old British tourists named only as Mo and King were found at the bottom of a hotel swimming pool in Albufeira, Portugal and pronounced dead at the scene

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4 w. ago Two British tourists are dead 'after jumping into hotel pool after a night out' in Portugal

Police are said to be working on the theory the pair, aged 27 and 29, got into difficulties because they had b been drinking and didn't know how to swim.

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4 w. ago Two Brit tourists die in Algarve after jumping into pool after night out

The 27-year-old and 29-year-old British tourists were found at the bottom of a hotel swimming pool in Albufeira, Portugal and pronounced dead at the scene

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4 w. ago Texas camp leader waited over an hour after flood warning to evacuate

Camp Mystic leader, who died trying to save small children, waited over an hour after alert before starting evacuationThe Texas way: why the most disaster-prone US state is so allergic to preparing for disastersThe adult leader of Camp Mystic, the Texas summer camp where 27 children and counselors died in the Hill Country floods, waited more than an hour after receiving a severe flood warning before initiating an evacuation, it was disclosed on Monday.Richard “Dick” Eastland, who had run the popular all-girls, Christian-values sleepaway camp on the banks of the Guadalupe River with his family since the 1980s, was among the fatalities after a wall of water rushed through the camp early on 4 July. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago New account sheds light on chaotic hours at Texas girls camp hit by flood

Adult camp leader, who died trying to save small children, waited over an hour after alert before starting evacuationThe adult leader of Camp Mystic, the Texas summer camp where 27 children and counselors died in the Hill Country floods, waited more than an hour after receiving a severe flood warning before initiating an evacuation, it was disclosed on Monday.Richard “Dick” Eastland, who had run the popular all-girls, Christian-values sleepaway camp on the banks of the Guadalupe River with his family since the 1980s, was among the fatalities after a wall of water rushed through the camp early on 4 July. Continue reading...

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