15 h. ago Wrecked houses and 26 dead horses: residents return to Madrid suburb after wildfire

Families in Tres Cantos and Soto de Viñuelas take in scene of destruction after blaze and pay tribute to man who diedAdolfo López plunged his head and hands into his parents’ swimming pool early on Tuesday afternoon, keen to wash off the soot and dirt he had acquired from the gutted house his mother and father had called home for the past 25 years.The wildfire that would devour 1,000 hectares of land, consume their house, destroy some neighbouring properties and kill a man trying to rescue horses from a local stables was just a column of smoke when López saw it approaching Soto de Viñuelas at 7.45pm on Monday. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Waterworld denies that girl, four, who died at swimming centre was in the wave pool

The girl was found in a critical condition after an unspecified incident at the attraction in Festival Park, Staffordshire on August 8. An ambulance team took over resuscitation and rushed the girl to hospital.

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22 h. ago Brit tourist 'victims of Rio women's drink spiking robbery' pictured

A young British tourist was filmed collapsing on the sand at Rio de Janeiro’s popular Ipanema beach after he and a friend's cocktails were allegedly spiked after being targeted by three women

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40 h. ago British tourist has £165,000 Richard Mille watch stolen next to Eiffel Tower

The man, who has not been identified, reportedly had his watch taken from him as he walked through the famous Champ-de-Mars park in Paris on Sunday morning.

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42 h. ago Shocking moment Brit tourist collapses on Rio beach after woman's drugs cocktail

Investigators are searching for three women after the group allegedly conspired to drug a British tourist to steal tens of thousands of pounds from him during his holiday

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43 h. ago Brit collapses on Brazil beach as women drug him in 'Good Night, Cinderella' scam

A British tourist was found unconscious on a beach in Brazil in an alleged scam, which saw two friends drugged and then robbed of around £16,000 before waking up in hospital

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45 h. ago Shocking moment British tourist collapses on Rio de Janeiro beach after being DRUGGED by women who gave him a laced cocktail then stole £16,000 from his bank accounts

This is the moment a British tourist collapses unconscious on the sands of a beach in Brazil after being drugged and robbed of £16,000 by three women. 

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48 h. ago British tourist targeted by masked Rolex rippers in Majorca who snatch £35,000 timepiece in front of his wife and child after holiday meal

Three masked men robbed the 44-year-old holidaymaker near a hotel in Cala Egos, a resort close to picturesque Port d'Andratx on the island's southwestern tip.

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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 girl, 5, dies after being pulled from swimming pool on family holiday in Spain

The five-year-old British girl was enjoying her holiday at a popular tourist complex in Morro Jable, Fuerteventura when she got into trouble in the water and has tragically died

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4 d. ago Council unveils new proposal to build extension at Troon Swimming Pool

South Ayrshire Council say they want to provide “improved fitness, leisure, and community facilities,” with the aim of “delivering a better, more inclusive visitor experience.”

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5 d. ago Mystery of how superfit British schoolgirl, 13, drowned in swimming pool at Discovery Cove resort is 'impossible' to solve, coroner rules

Anna Beaumont, 13, was snorkelling with her family at the Discovery Cove theme park in Orlando on May 28 when she was spotted 'floating and unresponsive' in the natural-style pool.

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5 d. ago Brit seen 'walking away' after vanishing from sunbed on holiday with husband

Sources told Greek media they believe they saw Michele Ann Joy Bourda leaving the beach as the search for the missing British tourist stretches into its sixth day

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6 d. ago Shocking moment British tourist, 66, is left with a broken arm when he is thrown to the floor after getting into a fight with Thai bar girl and punching her in the face

George Lilley, 66, punched the 39-year-old woman in the face when she refused to have drinks with him at a bar in Pattaya, Thailand.

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7 d. ago Tragedy as volleyball prodigy Simona Cinà dies aged 20 in swimming accident

Simona Cinà, aged 20, was spotted lying lifeless at the bottom of a swimming pool at a private villa in Bagheria, Sicily, where she had attended a graduation party

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7 d. ago British tourist arrested and accused of trying to drown daughter

Mark Gibbon and his daughter-in-law reportedly argued about her children before the alleged attempted murder occurred

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7 d. ago Missing British tourist vanishes from sunbed next to husband as concern grows

Michele Ann Joy Bourda, 59, was last seen on a sunbed at Ofryni beach, Kavala in Greece on August 1.

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8 d. ago Girl, four, dies in hospital after 'terribly sad' incident at Waterworld swimming pool

A four-year-old girl has died in hospital following an incident at a swimming pool in Waterworld on Monday. 

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8 d. ago British tourist who ignored warnings fined £12,000 after rescue in Italy

The 60-yer-old man attempted to traverse the the Via Ferrata Berti near San Vito di Cadore in northeast Italy, despite warnings from authorities about this mountain path

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