2 h. ago Two bodies found and another missing in search for swimmers who got stuck in difficulty in sea

Two people have died off the East Yorkshire coast

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2 h. ago BBC radio star Jenny Collins dies: Heartbroken colleague pays tribute to Merseyside legend

An iconic BBC Radio Merseyside star has died.

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3 h. ago Diane Crump, first woman to ride in the Kentucky Derby, dies at 77

She made history as the first woman to ride professionally in a horse race in 1969

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3 h. ago Double tragedy as at least two people die while 'trying to rescue teenage girl who was swept into freezing sea'

Rescue crews launched a dramatic search following reports of a 'number of people in difficulty in the water', near Withernsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, on Friday afternoon as an Arctic chill grips Britain.

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4 h. ago Second person dies at sea as major search off UK coast continues

A second body has been recovered from the sea off the UK coast as a major search continues as the Coastguard and police attempt to locate one more missing person

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4 h. ago Second body pulled from freezing water during major search operation off Yorkshire coast

Rescue crews launched a dramatic search following reports of a 'number of people in difficulty in the water', near Withernsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, on Friday afternoon as an Arctic chill grips Britain.

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4 h. ago Bitterly cold start to year to continue as heavy snow falls in some areas

Amber snow warnings for northern Scotland and Shetland remain in place until Saturday.

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4 h. ago Horoscope today, January 3, 2025: Daily star sign guide from Mystic Meg

OUR much-loved astrologer Meg sadly died in March 2023 but her column will be kept alive by her friend and protégée Maggie Innes. Read on to see what’s written in the stars for you today. ♈ ARIES March 21 to April 20 The full moon tells you that stability starts with you. A time of...

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4 h. ago Colorado man dies after falling hundreds of feet while climbing Citadel Peak

A rescue official called the man’s fall from a ridge a ‘tragic accident’

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6 h. ago Ferne McCann shares the secret to her two stone weight loss as she says she doesn't believe in 'dieting'

Ferne McCann showed off her incredible figure as she revealed the secret behind her two stone weight loss with inspiring comparison snaps.

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6 h. ago Man, 67, dies after being pulled from sea as search under way for two missing off coast

Humberside police confirm death of man pulled from water unconscious as search operation continues off Withernsea A man has died as a search continues for two people believed to be missing off Withernsea in the East Riding of Yorkshire.Humberside police confirmed the death of a 67-year-old man, who was pulled from the water unconscious but died later. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Man dies after being pulled from sea as search continues for two missing off Withernsea

Humberside police confirm death of 67-year-old as rescue operation under way in ‘horrendous conditions’A man has died as a search continues for two people believed to be missing off Withernsea in the East Riding of Yorkshire.Humberside police confirmed the death of a 67-year-old man, who was pulled from the water unconscious but died later. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Man dies as search continues for ‘number of people in difficulty’ in sea at Withernsea

HM Coastguard has confirmed it is searching for two missing people in the water

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6 h. ago Man, 67, dies after getting into difficulty in freezing water off Yorkshire coast

Emergency crews were called to Central Promenade in Withernsea at around 3.15pm on Friday afternoon following reports that people in the water had gotten into difficulty.

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6 h. ago Man, 67, dies after being pulled from the sea during major search for missing people off Yorkshire coast

Coastguard helicopters, lifeboats and paramedics scrambled to Withernsea as three-metre waves batter shoreline and temperatures plunge to freezing

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6 h. ago Man dies at sea as major search for people 'in difficulty' at UK beach continues

Emergency services were deployed earlier this afternoon after reports of people at a beach 'in difficulty', with police now confirming a death as the search continues

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6 h. ago Hundreds forced to evacuate as Mexico struck by 6.5 magnitude earthquake

The quake’s epicentre was near the town of San Marcos in the southern state of Guerrero, according to authorities

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6 h. ago We Bury the Dead review – Daisy Ridley tackles the undead in solid zombie twist

Star Wars alum gives an impressively modest performance in this slightly smarter-than-average survival taleUnlike some other less resilient horror subgenres, the zombie movie is, fittingly, never going to really die. Neither will film-makers attempting to add their own twist, understandable given how repetitive the die, wake up, lumber, bite and repeat formula has become. Australian director Zak Hilditch’s attempt, the rather buried We Bury the Dead, is therefore not quite as striking as it might have seemed a decade and change ago. Using words such as “contemplative” and “mournful” to describe a film that includes its fair share of gnarly head-smashing has become something of a cliche, so much so that last month’s meta-comedy Anaconda reboot had its characters joke that these days, even a film about a giant snake needs “intergenerational trauma” to work.But Hilditch mercifully avoids drowning his film in drab self-seriousness. Yes, it’s a zombie survival thriller that’s also about ...

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6 h. ago Owner of Swiss bar where at least 40 died says ‘we followed the rules’ as he faces police probe

The owner of the Swiss nightclub where 40 New Year revellers died in a tragic inferno has claimed the bar met 'the standards', despite the deadly blaze reportedly taking hold in seconds

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7 h. ago Mum fighting for life after scooter crash on first holiday abroad kills boyfriend

An Australian man has died and a mum-of-two is fighting for her life after a horrific scooter crash in Bali in the early hours of Sunday morning

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