48 h. ago Dorset coast tragedy as young woman dies after getting caught in 'vortex'

Emily Sherwin, 20, who had a love of nature and the "sea world" went missing after she was caught in an underwater vortex diving off Old Harry Rocks, near Swanage, Dorset

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65 h. ago Student, 20, died after diving into sea and getting 'caught in a vortex'

Emily Sherwin's body has not been recovered, an inquest heard

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68 h. ago Woman died after being caught in vortex while diving off Dorset rocks – inquest

Emily Sherwin, 20, from Poole, went missing after a dive off Old Harry Rocks, near Swanage, Dorset.

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3 d. ago Tragedy as woman in her 20s dies after she was spotted in trouble in sea off Brighton beach

Emergency services were called to an area near the city's iconic Brighton Palace Pier at around 3am following reports of a woman in the sea.

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3 d. ago What is Hantavirus? Disease explained as rat nests found on Gene Hackman's property after wife's death

The actor's wife Betsy Arakawa died of hantavirus – which can be caught from rodents

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5 d. ago Elephants at San Diego zoo huddle to protect calves during earthquake

At the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, a herd of African elephants was caught on video running over to protect their young by encircling them during a 5.2 magnitude earthquake

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5 d. ago First picture of 'beautiful' woman, 25, who died in equestrian centre tragedy

Katie Hacche tragically died after a fall at the centre in Carmarthen on Saturday morning

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6 d. ago Crawley amusement park tragedy as woman killed when car hits family

The woman was pinned underneath a BMW M3 following the collision outside an amusement park in Crawley, West Sussex, with paramedics unable to save her despite their best efforts

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6 d. ago Crawley leisure park tragedy as woman killed when car hits family

The woman was pinned underneath a BMW M3 following the collision outside an amusement park in Crawley, West Sussex, with paramedics unable to save her despite their best efforts

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1 week ago Primark tragedy as woman dies inside and high street shop taped off by police

Police and paramedics were called to the scene on Market Place, in Oldham, to reports for the concern for a welfare of a woman who died inside a Primark store on a popular high street

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1 week ago Tragedy as British woman, 35, is crushed to death under her own campervan which rolled on top of her during fierce storm in Australia

Eleanor Thompson, 35, a hospitality worker from Mold, Wales, was travelling alone in her campervan when Cyclone Alfred with 100mph winds struck Australia last month.

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2 w. ago 'We're scared stiff!': War breaks out over chalets on famous beach after 'disgraceful' elderly ladies give terrified tenants the boot... but locals say 'they DESERVE it'

There's nothing peaceful about the beach chalets on the Dorset coast where nearly half of the leaseholders claim they have been unfairly evicted from their seaside cabins.

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2 w. ago 'We're scared stiff!': War breaks out over chalets on famous beach after 'disagraceful' elderly ladies give terrified tenants the boot... but locals say 'they DESERVE it'

There's nothing peaceful about the beach chalets on the Dorset coast where nearly half of the leaseholders claim they have been unfairly evicted from their seaside cabins.

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3 w. ago My son was blindfolded, led to the basement and left to die on a couch. Every harrowing moment was caught on camera...

Danny Santulli is blindfolded, told to remove his shirt, and led to the basement.

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3 w. ago Tragedy rocks Texas sheriff’s office after four deputies die by suicide in six weeks: ‘It caught a lot of us by surprise’

The death of Deputy Christina Kohler was announced by the Harris County Sheriff’s Office last week

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4 w. ago Tragedy as Aussie woman dies in horror boating accident in Bali

The boat was carrying 11 other Australian tourists when it overturned on its way to Renida Island, a short journey from Denpasar.

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