7 h. ago Tributes to 'lovely' man, 78, killed in devastating house fire

He was described as 'a lovely person who would help anybody'

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18 h. ago Everything you need to know as woman rescued from devastating house fire

Quick-thinking neighbours sprang into action following an 'explosion' at the property

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20 h. ago Murder investigation launched after woman and boy, 4, die in 'deliberate' house fire

Another woman, understood to be in her 50s, was rescued from the property and taken to hospital by ambulance, where she is being treated for serious injuries.

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21 h. ago Heroic neighbours 'rescued elderly woman from house explosion'

It's thought one neighbour had just answered the door to a pizza delivery driver when the house next door went up in flames

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4 d. ago Woman rescued from car after crash on major Greater Manchester road

Two people were treated for shock

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5 d. ago TV star announces devastating cancer diagnosis on air months after being given all

Full House star Dave Coulier shared the devastating news on air today

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9 d. ago Tragedy as two sisters die saving disabled dad from horror house fire on Thanksgiving as devastated family pay tribute

TWO sisters have died in a Thanksgiving tragedy after they tried to save their disabled father from a raging house fire. Frantzia Fleury, 49, and Pojanee Fleury, 42, were trapped inside the blazing New Jersey home on Thursday while attempting to guide their father to safety. The family home on Mosswood Avenue in the City...

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2 w. ago 'It's a tragedy that should have been avoided': Survivors of Patagonia blizzard disaster that killed British woman tell how officials' 'failures' forced trekkers to become rescuers

Multiple survivors of the Patagonia tragedy have alleged that failings by park authorities and managers of the campsites forced them to become their own rescuers and healers.

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2 w. ago Cruel woman hid starving dog inside cupboard while SSPCA inspectors tried to rescue animals

Chloe MacKenzie, 26, admitted causing unnecessary suffering to two dogs in Tain.

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3 w. ago Woman, 20, dies while kayaking on River Tees at Barnard Castle

The woman’s body was recovered after a huge rescue operation on Saturday afternoon

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3 w. ago Hero tourist rescues woman at Glencoe waterfall after she was dragged into water

Hero Michael Smith managed to pull the woman out of the water after she was dragged down to a waterfall's edge.

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3 w. ago Two arrested after woman rescued from building in Welsh town

Police were called to the high street on Sunday morning

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last month ‘Heroic actions are a natural tendency’: why bystander apathy is a myth

Modern research shows the public work together selflessly in an emergency, motivated by a strong impulse to helpIt was early morning on 1 January last year when Colin McGarva dived into a flooding river in Worcester to rescue an unconscious woman. McGarva said he didn’t think twice about the risk to himself, or the devastating loss his newborn son would suffer had he too been swept away by the fast-flowing icy waters.“I didn’t stop to think because the instinct – the instant reaction – is to help someone in need,” he said. “Someone’s life is an important thing. Helping is just something you have to do.” Continue reading...

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