12 h. ago Dog walker finds huge boa constrictor lurking next to UK primary school

A boa constrictor was found in a park near a primary school in South Bristol weeks after another 5ft-long reptile was spotted slithering across a residential street

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12 h. ago Moment heroic passerby smashes sunroof to rescue trapped driver after car plunges into river

A black Audi plunged into a river in Taizhou, Jiangsu Province, China, on October 14 after swerving to avoid an elderly woman on an electric bike, trapping the driver inside as it sank.

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21 h. ago Dog walker finds boa constrictor ALIVE and lurking next to UK primary school

A dog walker found a snake inside a box at Withywood Park in south Bristol - a volunteer at the park said she reptile was 'probably the strangest thing' they had ever seen there

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49 h. ago He ran over a dog walker then fled leaving her trapped underneath the car

Ian Probert, 41, was said to have had a 'blatant disregard' for his victim and the court heard the collision could have ended in a 'needless loss of life'

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56 h. ago Is this Britain's most dangerous road junction? Residents living near 'death trap' crossroads say they fear for their lives after spate of serious car crashes

The series of clips at the Llynclys crossroads, on the England and Wales border, show a car being spun after being hit by a lorry, and another flipped on its roof.

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66 h. ago Britain's most dangerous road junction: Residents living near 'death trap' crossroads say they fear for their lives after spate of serious car crashes

The series of clips at the Llynclys crossroads, on the England and Wales border, show a car being spun after being hit by a lorry, and another flipped on its roof.

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3 d. ago Could distinctive underwear help find Baby Ava's mum? Police launch fresh appeal over mystery of dumped baby girl

The child, named Ava by officers, was discovered in a snow-covered park in Salford, Greater Manchester, by a female dog walker last November.

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3 d. ago Detective reveals vital new clues in case of baby girl buried in snowy field

Known as 'Baby Ava' in the investigation, the tot was found by a dog walker last November.

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3 d. ago Massive snake spotted on popular UK walking route left dog walker 'screaming'

Charlotte Smith, 31, came across the huge reptile, thought to be a type of python, while walking her dog at a popular beauty spot - and snapped images of the creature to appeal for potential owners

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4 d. ago Driver burns alive trapped in electric car as doors lock shut with bystanders unable to get him out after fiery crash

A DRIVER tragically burned to death trapped inside his electric car after a high-speed crash in China. Nighttime footage of the terrifying blaze — which is too distressing to show — captured the Xiaomi SU7 ablaze on a rain-slicked road in Chengdu, Sichuan. Rescuers could be seen tugging helplessly at its locked doors, punching, kicking...

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5 d. ago Trapped drivers battle raging torrents of mud water as flash floods rip through Spanish towns

This is the moment drivers were trapped in their cars as torrential rain triggered flash floods in northeastern Spain’s Catalonia region.

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9 d. ago Couple with young baby are landed with supermarket car park fine after being trapped by traffic chaos

Kara Ambrose (pictured), from Poole in Dorset, had headed to her local Tesco to do a weekly food shop with her partner and child.

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1 week ago Footage shows rescue of surfer caught in powerful rip current

A dog walker called emergency services after spotting Ben Fraser waving from the water in Porthcawl.

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2 w. ago Police issue update after ‘human hand’ reports on Welsh beach

A dog walker had feared his dog had come across a human hand on the beach

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2 w. ago The Shadow’s Edge review – Jackie Chan as watchable as ever as fisticuff

This bloated cops-and-robbers thriller is overlong and unnecessarily complex but thankfully Chan is never more than 10 minutes from a fight or a shootoutHong Kong action-movie legend Jackie Chan was an international superstar back in the late 1990s-early 2000s with crossover fare like the Rush Hour flicks, but sightings in western-made movies have been much sparser of late, apart from a supporting role in Karate Kid: Legends and the occasional bit of voicework in the never-ending Kung Fu Panda franchise. But in Asia, the 71-year-old works all the time, still doing his own stunts, as well as working as a producer and fight choreographer.This Macau-set cops-and-robbers thriller even has a little fun by introducing him as a “retired” cop turned dog walker called Wong, surrounded by a motley pack of pooches that he marshals expertly through the streets. Once the best surveillance man on the force, Wong’s observational skills have not faded a jot, as he proves by recounting exactly which...

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3 w. ago ‘Incessant honking’ leads Alaska cops to surprising discovery in SUV

“Incessant honking” led Alaska police to the discovery of two bears trapped inside a car.

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3 w. ago CCTV appeal after dog walker and son 'threatened with shard of glass'

Officers are now looking to speak to a man who they believe could assist with enquiries

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3 w. ago Appeal after 'dog walker threatened by man with shard of glass wrapped in tape'

CCTV images have been released

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3 w. ago Firefighters rescue men trapped inside car in rising flood waters at 4.30am

The dramatic rescue came as Greater Manchester was lashed by heavy rainfall

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4 w. ago Daughter of man killed in horror crash slams 'mockery of justice' after driver avoids jail

Robert Jardine was returning from night shift at HMP Addiewell when he struck the dog walker with his car.

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