4 h. ago Skydive pioneer Felix Baumgartner, who jumped from edge of space, dies in paragliding accident

The Austrian daredevil, who was 56, lost control of his motorised paraglider over central Italy Austrian extreme sports pioneer Felix Baumgartner, famed for a record-breaking 2012 skydive from the edge of space, has died in a paragliding accident in central Italy, local police said.Baumgartner, who was 56, lost control of his motorised paraglider while flying over Porto Sant’Elpidio in Italy’s central Marche region on Thursday and fell to the ground near the swimming pool of a hotel. The reasons for the accident were unclear. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Holiday 'nightmare' as Brit pals who died 'jumping into hotel pool' pictured for first time

Mo, 27, and 29-year-old King Edonmi, known as 'King the Great', were discovered at the bottom of a hotel swimming pool in Albufeira, Portugal, and pronounced dead at the scene

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7 h. ago Daredevil Felix Baumgartner who made space edge jump dies in paragliding accident

Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner has died following a paragliding crash in Italy.

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8 h. ago Felix Baumgartner dead at 56 as man who jumped from space dies in horror paragliding crash

Felix Baumgartner - who became an icon when he jumped out of a helium balloon from 24 miles in the air in 2012 - has died at the age of 56 after a paragliding stunt went wrong

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8 h. ago Felix Baumgartner dead at 56: Wingsuit daredevil who jumped from space is killed in paragliding crash after his craft ploughed into Italian hotel swimming pool leaving woman injured

The Austrian sportsman, 56, reportedly lost control of his aircraft on Thursday at around 4pm in Porto Sant'Elpidio, Marche., Italy.

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9 h. ago Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner killed in horror paragliding crash

Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner has died in a paragliding accident - the 58-year-old, who once jumped from the edge of space, is reported to have crashed into a swimming pool

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11 h. ago Best friends found dead at hotel pool as parents face nightmare

Friends are fundraising to bring the bodies back to the UK

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15 h. ago British tourists who died after 'jumping into hotel pool' named as pals pay tribute

The pair had allegedly been drinking and could not swim when the tragedy in Portugal took place.

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16 h. ago Brits found dead in Albufeira pool pictured as family face 'unimaginable heartbreak'

Mo, 27, and King, 29, were pronounced dead after being found at the bottom of a swimming pool at a hotel in Albufeira in the early hours of Wednesday morning

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16 h. ago Brit friends who died 'jumping into hotel pool' named as parents face 'nightmare'

The 27-year-old and 29-year-old British tourists named only as Mo and King were found at the bottom of a hotel swimming pool in Albufeira, Portugal and pronounced dead at the scene

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29 h. ago TV presenter known as 'Adrenaline Woman' dies in horror base jumping accident

Marta Jiménez, 34, had became popular for her daredevil stunts on TV, landing her the nickname 'Adrenaline Woman' but she tragically died in a horror base jumping accident

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40 h. ago Brit tourist plunges from Cyprus hotel balcony and can't walk after holiday 'nightmare'

24-year-old Sam Hudson, from Lincoln, was enjoying a holiday getaway in Ayia Napa with his step-brother on June 15 when he suffered an accidental fall from his hotel balcony

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57 h. ago Two British tourists are dead 'after jumping into hotel pool after a night out' in Portugal

Police are said to be working on the theory the pair, aged 27 and 29, got into difficulties because they had b been drinking and didn't know how to swim.

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57 h. ago Two Brit tourists die in Algarve after jumping into pool after night out

The 27-year-old and 29-year-old British tourists were found at the bottom of a hotel swimming pool in Albufeira, Portugal and pronounced dead at the scene

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60 h. ago Influencers blamed for sunbed stampede at luxury hotel as loungers claimed within seconds

Footage shows guests were racing for the best spots around the pool at the luxurious Akasha Beach Hotel & Spa in Crete as sunbeds filled up within 30 seconds of the sunbed area being opened

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62 h. ago Djeidi Gassama finally seals Rangers transfer as fee and contract length revealed for signing number seven

The winger was pictured in club training gear last week but it took time to get the deal over the line

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64 h. ago Teenage boy who died in River Kelvin pictured for first time as tributes paid to 'hero'

The 15-year-old's body was pulled from the River Kelvin, near Maryhill Road, on July 12.

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3 d. ago Young jockey, 23, dies after suffering stroke while riding just days before his birthday

French jump jockey Pierre-Alfred Grondin, who was 23, has died after suffering a stroke while riding out at work in Maisons-Laffitte, near Paris, on Friday

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4 d. ago David Beckham and son look tense after family feud with Brooklyn escalates

David Beckham and his son Romeo have been pictured for the first time since the family feud with Brooklyn and his wife Nicola Peltz erupted on social media

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5 d. ago Brit couple stranded in Spain as dream holiday turns into nightmare in seconds

A summer getaway to Bilbao for Scottish couple Anna Higginbottom and her boyfriend Peter Lesisz quickly turned into a hellish escape after thieves targeted their car overnight

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