6 h. ago TikToker charged with wasting police time after making 'hoax' 999 call to 'boost engagement'

A hoax report of a person in trouble in the sea triggered a massive emergency services response in Blackpool the early hours led to a 19-year-old man was arrested

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6 h. ago Three sailors rescued from sea after six hours clinging to a single lifejacket

The men were thrown into water when their aluminium vessel got entangled in a craypot line shortly after leaving shore

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6 d. ago Horrifying final act of two divers trapped for 24 hours deep underwater in the North Sea

Two commercial divers died of hypothermia in the 1979 Wildrake diving accident during a routine dive in the East Shetland Basin of the North Sea

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1 week ago North Korea launches ballistic missiles towards sea hours before South Korean leader’s visit to China

South Korea’s military reports projectile launch, which follows Kim Jong-un calling for doubling of output of tactical guided weaponsNorth Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles towards the sea on Sunday, its neighbours said, just hours before South Korea’s president was due to leave for China for talks expected to cover North Korea’s nuclear program.South Korea’s joint chiefs of staff said in a statement that it detected several ballistic missile launches from North Korea’s capital region about 7.50am. It said the missiles flew about 900km (560 miles) and that South Korea and US authorities were analysing details of the launches. Continue reading...

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1 week ago North Korea launches ballistic missiles towards sea before South Korean leader’s visit to China

South Korea’s military reports projectile launch hours before Lee Jae Myung was due to head to Beijing North Korea launched ballistic missiles towards the sea on Sunday, its neighbours said, just hours before South Korea’s president was due to leave for talks in China expected to cover North Korea’s nuclear programme.South Korea’s joint chiefs of staff said in a statement that they detected several ballistic missile launches from North Korea’s capital region at about 7.50am local time. They said the missiles flew about 560 miles (900km) and that South Korea and US authorities were analysing details of the launches. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Holiday lovers leave behind the chill with up to £500 off sunshine holidays from TUI

Jet-setters can grab seasonal savings on sand, sea and sunshine just a few hours from the UK

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3 w. ago 'Man who killed my family left me to drown at sea but I had other ideas'

Terry Jo Duperrault, 11, was found clinging to a cork raft in the Caribbean Sea after 82 hours adrift

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