2 w. ago Man, 67, dies after being pulled from the sea during major search for missing people off Yorkshire coast

Coastguard helicopters, lifeboats and paramedics scrambled to Withernsea as three-metre waves batter shoreline and temperatures plunge to freezing

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2 w. ago New Year open water swimmers warned about risks after Christmas Day disappearances

Two men went missing after going for a swim in Budleigh Salterton, Devon, on Christmas Day

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3 w. ago Budleigh Salterton Christmas Day missing swimmer was 'trying to save woman'

Antiques dealer Matthew Upham, 63, is missing along with another man after they went into the water at the Devon seaside town of Budleigh Salterton on Christmas Day

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3 w. ago Two men missing in 'truly tragic' Christmas Day swim see police issue update

Emergency services were called to Budleigh Salterton beach in Devon on Christmas Day following concerns for people in the water, with two men in their 40s and 60s remaining missing

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3 w. ago Southern Water accused of ‘failure’ after burst pipe leaves homes without running water on Christmas Day

‘Hastings once again is paying the price for the failures of Southern Water, ’ said local MP Helena Dollimore

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3 w. ago Two Christmas Day swimmers still missing at sea after searches called off

The coastguard and RNLI crews searched for two men who got into difficulty in the water during a Christmas Day swim

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3 w. ago Chaos as 100 families left without running water on Christmas Day

Multiple postcodes were hit by a water outage on Christmas Day, with customers reporting little to no water pressure as taps ran dry across the East Sussex seaside town

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3 w. ago Urgent search for two men ‘missing in sea’ is called off after multiple people pulled from water in Christmas Day swim

THE coastguard's search for two swimmers who went missing at sea during their Christmas Day dip has been called off. Emergency services were called at 10.25am to Budleigh Salterton, Devon following concern for swimmers in the water. It has been reported a number of people got into difficulty in the water due to the bad weather....

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3 w. ago Two men feared missing in sea off Devon beach on Christmas Day

Emergency services launched major search at Budleigh Salterton after reports of people in difficulty in the waterTwo men are believed to be missing in the water off a beach in Devon, after a number of people were reported to be in difficulty.Emergency services were called to Budleigh Salterton at 10.25am on Christmas Day following concerns for people in the water. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Budleigh Salterton LIVE: Desperate search as two missing after Christmas Day swim

Two men are believed to be missing in the sea after people were pulled from the water during a Christmas Day swim in Devon

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3 w. ago Two missing after people pulled from water during Christmas Day swim

Police raced to the beauty spot after a number of people were reported to be in difficulty.

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3 w. ago Christmas Day beach emergency as swimmers pulled from water in Devon

An emergency response is under way at a beach in Devon following concern for people in the water, police said.

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3 w. ago BREAKING Police rush to 'incident in the water' in Christmas Day incident at UK seaside town

Devon and Cornwall Police is asking people not to enter the water at Budleigh Salterton and to avoid the area. Reports suggest emergency services responded after concern for people in the water

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3 w. ago Police rush to 'incident in the water' in Christmas Day incident at UK seaside town

Devon and Cornwall Police is asking people not to enter the water at Budleigh Salterton and to avoid the area. Reports suggest emergency services responded after concern for people in the water

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3 w. ago Emergency services pull multiple people from water on Devon Christmas Day swim

Swimmers set to have a festive dip in Budleigh Salterton were told not to enter the water following concerns

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3 w. ago Poem of the week: Down on the canal on Christmas Day by Chris McCabe

A melancholy December vision in Liverpool invokes a Dickensian ghost with more worldly but still warm realismDown on the canal on Christmas Day Down on the canal on Christmas Day a man walks towards me out of water-light, upright, Cratchit-wrapped, a smile to say:I know you. Hello Chris. Ghost in a time-ripped landscape where a low solstice sun spills whisked through a metallic staircase. With joy, the man’s smile haunts me for miles — a long blasted path, where a dead rat’s belly festoons its purple crinoline Christmas hat. Continue reading...

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