5 h. ago Watch the incredible moment Olympic gold medallist rescues people trapped in cars and STRANDED in floods

An Olympic gold medallist answered the call of duty as he rescued cars of people who had been caught in flooding.

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63 h. ago Deaf pensioner popping to Ryman trapped tourist under car in horror accident

Michael Jones, 80, had gone shopping in Liverpool city centre for paper for his wife when he knocked down pedestrian Maria Oginska causing her serious injuries

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3 d. ago Beautician drowned after the car she was in crashed and she became trapped under it in a water

Kelsie Stevens,19, drowned when she was thrown from a car as it careered off a road and became trapped under the vehicle in a water-filled ditch, an inquest heard today.

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4 d. ago Thousands rescued from illegal scam compounds in Myanmar as Thailand launches huge crackdown

Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos have become havens for criminal syndicates operating online scam operations and tricking thousands into enslaved workAbout 7,000 people have been rescued from illegal call centre operations in Myanmar and were waiting to be transferred to Thailand, prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said on Wednesday, as the country launched a large-scale crackdown on scam centres operating on the border.The prime minister’s announcement came after Thai police said they were preparing to receive up to 10,000 foreigners rescued from a network of notorious scam centres. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago 2 people killed in Oregon avalanche near a snowmobile trail, authorities say

Search and rescue crews have recovered the bodies of two people buried in an avalanche near a snowmobile trail in Oregon

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5 d. ago Thousands of tourists flock to see Etna eruption, blocking rescue services

Tourists blocking streets and indulging in ‘dangerous’ behaviour, say Sicilian officialsThousands of tourists have flocked to Mount Etna to watch spectacular eruptions on the volcano, but some people are blocking streets and preventing rescue services from reaching those in need of assistance, the local authorities have said.Sicily’s head of regional civil protection, Salvo Cocina, described the tourism of recent days at Etna as “wild” and “extremely dangerous”, warning that day-trippers drawn by the exceptional views had parked their cars along narrow streets, impeding rescue vehicles. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Usain Bolt has made his feelings very clear as three teenagers smash his sprinting records

Usain Bolt has seen three of his teenage world records shattered in recent years, but the eight-time Olympic gold medallist has been full of praise for the prospects who have bested his personal times

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