2 h. ago ‘We called ourselves the lifeboat crew’: how fired USAID workers launched a rescue project ‘to save as many babies as we can’

After the Trump administration closed the organisation down, a group of former staff secured new funding for almost 80 programmes, benefiting an estimated 40 million peopleThey call themselves the “lifeboat crew”. After losing their jobs abruptly when the Trump administration slashed US overseas aid earlier this year, a group of dedicated workers decided to launch their own rescue package.Refusing to “wallow in misery”, Rob Rosenbaum, a former USAID economist, and a group of like-minded former agency staff began efforts to save some of the vital programmes that faced closure after the cuts. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Three people trapped on sinking fishing boat as it hits rocks

The fishing boat sent a Mayday call, prompting lifeboat and helicopter crews to rush to the scene

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8 d. ago Rescued miners, a drone launch and Milan fashion week: photos of the day – Thursday

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world Continue reading...

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1 week ago British soldiers accidentally open fire on friendly Army tank crew with cannon after 'mistaking Challenger 2 for an enemy'

Troops riding in the heavily-armed 25-tonne military fighter raked the tank with six shots from its armour-piercing 30mm cannon during a drill in Pembrokeshire,

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2 w. ago Craig Revel Horwood praises fire crew who saved his house from burning down

Strictly Come Dancing Craig Revel Horwood has revealed his home almost burned down and thanked the fire crew that came to his recue and saved his property from destruction

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3 w. ago Two people airlifted from vessel 'taking on water' in Firth of Clyde rescue

The Coastguard were called and a rescue operation launched after a vessel began taking on water in the Firth of Clyde this morning.

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