Moment lifeboat rescuer leaps into raging waves to save teenager from being pulled out to sea by the tide Portrush RNLI team under Des Austin was called out at 2.42pm on September 25 The team found a stranded teenager fighting the tide near Portstewart Head Footage shows mechanic leaping into the choppy water to save … Read more
Storm Ellen is set to continue battering Britain with 70mph gale force winds expected ahead of the weekend, bringing the potential for travel disruption and flooding. More than 50,000 homes and businesses in Ireland will remain without power as the Met Office imposed a yellow weather warning of strong winds stretching across England, Wales and parts … Read more
Man dies after three children ‘got caught in a rip tide’ in the sea on Welsh coast Man in his 30s died after being flown to Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor this afternoon Witnesses reported children in difficulty in water and a man swam to their aid Two of the children were taken to hospital for treatment after … Read more
Sea you later! Onlookers battle in vain to rescue van as it is swamped by the rising tide after hapless driver parked it on the beach A white van became stranded out at sea on Redcar beach in Teeside on Sunday The coastguard battled for hours to try and pull the empty car out of … Read more
Schools, with their familiar landscape of corridors and classrooms, sounds of bells and chatter, and the whiff of the changing rooms, are for so much of their life a child’s world. And it is a world in which students learn from their friends, just as they do from teachers. Today, however, children are at home, … Read more
Feline ungrateful! Stranded cat gives lifeboat crewman the runaround as he tries to rescue it from rising river tide A black cat was stranded at the bottom of a 20ft wall with the Thames rising up A team from Chiswick RNLI tried to rescue the distressed animal from the bank The cat hissed and snarled … Read more
Residents of Southern California witnessed a stunning electric blue surf over the past month, but the breathtaking display has now taken a turn for the worst – and it stinks. The microorganisms that produce the bioluminescent waters are starting to breakdown, resulting in red tides of staining seawater that smells like sulfur. The once luminous … Read more
Italy may have started to turn the tide on coronavirus after data showed a significant slowdown in infections and deaths at the weekend in the first evidence that a draconian nationwide lockdown may be working. Italy remains the world’s worst-affected coronavirus country – with almost 5,500 people killed by the disease in total and confirmed … Read more
What could happen in a London lockdown? LIKELY RESTRICTIONS Tougher advice on ‘social distancing’, urging everyone to stay at home unless absolutely essential; Asking shops, cafes, restaurants, pubs and bars to close to minimise the risk of people gathering; Scaling back transport services while leaving enough capacity for unavoidable journeys and key workers to reach … Read more
What could happen in a London lockdown? LIKELY RESTRICTIONS Tougher advice on ‘social distancing’, urging everyone to stay at home unless absolutely essential; Asking shops, cafes, restaurants, pubs and bars to close to minimise the risk of people gathering; Scaling back transport services while leaving enough capacity for unavoidable journeys and key workers to reach … Read more