All news by author: Adam Aspinall
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Nail-biting moment elderly man is rescued from the sea after his boat capsizes
Crew members on a ferry to the Isle of Wight spotted the elderly man in trouble in the Solent after his boat overturned in the sea, and sent out a rescue boat likely saving his life
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Trailblazing nurse uses assistance dog at work - and he can even unload washing
Chloe Hammond has used a wheelchair and has been training service dog Ocho for two years, to help her at home and work. The pup now joins her as she looks after her patients
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Midwife who was delivered by her now-boss recreates photo after having own baby
Lydia Armstrong was snapped as a newborn after being delivered by student nurse Caroline Boyd outside Poole Hospital - now fully grown and a midwife herself, she decided to pose again with her own baby
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Queen Mother was so frugal she only owned two pairs of stockings
The surprising revelation was made in a 1946 letter by Marion Crawford, who was governess to Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret and served with the Royal Household from 1932 to 1947
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'My son is making more money than me a month and he's only aged four'
Amy Blackburn's four-year-old son Remy, who has Down's syndrome, has a huge following on social media through his Instagram account and has worked with several retailers
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Grieving families want Hillsborough-style inquest for 'biggest NHS scandal ever'
At least 456 people died at Gosport War Memorial Hospital after being given powerful painkillers inappropriately - with lawyer Emma Jones bidding for a Hillsborough-style inquest
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Two cops could face charges after Tasered one-legged man, 93, with dementia dies
One-legged dementia sufferer Donald Burgess, 93, was found in his room at a care home holding a knife, with officers using pepper-spray, a baton and then a taser to disarm him
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No boat to blame for tragic Bournemouth beach drownings of boy, 17, and girl, 12
Sunnah Khan, 12, from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire and 17-year-old Joseph Abbess, from Southampton died after they got into difficulty in the water at the Dorset resort on May 31
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Hundreds of fish perish in river but experts insist pollution was not to blame
The fish have been seen on a scenic stretch of the Cam between Elizabeth Bridge and Ditton Meadows in Cambridge
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Woman is run over by her own car after heroic effort to save her pet dog
Mary Andrew suffered a dislocated hip and knee, broken ribs and a spine fracture in the horror accident
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Poignant tributes paid as youngest airman in WWII airborne assault dies aged 98
Sergeant Frank Ashleigh was a 19-year-old glider pilot in Operation Market Garden in September 1944, which failed to capture Nazi Germany’s industrial heartland
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Orcas 'tried to disable boat' to sink British family during terrifying encounter
Dave Duffy, 45, felt a huge whack to his 42ft yacht at 3am and found a large orca ramming his rudder. Then, he and his wife Kim noticed noticed three more orcas around their boat
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Survivor of migrant boat tragedy says 'many more' could have been saved
Survivor Ayad, 24, said small hands grasped at him as he swam for his life - and claimed he could see lights from a stationary coastguard ship – but no help came for three hours
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'Lovely' woman, 103, says dancing to TikTok videos keeps her young and active
Joan Thompson loves a game of bingo and even jumped at the chance to make a TikTok video, dancing with staff at the Cloverleaf Care Home in Lincoln, where she lives
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Family in France shooting were set to make their first UK visit since Covid
The family were eagerly anticipating their trip back to their native Britain and had just received their passports when tragedy struck
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Officials deny mooring rope was cause of Greece boat tragedy that left 78 dead
Reports had claimed the migrant boat capsized on Wednesday after a rope was attached to it from a coastguard vessel, 50 miles off the southern coast of Greece
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'Cannabis-smoking' pensioner was 'not aiming at girl, 11, when he fired gun'
Murder accused Dirk Raats, 71, was not likely aiming at 11-year-old British schoolgirl Solaine Thornton when he allegedly shot her dead during a family BBQ, a court has heard
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Miracle twin due to be terminated to save brother makes surprise arrival in loo
Neo was to be medically aborted to save his brother's life - but both boys popped out without warning and are now thriving at home with mum and dad
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Schoolgirl, 10, nets more goals than Haaland, Kane and Mbappe combined
Prolific goalscorer Amelia Morris even has to be substituted at half-time in many matches to give other teams a chance
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Horrifying moment woman driving on motorway smashing into oncoming traffic
Dorothy Denny smashed her car Mini into a Vauxhall Astra driven by Carly Pope, 30, on the southbound carriageway of the M5, north of junction 9 at Tewkesbury
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Madeleine McCann police give major update on dig at reservoir after items seized
German police have said today they cannot confirm whether the items taken from their dig in Portugal are connected to the disappearance of Madeleine
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'Major beach incident' as two children dead and man arrested
Bournemouth beach was today on lockdown while Dorset Police, HM Coastguard and South Western Ambulance Service dealt with an incident in the sea, which involved several people
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Madeleine McCann cops to give update on results of mysterious dig at reservoir
German police investigating the 2007 disappearance of Madeleine McCann spent days scouring land by the Arade Dam last week, using sniffer dogs, radar and search teams
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Red panda gives locals surprise by going on walkabout through streets of Newquay
Eleven-month-old Sundara went exploring after getting out of her zoo enclosure, and she made it about half a mile before she was spotted
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Churchill 'planned to blitz Channel Islands to seize them back from Nazis'
Huge bombing campaign that could have cost 20,000 civilian lives was abandoned when Allies decided to focus on Sicily invasion instead
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