Florida fire department rescues dog with head stuck in cinder block
A Rottweiler puppy named Fifi has been rescued by fire services after her head was caught in a cinder block in Florida.
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Dog rescued while swimming 135 miles off Thailand
A dog found swimming more than 135 miles from shore by workers on an oil rig crew in the Gulf of Thailand has been returned safely to land.
Man and golden retriever jump into frozen reservoir to save trapped dogs
A man and his dog launched themselves into a frozen reservoir when they saw two pups trapped in the ice.
Storm Gareth: Dog missing for 48 hours rescued from snowy mountain ledge
A dog missing for 48 hours in Storm Gareth has been rescued from a snowy mountainside by a helicopter crew.
Navy vessel saves 27 people after container ship goes up in flames
A crew of 27 were saved from a container ship engulfed in flames after a Royal Navy vessel moved in to save them from 150 miles away.
This grandmother had to be rescued after floating out to sea on some ice
A woman on holiday in Iceland had to be rescued after the ice she was sitting on began to drift away.
Man taken to Ninewells after cops and fire crews rush to save two men in water
Police and firefighters pulled a man from the North Sea today – after his friend got into trouble trying to save him.
RNLI crew completes ‘unusual’ rescue of hawk from River Thames
A hawk in London has the RNLI to thank after running into trouble in the River Thames.
Newborn baby pulled from storm drain after people heard crying
A newborn baby has been pulled out of a storm drain after a dramatic three-hour rescue operation.
Pensioner rescued in the Highlands after SOS signal picked up in Texas
A pensioner who fell ill in a remote area of Scotland was rescued after his distress signal was picked up in the US.
Dog rescued after falling 40ft below snow and ice for seven hours
A dog had a lucky escape after falling 40 feet into a cavern of snow and ice.
Sniffles, an abandoned dog with no nose, adopted by loving home in Florida
An abandoned dog with no nose has been adopted by a loving home in Orlando after spending Christmas in a shelter.
Search and rescue helicopter assists after man injured in cliff fall
A rescue operation was launched after a man was injured falling from a cliff on the Angus coast.
Dundee woman in bid to save life of abandoned street dog Candy
A Broughty Ferry woman is pulling out all the stops to fund a life-saving operation for an abandoned street dog from Romania.
Cigarette may have caused Dundee city centre flat blaze leading to rescue of seven people and a dog
A discarded cigarette may have caused a fire from which seven people were rescued at a historic tenement block.
Police, ambulance and lifeboat attend as unconscious man pulled out of Tay in Dundee
An unconscious man was pulled from the River Tay in a dramatic rescue operation.
Billionaire Elon Musk apologises for Thai rescue diver ‘pedo guy’ slur
Billionaire Elon Musk has apologised to a British expat who helped with the rescue of 12 schoolboys trapped in a cave in Thailand after calling him “pedo guy”.
Elon Musk demonstrates mini-submarine which he says could save Thai cave boys
Elon Musk has shared a series of videos of his SpaceX team testing a mini-submarine that he says could be used to rescue the young football team trapped in a cave in Thailand.
Two women rescued from River Tay in a matter of hours
A woman was rescued from the River Tay late on Tuesday night in a dramatic full-scale emergency operation.
Fire, police, ambulance and coastguard rush to Tay over concerns for 16-year-old girl
A 16-year-old girl was at the centre of a “massive” rescue operation on the banks of the River Tay.