‘Thrilling rescue’ after man is stuck for two hours in broken cherry picker
A man fitting Christmas lights in a Leicestershire town had to be rescued after his cherry picker malfunctioned – leaving him stranded for two hours.
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‘Almost biblical’ flooding ravages communities across northern England
Residents have been forced from their homes, shoppers sought sanctuary in a shopping centre overnight and travel routes remain majorly disrupted across the north of England as a month’s worth of rain fell in just 24 hours.
‘Sweet’ rabbit rescued after being found with his favourite teddy bear
A rabbit has been rescued by the RSPCA after being found in a cardboard box with a teddy bear.
Thai cave rescue divers receive MBEs at investiture ceremony
Two of the youngest British divers who were involved in the dramatic rescue of 12 young footballers trapped in a flooded Thai cave have received their MBEs.
Dog rescued after becoming stranded on Australian cliff
A dog had to be rescued from a steep cliff in Australia after becoming stranded halfway down.
Submarine rescue system to be tested in Nato exercise
A rescue system that can evacuate submariners from a stricken vessel is setting off to take part in a Nato exercise.
Teenage girls ‘deserve medals’ for rescuing man and child with beach lilo
Two teenage girls have been praised by emergency services after using a lilo to rescue a man and child in water off the north east coast of Scotland.
Emergency operation launched after dog gets stuck in marshland near Dundee
A full-scale emergency operation was launched late last night after a dog got into difficulties in marshland near to Lundie, around 10 miles from Dundee.
Clothed Dundee swimmer rescued from Tay after spending 30 minutes in icy water
A fully-clothed man was rescued from the River Tay after spending 30 minutes in the chilly water.
Police, lifeboat, and helicopter rescue canoeist after getting stuck in mud on banks of Tay
Emergency rescue crews spent three hours saving a man trapped in mud near Errol last night.
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.
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.
Try not to tear up at this pup who got her head stuck in a car wheel
This is the moment an adorable puppy caused “quite a stir” after getting her head stuck in a car wheel.