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26/11/2014
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Paddleboarder Rescued After Six Hours At Sea
A man has been treated for hypothermia after he drifted out to sea on a paddleboard – a larger version of a surfboard.
Joe Holtaway spent six hours at sea after he drifted out at Marazion, off the Cornish coast.
A helicopter from RNAS Culdrose near Helston, two lifeboats and three coastguard rescue teams were launched in a rescue mission at about 20:00 on Tuesday night.
A Penlee Lifeboat spokesman said: "After nearly three hours of searching for a missing person, Penlee Lifeboat found the young man a mile south of Marazion Beach around 11pm.
"The person... was taken to Newlyn Harbour by the lifeboat then conveyed to hospital by ambulance."
Blackburn Man Arrested On Flight To Cuba
A man from Blackburn has been arrested after he forced a flight to Cuba to be grounded in Bermuda.
Mohammed Khelya is understood to have been flying to Cuba for his honeymoon. He is believed to have drunk a bottle of duty-free vodka before becoming aggressive with flight attendants and threatened to "kill everyone" on board.
He was arrested by Bermuda police and admitted two offences.
His new bride is understood to have continued her journey onto Cuba.
Victorian Corkscrews Sell For 100 Times Its Guide Price
A corkscrew, said to be around 800 years old, has sold at auction for £40,000.
The Victorian corkscrew is made from parts of the Old London Bridge and had been estimated to bring in between £400 and £600.
It is understood an anonymous European collector bought the corkscrew at auction in Colchester in Essex.
(MH/CD)
A man has been treated for hypothermia after he drifted out to sea on a paddleboard – a larger version of a surfboard.
Joe Holtaway spent six hours at sea after he drifted out at Marazion, off the Cornish coast.
A helicopter from RNAS Culdrose near Helston, two lifeboats and three coastguard rescue teams were launched in a rescue mission at about 20:00 on Tuesday night.
A Penlee Lifeboat spokesman said: "After nearly three hours of searching for a missing person, Penlee Lifeboat found the young man a mile south of Marazion Beach around 11pm.
"The person... was taken to Newlyn Harbour by the lifeboat then conveyed to hospital by ambulance."
Blackburn Man Arrested On Flight To Cuba
A man from Blackburn has been arrested after he forced a flight to Cuba to be grounded in Bermuda.
Mohammed Khelya is understood to have been flying to Cuba for his honeymoon. He is believed to have drunk a bottle of duty-free vodka before becoming aggressive with flight attendants and threatened to "kill everyone" on board.
He was arrested by Bermuda police and admitted two offences.
His new bride is understood to have continued her journey onto Cuba.
Victorian Corkscrews Sell For 100 Times Its Guide Price
A corkscrew, said to be around 800 years old, has sold at auction for £40,000.
The Victorian corkscrew is made from parts of the Old London Bridge and had been estimated to bring in between £400 and £600.
It is understood an anonymous European collector bought the corkscrew at auction in Colchester in Essex.
(MH/CD)
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Man Charged Over Fatal Shooting In Liverpool
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Police Dig Up Pub Patio In Search For Missing Landlady
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Police Dig Up Pub Patio In Search For Missing Landlady
Police investigating the disappearance of a landlady in Cambridgeshire in 1997 are digging up the patio of her former pub. Deborah Steel, 37, was landlady of the Royal Standard in Ely, Cambridgeshire, when she disappeared on 28 December 1997. Police have said that Ms Steel's disappearance is now being treated as a murder investigation.
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Second Man Arrested After Man Is Seriously Injured In Wolverhampton
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Second Man Arrested After Man Is Seriously Injured In Wolverhampton
Police investigating a disturbance outside a Wolverhampton pub that saw a car veer into a crowd of people, leaving one man seriously hurt, have arrested a second man. Officers were called to reports of a disorder outside The Rookery Tavern in Wood Street at 7.30pm Sunday 4th May.
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Wanted Man Arrested In London
The man wanted in connection with the murder of a 66-year-old man who intervened during a robbery, has been arrested. Ian John McLoughlin, 55, was arrested in London at around 01:00. He was wanted on suspicion of murder and robbery. Airports and ports had been put on alert as police hinted for McLoughlin.
Wanted Man Arrested In London
The man wanted in connection with the murder of a 66-year-old man who intervened during a robbery, has been arrested. Ian John McLoughlin, 55, was arrested in London at around 01:00. He was wanted on suspicion of murder and robbery. Airports and ports had been put on alert as police hinted for McLoughlin.
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