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Mum demanded council improve safety after son almost drowned just days after they opened a new London swimming pond
The nine-year-old was swimming with his uncle when he “suddenly” lost contact with the bottom and began to panic and scream.
Vast swathes of the Arctic suffering from “unprecedented” wildfires, new satellite images show
With the ice melt on Greenland's icesheet commencing a month early huge areas of land have been exposed to record-breaking summer temperatures.
Emergency services desperate search after three people went missing while taking dip in Thames
Police divers have been scouring the river at three different points since officers were first alerted, just after 6pm on Tuesday evening.
Police officer has been sacked after he failed to investigate the alleged rape of a school pupil
PC Mark Beardsley had been told by a member of staff during a visit to a high school in 2018 that a child under 13 had been having sexual intercourse
EU urges Boris Johnson to avoid no-deal Brexit ‘tragedy’
The incoming prime minister has said he will deliver Brexit on the October 31 deadline with or without a deal.
Brand bids farewell to outgoing PM Theresa May with field of wheat ad
The advert, which will be unveiled in Westminster on Tuesday, shows a lookalike Theresa May throwing a pair of leopard print shoes into the air.
Snail in Indian Ocean ‘first species at risk of extinction from deep sea mining’
The scaly-foot snail, which is also known as the sea pangolin, has been listed as endangered on IUCN Red List.
Milky Way ‘cannibalised galaxy one-quarter of its mass 10 billion years ago’
Researchers find the majority of stars in the halo of the Milky Way closer to the Sun have ages ranging up to 10 billion years old.
Doctor looked on in horror as her husband was pushed onto tube tracks by drunk reveller, court hears.
Harsha Jayasakera, 38, was knocked unconscious and just missed a live rail before being hauled to safety before a train arrived.