17 people rescued after Spanish fishing boat runs aground off Scottish coast SEVENTEEN people have been airlifted to safety after a fishing boat ran aground off the coast of Orkney ... The National (Scotland) · Oct 1
Who was Noah Woods? 3-year-old Suffolk boy remembered by father after body found in pond Three-year-old Noah Woods, a non-verbal boy with partial hearing loss, has been remembered by his father after his body was found in Decoy Pond in Suffolk. Rhys Woods described his son as “the sweetest and most innocent little boy” and thanked emergency services, volunteers and local residents who joined the… The Times of India · Sep 17
Police working to protect RNLI in Dorset amid opposition to small boat rescues Charity vows to keep helping asylum seekers in Channel despite abuse from rightwing activists and protest at HQ The Guardian - UK · Sep 9
Portsmouth ‘not set up’ for migrant boat arrivals if routes shift from Dover A police and crime commissioner has warned that the government will need to adapt if Dover is no longer the destination of choice - but The Independent understands the government currently has no evidence to suggest a change in people smuggler tactics The Independent UK · Sep 7
Council: Home Office has ‘questions to answer’ on Portsmouth migrant landing There were protests overnight in Portsmouth following the arrival of around 140 migrants there. Evening Standard · Sep 7
Hundreds of masked men clash with police in 'anti-migrant protest' on English coast HUNDREDS of masked demonstrators were in a standoff with police overnight as they vowed to prevent migrants leaving Portsmouth after they arrived in… The National (Scotland) · Sep 7
Protesters clash with riot police in Portsmouth after 140 migrants rescued from 'mega-dinghy' ‘We condemn the intimidating and thuggish behaviour we are seeing tonight’ - government spokesperson Evening Standard · Sep 7
Hundreds of protesters in standoff with police after migrant boat arrives Demonstrators also took to the streets in Dover over the weekend. The Independent UK · Sep 7
Hundreds of far-right protesters descend on Portsmouth after small boat arrival Influencer livestreams event calling for men to travel to port to block coaches carrying asylum seekers from leaving The Guardian - UK · Sep 6
Hundreds of demonstrators in standoff against police in Portsmouth after small boat migrants brought ashore Video footage showed protesters facing up to police and shouting ‘stop the boats’ on Sunday evening The Independent UK · Sep 6
Swimmer dies after being rescued from sea at popular UK beach Emergency services pulled the swimmer from the water The Independent UK · Aug 25
Body found after man falls overboard from cruise ship off Scottish coast A body has been recovered during a major search and rescue operation for a man who was reported to have fallen overboard from a cruise ship off the… The National (Scotland) · Aug 21
Search launched for passenger reported overboard from cruise ship The alarm was raised on the Ambition on Friday morning while off Angus. Evening Standard · Aug 21
The Independent UK · Aug 21 Body found in major search for man who fell overboard from cruise ship A major search operation was launched after the man was reported missing on Friday
The National (Scotland) · Jul 21 Body recovered from River Clyde in early hours of the morning A body has been recovered from the River Clyde at the Erskine Bridge after an overnight multi-agency response, with police treating the death as…
The National (Scotland) · Jun 27 Child hospitalised after falling from cliff at Scottish beauty spot A CHILD has been taken to hospital after falling from a cliff at a beauty spot in East Lothian ...
The Independent UK · May 13 Police still working to identify bodies of three women found in sea at Brighton Police said the family of the three women ‘remain unaware they have lost loved ones’
Evening Standard · May 13 What happened to the three women found dead off Brighton beach? One theory put forward by coastguards is that the women got into difficulty after stumbling off a shingle shelf into deep water
Evening Standard · Feb 22 Tragic hikers, 19 and 20, who were found dead on Snowdon are pictured after major rescue operation as tributes pour in Emergency services were called after the pair failed to return from their mountain trek
The Independent UK · Feb 16 Amazon delivery driver follows sat nav onto ‘deadliest footpath in Britain’ Driver trapped on mudflats in Essex after GPS mix-up
The Guardian - UK · Feb 16 Amazon van gets stuck on Britain’s ‘most dangerous’ mudflat path GPS led driver on to the Broomway in the Thames estuary, where dozens of people are known to have died
The Independent UK · Feb 13 Climber dies and two in hospital after incident on Welsh coast Police confirmed that one person was pronounced dead at the scene at St Govan’s Head
Evening Standard · Feb 12 Search operation under way after reports of man going overboard from ferry P&O Ferries confirmed an incident occured onboard the European Highlander ferry while it was sailing from Stranraer to Larne.
The Conversation · Feb 12 Deaths of 31 people in UK’s worst small boat disaster caused by government’s ‘systemic failure' – the Cranston inquiry conclusions explained The deaths of at least 31 people in the Channel on November 24 2021 were “avoidable”, an independent inquiry has found. The final report of the Cranston inquiry highlights known problems at HM Coastguard that were not resolved, calling them a “significant, systemic failure on the part of government”, which…