Coastguard Search Under Way Off Cornwall Coast Near Newquay

Two people struggling in dinghy rescued from River Dee

THERE was a major emergency services presence in the city centre this morning, Thursday.

Harrison Okene: The man who survived three days under a boat at the bottom of the sea

Rest of World News: In the early hours of 26 May 2013, a tugboat working near an offshore oil platform off the Nigerian coast capsized and sank to the seabed. One crew me.

Austin Appelbee receives bravery award after saving family

The 13-year-old hero was recognised after swimming four kilometres to save his mother and two siblings who were swept out to sea in Dunsborough last month.

Coast Guard auxiliary recruiting volunteers for Great Lakes water rescues

A recruitment campaign for volunteer search and rescue crew members has been launched by Guardian Marine Rescue, a volunteer unit of the Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary.

Beach near Folkestone in line to win official bathing water status after campaign

It is hoped the designation will increase pressure on water companies and regulators to tackle pollution

‘Ewe wouldn’t believe it!’ Fire crews called to unusual rescue in Cornwall

Firefighters were called to an unusual rescue this morning (Wednesday) after reports of a man entering a river to save a stranded sheep