A brave British tourist survived the devastating Pacific tsunami by paddling towards the giant 20ft wave. Tom Gogola, 22, was on holiday with his girlfriend in Samoa when he cheated death by seconds. Quick-thinking Tom surfed out to sea and swam over the waves, where he was later safely picked up by a boat. His [...]
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Brit Surfs Tsunami To Survive
Published:October 3, 2009
In: Stories, The Star, The Sun, The Sunday Express
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Four year honeymoon
An intrepid couple sailed the world as part of an incredible four-year honeymoon. Dave, 42, and Hazel McCabe, 37, embarked on the trip as newly weds in May 2005 and travelled to Europe, North America, the Canary Islands and the Azores. In all, the couple covered 14,000 miles before returning home in Topsham, Devon – with [...]
Published:October 2, 2009
In: Metro, Stories, The Daily Mail, The Telegraph, The Times
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Ex-Policeman's shock for yobs
A retired policemen became so fed up with yobs hanging around his property that he put up an electric fence. Ralph Harvey, 63,said police ignored his desperate calls for help after his property was regularly targeted by gangs. He put up the 6ft £100 fence to administer an electric shock if people try and get [...]
Published:October 1, 2009
In: Stories, The Daily Express, The Mirror, The Sun, The Telegraph
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Slim Twin Shamed Me Into Weight Loss
A woman was shamed into losing nearly half her body weight after she struggled to fit into the seat of a plane when visiting her twin sister in Spain. Sara Thomas, 43, was so desperate to fight the flab that she trimmed down from 19.5st to 11.5st in just over a year. After a strict [...]
Published:September 30, 2009
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Jail Threat For Weeding Council Flower Bed
A woman who pulled up a withered plant from a council flower bed was threatened with prosecution and a spell in the police cells. Angie Summers uprooted the 18inch-high canna lily because it was dead and spoiling the look of the display. But a passer-by reported her to the local council, who called the police. [...]
Published:September 26, 2009
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Gorilla In Our Midst
Rory Coleman dressed in an ape outfit to take part in a charity jog, but was stunned when he was stopped by police who thought he was an escaped gorilla. Officers swooped on Rory, 45, by the A6 near Leicester during the 143-mile run for The Gorilla Organisation. Police gave him a £10 donation and [...]
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BBQ Dad’s Fireball Horror
Dad-of-five Philip Hogder almost died after he lit a family barbeque and his deodorant ignited. He spent two weeks on life support with severe burns to his neck, arms and chest. He was only saved when his partner doused the flames with a hose. His story made headlines in the Sun, Mirror and Sport after [...]
Published:September 24, 2009
In: Stories, The Mirror, The Sport, The Sun
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TV’s Nick Answers Real-Life SOS
The presenter of TV show DIY SOS was hailed a hero after pulling Claire Williams and her ten-week-old daughter from their overturned car. Claire lost control of her Ford Mondeo in Taunton, Somerset, where Knowles is filming the series ‘Home Truths’. Claire contacted South West News Service to thank Knowles for his help. Her story [...]
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Boy, 9, Branded a Racist After School War Game
Schoolboy Steven Cheek was branded a racist by teachers for playing a game of soldiers with a Polish friend. He was rapped for pointing his fingers gun-style at the classmate and saying ‘We’ve got to shoot the German army’. His teacher sent him straight to the deputy head, who forced him to stand in front [...]
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A Sound Performance
The 10-year-old granddaughter of Ken Loach, the film director, regained the hearing she lost after contacting meningitis as a baby. Holly Loach learned to play the piano thanks to a pair of groundbreaking implants that restored some of her hearing. Her ‘miracle’ recovery hit the headlines in the Telegraph, Sun, Mail, and Sunday Express.
Published:September 21, 2009
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