Russian rescue workers will fly to Syria and Turkey after a huge earthquake killed about 1,700 people and injured thousands more, the Kremlin said on Monday. President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone with Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad and Turkey’s Tayyip Erdogan to
Another 7.5 magnitude earthquake has reportedly hit Southern Turkey just hours after hundreds were killed in another early morning quake, according to the EMSC. The aftershock has spread more than 200km around the fault line, according to the experts. Multiple scientific organisations
A one-eyed seal that forced a fishing lake to close after he gorged himself on £4,000 worth of fish has died after a failed attempt to rescue him. The animal, who had been nicknamed Nelson, first appeared in the lake in December
Ships searching in wind-whipped waters between South Korea and Japan have picked up at least 14 of the 22 crew members from a cargo vessel that sank early Wednesday, killing at least two, officials said. South Korean officials said nine of those
Camilla is undertaking her second visit of the day in the village of Lacock in Wiltshire. She is visiting the 12th century St Cyriac’s Church, the venue of her daughter Laura’s wedding in 2006. The Queen Consort’s rescue dogs, Beth and Bluebell,
A rescue mission has been launched off the east coast of Scotland after a man fell off the side of an oil rig. A helicopter, an aeroplane, and two oil supply vessels form part of the search for the man who fell
Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt is set to approve a support package for British steel and Tata Steel UK with funding worth over £500million. It is hoped that the injection of cash will help prevent thousands of people from losing their
An inquest heard how Mia was found on the floor of the bedroom with the one-year-old dog standing next to her with a bloodied mouth. Mia’s family described how their “hearts are broken forever” after their daughter was viciously dragged from her
A Nigerian cook stunned his rescuers after he was found alive “at the bottom of the sea” more than two days after the boat he was working on sunk in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Harrison Okene was the only survivor
A trio of sisters from El Salvador were rescued by Mexican authorities after being abandoned at the border. The three young girls — aged one, six and nine years old — were discovered after the Mexican National Guard put out an alert