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Major emergency response at River Wharfe with reports of 'person in trouble in water'

Major emergency response at River Wharfe with reports of 'person in trouble in water' Emergency services are responding to an incident at the River Wharfe in North Yorkshire, which eyewitnesses say relates to a person in trouble in the water - this is a breaking story A major emergency response is under way in North Yorkshire, with eyewitnesses saying it relates to a person in trouble in the water at the River Wharfe. The Yorkshire Air Ambulance was spotted landing by the river in the...

Mexborough live: Search for 11-year-old boy missing after entering River Don

Search for 11-year-old boy missing after entering River Don A huge search and rescue mission is underway at a river spot in South Yorkshire after a child was seen entering the river but did not reappear An 11-year-old boy has gone missing after entering a river sparking a huge search operation. Emergency services have swarmed Ferry Boat Lane in Mexborough, South Yorkshire, just before 8pm on Saturday after the child entered the water but was not seen getting out. A specialist search and...

Boy, 11, missing in River Don named as family told he 'could not have survived'

Boy, 11, missing in River Don named as family told he 'could not have survived' Police have told the family of 11-year-old Mackenzie Swift, who has been missing since entering the River Don on Saturday, that the youngster 'could not have survived' in the water for this length of time An 11-year-old boy who went missing after entering the River Don in Doncaster has been named, with police saying they had a "heartbreaking conversation" with his family that he "could not have survived" in the...

We’d love to leave X, but sadly have little choice | Letters

Mat Watkinson and Keith Flett respond to Jonathan Liew’s article asking why many self-professed progressives still use Elon Musk’s social media platformJonathan Liew wonders why people are still on Elon Musk’s social media platform, X (If you’re still on Elon Musk’s X, ask yourself this: why?, 28 May). There is an obvious answer: all major companies refuse to leave it. Sadly, it’s the quickest way to complain and get a result.

Emirates airline check-in attendant helped smuggle £30million out of UK to pay for boob job

Emirates airline check-in attendant helped smuggle £30million out of UK to pay for boob job Emma Rauf, 34, abused her position at Manchester Airport for couriers who were smuggling the suitcases full of cash to Dubai and her parents home was shot up after hundreds of thousands went missing An airline check-in attendant has admitted helping a crime family smuggle millions of pounds to Dubai so she could buy designer goods and a boob job. Emma Rauf, 34, abused her position at a check-in desk...

'Disgraceful' parking leaves village gridlocked

'Disgraceful' parking leaves village gridlocked Residents of a picturesque village in the Yorkshire Dales have described the parking behaviour of tourists over the bank holiday weekend as "disgraceful" . People living in Burnsall, near Bolton Abbey in Wharfedale, said the high numbers of parked cars on narrow lanes and roads had caused "chaos" and meant the village was partially gridlocked at times. A bus company was forced to divert services from the village and the emergency services would...

‘They took everything’: arson attack destroyed a mother’s memories of her dead son

Karen Holmes lost a son to cancer, then her home in Yorkshire to a fire; the house is now refurbished but its meaning has gone Karen Holmes is sitting in her newly renovated lounge in a house she has lived in for 28 years, but she cannot live here now. She cannot leave, either. The house looks good.

Norwegian teen 'arrived in UK for murder hit job and was recruited by Iran-linked group'

Norwegian teen 'arrived in UK for murder hit job and was recruited by Iran-linked group' A 19-year-old from Norway told customer officers at Manchester Airport that he was here to 'see landmarks', but he was arrested and accused of conspiracy to murder A Norwegian teen was recruited by a Swedish organised crime group, used by the Iranian regime, to murder someone in England, a court has heard. Johannes Kongsnes Natland, 19, flew to the UK with an alleged plan to "undertake a hit" in exchange...

Norwegian teen recruited by Swedish gang to commit murder in UK, court told

Norwegian teen recruited by Swedish gang to commit murder in UK, court told Johannes Kongsnes Natland, 19, travelled to the UK on March 17 last year with the plan to ‘undertake a hit’ it is alleged. - Bookmark A Norwegian teenager was recruited by a Swedish organised crime group used by the Iranian regime to murder someone in England, a court has heard. Johannes Kongsnes Natland, 19, travelled to the UK on March 17 last year with the plan to “undertake a hit” in exchange for money, it is...

Woman shot dead outside Sheffield bar had ‘biggest heart’, say family