BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Cornwall’s buoy band Fisherman’s Friends are sailing for West End

The unlikeliest hit film, Fisherman’s Friends, has set a course for the West End, and is getting ready to sail into the sometimes choppy seas of musical theatre. It is based on the true story of the shanty singing fishermen, from the Cornish village of Port Isaac, who found fame after being snapped up by … Read more

Pet husky stuck in a half-frozen lake is saved after ‘holding onto’ a life buoy

Pet husky stuck in a half-frozen lake is saved after ‘holding onto’ a life buoy thrown to it by rescuers Footage shows the pet clinging onto the ice edge while stuck in a lake in Beijing The dog fell into the freezing water by accident while being walked by its owner A group of firefighters … Read more

Young seal which got tangled in rope attached to buoy is rescued

Young seal which got tangled in rope attached to buoy is rescued after being spotted in harbour by dog walker Sally-Ann Bennett and her cocker spaniel Lottie found seal in Portreath, Cornwall Ms Bennett quickly alerted the British Divers Marine Life Rescue to the seal   Rescue divers able to remove the rope that had become … Read more

Girl, 15, dies after speedboat crashes into a buoy during choppy conditions on the Solent

Girl, 15, dies after speedboat crashes into a buoy during choppy conditions on the Solent as 12 more people on board are taken to hospital Teenager, 15, died after a Rigid Inflatable Boat crashed during choppy conditions The RIB hit into a buoy causing the 12 occupants to have to be rushed to hospital The … Read more

Girl, 15, dies after speedboat crashes into a buoy on a marina near Southampton

Girl, 15, dies after speedboat crashes into a buoy on a marina near Southampton as 12 more people on board are taken to hospital Teenager, 15, died after a Rigid Inflatable Boat crashed at Marchwood Marina  The RIB hit into a buoy causing the 12 occupants to have to be rushed to hospital The girl’s … Read more