Channel swimmer rescued after eight-hour search - BBC News

A lone man attempting to swim the English Channel from Dover to Calais has been rescued following an eight-hour search.

The hunt was prompted by a call to the coastguard from a friend of the swimmer on Monday.

A helicopter and lifeboats were launched as part of the rescue effort, and the man was eventually found by a boat just 500m off the coast of Dover.

The swimmer was brought to shore and was described as "cold and tired".

The rescue operation began just after mid-day.

A coastguard spokesperson said: "At around 12.10pm today HM Coastguard received a call from a member of the public with information that their friend was swimming unaccompanied to Calais from Dover.

"Coastguard rescue teams from Deal and Langdon, RNLI lifeboats from Dover and Dungness and coastguard search and rescue helicopters from Lydd and Lee-on-Solent were sent.

"Vessels in the area were asked to keep a sharp lookout and Kent Police, Dover Port Police and Dover Port were informed.

"The swimmer was spotted shortly before 8pm by a passing vessel only 500 metres off Dover and was taken onboard the RNLI Dungeness lifeboat, cold and tired but otherwise well.

"He has been brought to shore and will be checked over by South East Ambulance Service."

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Lone Channel swimmer is found by passing vessel after eight-hour search - Daily Mail

Lone Channel swimmer is found by passing vessel after eight-hour search just 500 yards into his planned 27-mile swim from Dover to Calais

• Person called the coastguard to report friend was attempting the swim alone
• Helicopter and rescue boats dispatched to the dangerous shipping lanes at noon
• Passing vessel picked the man up at around 8pm, just 15 minutes before dusk
• He'd managed to make it 500 yards off Dover, cold and tired, but otherwise well
• Do YOU know the Channel swimmer? Email tips@dailymail.co.uk

By Ross Ibbetson For Mailonline

Published: 19:10 BST, 31 August 2020 | Updated: 23:05 BST, 31 August 2020

A solo English Channel swimmer who sparked an eight-hour search has been picked up by a passing vessel just 500 yards into his planned 27 mile swim from Dover to Calais.   

A helicopter and rescue boats were dispatched to the sea off Kent after the coastguard received a call from a member of the public saying a friend was trying to cross to France. 

The rescue operation started just after midday and continued until nearly 8pm on Sunday, when the swimmer was spotted by a passing vessel.

When found, he was cold and tired but otherwise well, the coastguard confirmed.

An RNLI life boat and helicopter in the English Channel (stock image)

The search for the solo Channel swimmer began shortly after midday. He was picked up by a passing vessel at around 8pm having made it just 500 yards out of Dover 

He has been brought to shore and will be checked over by ambulance staff.

The incident was not related to migrant crossings.

A coastguard spokesperson said: 'At around 12.10pm today HM Coastguard received a call from a member of the public with information that their friend was swimming unaccompanied to Calais from Dover.

'Coastguard rescue teams from Deal and Langdon, RNLI lifeboats from Dover and Dungness and coastguard search and rescue helicopters from Lydd and Lee-on-Solent were sent.

'Vessels in the area were asked to keep a sharp lookout and Kent Police, Dover Port Police and Dover Port were informed.

'The swimmer was spotted shortly before 8pm by a passing vessel only 500 metres off Dover and was taken onboard the RNLI Dungeness lifeboat, cold and tired but otherwise well.

'He has been brought to shore and will be checked over by South East Ambulance Service.'

Air temperatures in Dover on Monday afternoon were about 17C with winds of up to 10mph, according to the Met Office.

The fastest ever swim across the Channel is a little over seven hours and across the shortest route, measured at 21 miles, great care and planning must be undertaken to avoid colossal cargo vessels. 

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2020-08-31 22:05:13Z
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Britons FURIOUS as Sturgeon tries to ban word ‘British’ from UK festival - Express

The reports sparked a furious reaction on the Daily Express Facebook page.

One reader commented: “Well Scotland is a part of Great Britain so what’s wrong with that, the Scots do do their own version in the car park at Holyrood with Argos special gazebo and some party balloons, as that’s all they could afford after independence!”

Another fumed: “She is now getting ridiculous, she needs to be reined in, and quick.”

A third blasted: “What is a matter with this woman!”

Another added: “Just more proof she despises the rest of the UK but doesn't mind taking our cash, no she wants more and more of that.”

A fifth posted: “She’s well suited to the EU, petty, out of her depth, lading her country downwards.”

One more said: “If the Scots want the U.K. and Britain broken up just carry on voting Sturgeon, carry on voting SNP.

READ MORE: Sturgeon SHAMED: SNP caught sitting on emergency welfare fund

The festival has been inspired by the 1851 Great Exhibition and the 1951 Festival of Britain.

At the time, Mrs May said the festival would strengthen "our precious union".

She said: "Just as millions of Britons celebrated their nation's great achievements in 1951, we want to showcase what makes our country great today.”

Whitehall sources told Express.co.uk the SNP’s stance on the festival was “quite annoying and frustrating”.

When asked, the Scottish Government refused to say whether requests had been made for the words “UK” and “Britain” to be removed.

A Scottish Government spokesman said: “Ministers haven’t even seen any branding proposals to take a position on and have suggested a similar approach to the pan UK Cultural Olympiad at the time of the London Olympics would work well for this.

“The Scottish Government has engaged constructively from an early stage.”

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Richard Morris: Body found in search for top diplomat missing since May - Sky News

Police searching for missing diplomat Richard Morris have found a body in the forest where he jogged regularly.

Detectives have not formally identified the body, but Mr Morris's family has been told of the discovery.

The former UK ambassador to Nepal, 52, vanished on 6 May after setting out on a run from his home in the village of Bentley, Hampshire.

Image: Officers spent a month searching for the diplomat in a forest and surrounding areas

Police searched Alice Holt Forest near Farnham and other areas where the father-of-three was known to run regularly, but scaled down their operation a month later.

They appealed for sightings from other runners and asked them to check his profile on the running app Strava, while motorists were asked for footage from dashboard cameras.

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Hampshire Police said the death was not being treated as suspicious and a file is being prepared for the coroner.

Mr Morris's family is being supported by specialist officers, Hampshire Police said.

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The diplomat was last seen by a member of the public at about 10.50am on 6 May, running in Isington Road, Alton.

Officers searched more than 3.4 square miles (9sq km) of land and water in Alice Holt Forest as well as areas of Alton and Binstead.

Image: Mr Morris was ambassador to Nepal from 2015 to 2019

They also viewed CCTV footage and carried out house-to-house inquiries but found nothing by June, when they halted the search.

Mr Morris was a regular participant in the weekly Alice Holt run on Saturdays, a 5km route around the forest along tracks, trails and cycle paths.

Image: Mr Morris was with Prince Harry during his royal tour of Nepal in 2016

He was the UK's ambassador to Nepal between 2015 and November 2019, and was with Prince Harry during his tour of the country in 2016.

Before that, he headed the Pacific department in the Foreign Office and has held senior diplomatic posts including in Australia and Mexico.

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'Device' in bathroom of flight intercepted by RAF 'not of concern' | ITV News - ITV News

Two men arrested by counter-terrorism police after a Ryanair flight to the UK was intercepted by RAF fighter jets have been released because a "suspicious device" in the plane's bathroom was "found not to be of concern".

A 34-year-old man from Kuwait and a 48-year-old man from Italy were arrested soon after 7pm on Sunday.

In a statement released on Monday, the Eastern Region Special Operations Unit said: "Officers investigating reports of a suspicious device on a flight landing at London Stansted Airport on Sunday have concluded their inquiries.

"Following reports of a suspicious device in the bathroom of a plane arriving from Vienna, Austria, shortly after 7pm, Counter Terrorism Policing officers from the Eastern Region Special Operations Unit detained two men under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act (2000).

"After examination by specialist investigators, the object was found not to be of concern. Officers spoke with the two men and neither were considered to have committed any offences."

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• Passenger says people on Zante flight with confirmed coronavirus cases were 'not wearing masks correctly'

Passengers in London Stansted waiting to depart to Vienna were transferred to a spare aircraft to minimise the delay to their flight

Detective Superintendent Andy Waldie added: "We understandably take any reports of suspicious objects or behaviour on flights very seriously and thankfully on this occasion there was no cause for concern.

"I'd like to thank those on the flight for their cooperation and understanding while officers conducted their inquiries."

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2020-08-31 12:01:00Z
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'Greedy' customer tries to blag EIGHT half price meals on Eat Out To Help Out - Daily Mail

'Greedy' customer tries to blag EIGHT half price meals at fish and chip shop using Eat Out to Help Out scheme 'to keep him going for a week'

• Eglinton Diner and Fish Fry was left in 'disbelief' after a man ordered eight meals
• They declined the order as they couldn't provide all eight on the scheme
• After the customer posted an angry message online the restaurant responded 

By Luke Andrews For Mailonline

Published: 12:32 BST, 31 August 2020 | Updated: 12:43 BST, 31 August 2020

A 'greedy' customer has been shamed by a fish and chip shop after he tried to order eight half price meals on the Eat Out To Help Out scheme.

Waiters at Eglinton Diner and Fish Fry in Saltcoats, North Ayrshire, were left in 'disbelief' when a lone male walked in and asked for one meal to eat in and seven to take away.

When shocked staff asked him why he had placed the large order, he said he hoped to get enough discounted meals to last 'for a few days'.

After they explained this wasn't how the taxpayer-funded scheme worked the man took to social media to vent his rage - prompting a furious rebuke from the business.

Eglinton Diner and Fish Fry in North Ayrshire posted this response to the man on social media after he ordered eight meals on the taxpayer-funded scheme. 

The diner said its waiters reacted in 'disbelief' when they received the lone male's order

Saying he did not recommend the restaurant, the man wrote: 'Attitude totally pants and insulting, lost out on eight different meals, KFC loved your money, long time customer never be back.'

The enraged restaurant responded: 'I can only assume you were the person in the diner yesterday who was dining alone but asked to order eight suppers.

'One to eat and the other seven to take away to keep you going for the next few days.

'Please read the rules on the Eat Out to Help Out scheme as this is certainly not the way it is intended to work.

'It is people with your greed that puts schemes like this in jeopardy and we value our business too much to be bending rules for greedy customers.

'I hope you enjoyed your meal.'

They then shared his review on their social media page with the caption: 'I think the attitude of the staff was utter disbelief. Trying to order eight meals for one person so he can get them half price. Unbelievable!'

Customers have voiced their support for the business on social media.

The Treasury has revealed more than 64 million meals have been claimed on the scheme, which discounts meals eaten in restaurants from Monday to Wednesday by up to £10.

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Stansted Airport: Two held over 'suspicious device' on plane released - BBC News

Two men arrested after reports of a "suspicious device" in a passenger plane's toilet have been released without charge.

RAF jets were scrambled to intercept the Ryanair plane and escorted it to Stansted at about 19:00 BST on Sunday.

Counter-terror officers detained two men but an object in the bathroom has been "found not to be of concern" after an investigation.

The men are not considered to have committed any offences, police said.

Typhoon jets from RAF Coningsby intercepted the plane and escorted it to Stansted.

The Eastern Region Special Operations Unit said the men were detained under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act.

But in a new statement on Monday they said: "After examination by specialist investigators, the object was found not to be of concern.

"Officers spoke with the two men and neither were considered to have committed any offences."

Det Supt Andy Waldie said: "We understandably take any reports of suspicious objects or behaviour on flights very seriously and thankfully on this occasion there was no cause for concern.

"I'd like to thank those on the flight for their cooperation and understanding while officers conducted their inquiries."

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2020-08-31 12:00:00Z
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