Bears are released into the wild… and immediately turn on their rescuers 

Bears are released into the wild… and immediately turn on their rescuers and crowd of spectators The chaotic scene was spotted at a wildlife conservation project in the Kurdistan of northern Iraq yesterday Six Syrian brown bears were being freed into the wild after they were saved from captivity in people’s homes But as they … Read more

SMALL CAP MOVERS: Arcadia’s empire turns to AIM rescuers to survive

Arcadia’s high street empire looks likely to end up in the hands of two of the AIM’s runaway retail success stories. Boohoo has confirmed it is in exclusive discussions with administrators Deloitte to buy the Dorothy Perkins, Wallis and Burton brands, days after it emerged that rival ASOS was the frontrunner to rescue Topshop, Topman, … Read more

Rescuers find bodies during search for missing Indonesian plane

Rescuers make grim discoveries during search for missing Indonesian plane – as fisherman describes moment jet ‘fell like lightning and exploded in the water’ Rescuers discovered body parts and pieces of clothing during a sea search Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 took off from Soekarno-Hatta airport on Saturday  Four minutes after takeoff the plane plunged nearly … Read more

Rescuers find bodies during search for missing Indonesian plane

Rescuers make grim discoveries during search for missing Indonesian plane – as fisherman describes moment jet ‘fell like lightning and exploded in the water’ Rescuers discovered body parts and pieces of clothing during a sea search Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 took off from Soekarno-Hatta airport on Saturday  Four minutes after takeoff the plane plunged nearly … Read more

Rescuers in Norway find fifth body as search continues for survivors

Rescue workers have uncovered a sixth body four days after a landslide buried homes near Norway’s capital, police said Sunday, as the search goes on for four people still missing. The body was recovered just before 1pm, a police statement said. Rescue teams still hope to find survivors four days after the tragedy occurred.  The … Read more

Huge raccoon plunges off 20ft-high ledge of a Manhattan building as rescuers catch it in a tarpaulin

Huge raccoon plunges off 20ft-high ledge of a Manhattan building as rescuers catch it in a tarpaulin (but where did run off too?) The animal scaled the building around 100 Hudson Street in Tribeca, New York  Footage shows the raccoon falling from 20-foot ledge on to a tarp held up below  Group of rescuers had … Read more

‘Miracle kitten saved after falling down six-foot pipe on industrial site as rescuers name her Piper

MewTube! ‘Miracle’ kitten is saved after falling down a six-foot pipe on industrial site – as rescuers rename her Piper Piper, a six-week-old kitten, was trapped down a six-foot pipe with another kitten They were found by passer-by on an industrial estate in Stafford, West Midlands  The little, tri-coloured kitten was feared dead until rescuers heard a … Read more

British hiker missing in Pyrenees is not in the mountains, rescuers believe

A British ‘van life’ blogger who vanished hiking solo in the Pyrenees is no longer in the mountains, rescuers believe, as they look at ‘options beyond an accident’. Teams from both France and Spain have spent a week scouring hiking trails in the mountainous border region for 37-year-old Esther Dingley – from Durham – but … Read more

Horse becomes trapped in trench but now in stable condition after rescuers free him

Why the long face? I’m stuck in a 6ft hole! Horse becomes trapped in trench… but is now in a stable condition after rescuers free him in three-hour operation Dani Kirkman, 25, and 13-year-old cob, Prince, were taking an unfamiliar route  Horse slipped and ended up on his back, becoming wedged and stuck in trench … Read more

Horse becomes trapped in trench but now in stable condition after rescuers free him

Why the long face? I’m stuck in a 6ft hole! Horse becomes trapped in trench… but is now in a stable condition after rescuers free him in three-hour operation Dani Kirkman, 25, and 13-year-old cob, Prince, were taking an unfamiliar route  Horse slipped and ended up on his back, becoming wedged and stuck in trench … Read more