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In the final part of our spine-tingling new series by top espionage writer Ben Macintyre, we reveal how the net of the security services began to close around Soviet superspy Agent Sonya. However, thanks to the efforts of a comically inept MI5 surveillance chief, she was able to evade detention and prepared to flee back … Read more
Quick-thinking teenager saves his little sister from being hit by a car in heart-stopping footage A 15-year-old boy in Brazil saw his three-year-old sister run out in front of a car The teen risked his own life to sprint across the road and grab her out of the way Dramatic footage of the heroic moment on … Read more
The nail-biting footage shows the moment a 40mph train narrowly avoids ploughing into two cars at a level crossing by half a second – after leaves on the line caused the barriers to lift too soon. Two cars can be seen driving across the Norwich Road level crossing, near New Rackheath, Norfolk as the a … Read more
This is the heart-stopping moment a father on the school run miraculously survived a falling tree that crashed through his windscreen – writing off his £18,000 VW in an instant. Adrian Stefaniu, 40, was on his way to pick up his son Alex, 13, from school on September 25 when he pulled up at a set of traffic … Read more
Heart-stopping moment learner motorcyclist slams into pedestrian sending them both crashing to road – after biker zips around lorry without looking Collision was captured on dashcam yesterday by truck driver Constantin Vlase Video shows pair colliding head on into each other on A23 in Couldson, London Traffic then grinds to a halt and truck driver … Read more
Heart-stopping moment careless biker rides out from behind stationary lorry and gets BATTERED by oncoming van – but lands on his FEET then runs away The footage, taken on a dash camera, shows a boy riding between parked cars He doesn’t appear to see a red van coming towards him on the other side of … Read more
Heart-stopping moment iceberg FLIPS upside down to hurl explorers into freezing Arctic waters Explorers Mike Horn and Fred Roux were scaling an iceberg in the Arctic circle Video shows the moment they were almost crushed and plunged into the icy sea They admitted it was a dangerous mistake saying it’s a lesson on ‘what not … Read more
Thanks to the pandemic, we’ve all had to rethink our lives — how we meet up with friends, go to the shops, work and keep fit. Who’d have thought so many of us would end up doing daily workouts with mop-haired social media star Joe Wicks? Home exercise has become an inevitable fixture for many, … Read more
Heart-stopping moment man climbs out of window and dangles child from ledge above 10ft drop as horrified crowd gathers below A man was filmed dangling a young boy from a window ledge in Wakefield The man in sandals hung from the window while crowds gathered below Shocking footage shows crowds waiting to catch the child … Read more
Heart-stopping moment teenage daredevil, 19, risks his life for a selfie scaling the 500ft Forth Road Bridge Adam Lockwood, 19, climbed Forth Road Bridge with three friends last Thursday The bridge bowers around 500ft above the River Forth in central Scotland Film shows them scaling one of tower’s cables with just two wires for support … Read more