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The Russian helicopter pilot who endured lethal radiation levels to contain the Chernobyl disaster has died after contracting coronavirus. General Nikolai Antoshkin, who was 78, died in his home country last Sunday. He commanded an operation to seal off the number 4 reactor at the Chernobyl power station just outside the town Pripyat in Ukraine, … Read more
When words failed him, one 15-year-old boy who survived three Nazi concentration camps instead set about drawing a series of remarkable sketches to tell his story of the Holocaust. The then 13-year-old Thomas Geve was imprisoned at Auschwitz, in Nazi-occupied Poland, from 1943 until 1945, and only survived the initial inspection by Hitler’s SS guards … Read more
Youngest victim of Manchester Arena terror blast ‘bled to death while asking paramedics for help’: Family of Saffie-Rose Roussos, eight, claim she ‘could have survived with better first aid’ Saffie-Rose Roussos, eight, died after losing too much blood from leg injuries New report revealed no one used tourniquets or splints to stop the bleeding Her … Read more
Crocodiles survived the asteroid strike that wiped out the dinosaurs thanks to their ‘versatile’ and ‘efficient’ body shape, that allowed them to cope with the enormous environmental changes triggered by the impact, according to new research. Crocodiles can thrive in or out of water and live in complete darkness. They are also very robust, meaning … Read more
In the years since rising to fame on Love Island, she’s become known for using her Instagram account as a space to candidly share her thoughts with fans. And Olivia Atwood made some more revelations during a session on the image-sharing platform on Friday, when she disclosed that she has successfully battled both the novel … Read more
Voice of an angel! Six-year-old girl who survived a brain tumour releases Merry Christmas Everyone as a charity single and delights GMB viewers with her ‘adorable’ rendition live on air Lyra Cole,7, had emergency surgery at five months old to remove brain tumour Last year sang When A Child is Born to raise money for … Read more
Andy Yates is a successful serial entrepreneur and angel investor who helps and supports a portfolio of growth companies. He is a regular contributor to This is Money and teamed up with us to run the Great British Entrepreneur Challenge. Here, he tells the stories of the small businesses that he is involved with that … Read more
Early humans may have survived harsh winters more than 400,000 years ago by HIBERNATING, fossil experts reveal New fossil evidence suggests our predecessors may have slept through winter Bones from grave shows how we survived harsh winters 400,000 years ago Researchers found signs of hibernation with months of interrupted bone growth By Clare Mccarthy For Mailonline Published: 13:37 … Read more
A coroner has said that a newborn baby may have survived if a consultant had not left the room and the child had been born a few minutes earlier. The hospital – which has been linked to 20 maternity deaths or serious harm cases – accepted there were failings in their care and offered their sincere … Read more
A man who lived in America about 1,000 years ago was forced to live on grasshoppers after contracting a tropical disease that made his colon swell up to six times its normal size. US researchers studied the microscopic gut contents of the now mummified man, buried in the Lower Pecos Canyonlands of Texas, US. They found the … Read more