SURVIVED

An adorable Maltese who survived a puppy mill is named the World’s Cutest Rescue Dog 

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An adorable dog who was forced to give birth to multiple litters at a puppy mill has officially been crowned the World’s Cutest Rescue Dog. Lamb Chop, a shy little 12lb Maltese, was adopted in December 2014 by Christin Schubert, who admits she was always a ‘cat person’ before laying eyes on the pup at … Read more

Pakistani schoolboy who survived a Taliban massacre is going to Oxford

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As the Taliban death squad stalked through the school assembly hall, shooting boy after green-uniformed boy with chilling dispassion, Ahmad Nawaz slid to the floor and cowered under his chair. Lying face down with his hands clasped over his head, he held his breath as the clatter of gunfire drew ever closer. Then he could … Read more

Remarkable exploits of WWII bomber who survived 41 air raids revealed as medals go on sale 

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The remarkable exploits of a hero Bomber Command navigator can be revealed after his medals and logbooks emerged for sale. Flight Lieutenant Alan Forsdike took part in 41 operations during the Second World War including raids all over Germany. He directed his Halifax bomber on missions over Berlin, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Essen, Dusseldorf, Monchengladbach, Leverkusen and … Read more

Ancient 2,000-year-old redwoods survived California wildfires – including Mother of the Forest tree

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When a massive wildfire swept through California´s oldest state park last week it was feared many trees in a grove of old-growth redwoods, some of them 2,000 years old and among the tallest living things on Earth, may finally have succumbed. But an Associated Press reporter and photographer hiked the renowned Redwood Trail at Big … Read more

Grandmother who survived two world wars and two pandemics celebrates her 103rd birthday 

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A sprightly pensioner who has survived two world wars and two pandemics has celebrated her 103rd birthday. Great-great-grandmother Margaret Walton, who’s ‘fit as a fiddle’, marked the milestone with a small socially-distant gathering at Hazeldene Residential Home, Blackburn. The centenarian, who had four children, counts seven grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren. She took the … Read more

You might be protected from coronavirus if you survived it, CDC suggests

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has suggested for the first time that people who recover from coronavirus might have some immunity to the virus.  But the agency’s updated guidance hints that that protection may not last longer than three months.  ‘People who have tested positive for COVID-19 do not need to quarantine … Read more

Second World War veteran who survived kamikaze attacks dies aged 94 just three days before VJ Day 

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A Second World War veteran who survived kamikaze attacks has died just days before this year’s Victory in Japan (VJ) day.    Richard Edser, 94, from Harlow in Essex, was on board the HMS Formidable aircraft carrier during his service in East Asia.   After his death on August 12, his children Bernard Edser and Madeline Couchman … Read more

Charity campaigner and son, three, have survived life-saving organ transplants

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Together against all odds: Charity campaigner and son, three, have survived life-saving organ transplants – while the mother has also battled against lymphoma cancer Mother Alexe Deane survived a heart transplant and also battled against cancer  Her son Khari had to have his gall bladder removed and have a liver transplant Miss Deane, 27, has … Read more

Boy, 10, survived for more than an hour at sea after following advice from a documentary

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Boy, 10, survived for more than an hour at sea after following advice from a documentary by floating on his back with his arms and legs spread while shouting for help Raviraj Saini was swept out to sea near Scarborough Spa in Yorkshire last Friday He was found following ‘Float to Live’ advice picked up … Read more