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Why a do not swim warning has been issued at London’s only Thames bathing spot
3+ week, 3+ day ago (187+ words) bloom, while local abstractors downstream and the UK Health Security Agency have been notified....
London????s first official bathing area hit by toxic algae outbreak
3+ week, 3+ day ago (512+ words) Ham and Kingston on the Thames regular left with ‘really bad rash and itchy spots’ after swimming in toxic water London’s first official bathing spot has been hit by a toxic algal bloom, as swimmers have been warned to avoid…...
Swimming day for Black children in Berlin scrapped after racist threats
2+ week, 5+ day ago (446+ words) The event has triggered a ‘nationwide wave of anti-Black racism and incitement,’ according to local organisers A swimming day providing Black children and their families exclusive access to a local pool in Berlin has been scrapped after organisers found themselves…...
Father who died with two family members in Shoreham incident was refugee
3+ week, 3+ day ago (162+ words) independent.co.uk Father who died with two family members in Shoreham incident was refugee - Palestinian refugee Hossam Al-Khawas, his partner and their teenage daughter have died after getting into difficulty in the water near Shoreham Fort on the Sussex…...
Kate O’Connor has Ireland dreaming big after heptathlon dominance sets new standard
4+ week, 13+ hour ago (689+ words) As Katarina Johnson-Thompson struggled to recapture her form of old, O’Connor claimed a brilliant gold at the European Athletics Championships There’s a corner of the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham that is seemingly forever Ireland. At the top bend of the…...
Father who died after entering water off Sussex was Palestinian refugee
3+ week, 3+ day ago (453+ words) A father who died alongside a woman and a teenage girl after entering the sea off the Sussex coast was a Palestinian refugee called Hossam Al-Khawas, the Palestinian embassy has said. Mr Al-Khawas is thought to have gone into the…...
Surfer paralyzed as he tried to save kid caught in California riptide
2+ week, 4+ day ago (378+ words) Josh Collette, 42, remains in good spirits following the life-altering accident, saying, ‘My heart is full of love’ A California surfer who dove into the ocean to save a kid caught in a riptide has been left paralyzed after hitting a…...
Palestinian refugee family who died after incident in sea off Sussex are named
3+ week, 3+ day ago (177+ words) The Independent Palestinian refugee family who died after incident in sea off Sussex are named - Hassan El-Khawas, 55, his partner Zeina Alayn, 37, and their 14-year-old daughter Sara El-Khawas have been named as the three family members who tragically died after getting…...
Fourth member of British-Palestinian family dies after getting into difficulty at sea
3+ week, 1+ day ago (173+ words) The Independent Fourth member of British-Palestinian family dies after getting into difficulty at sea - Six-year-old Saja El-Khawas has died in hospital, becoming the fourth member of her family to lose her life after getting into difficulty in the sea at…...
Three people from same family die after getting into trouble off Sussex coast
3+ week, 4+ day ago (267+ words) A couple and their teenage daughter have died after getting into difficulty off the Sussex coast. Multiple ambulances and two air ambulances were seen in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, near the RNLI station on Tuesday afternoon. Sussex Police confirmed emergency services…...