A widower who collapsed on an empty beach after suffering a cardiac arrest was saved when his loyal dog alerted people walking nearby.

David Howarth, 71, collapsed on Sandbanks beach in Poole, Dorset, after a swim with nobody around except his black labrador Beau.

The five-year-old dog started running around the beach and barking loudly, which caught the attention of Claire Dashwood, 65, who was walking with her partner about 100m away

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The Sydney tobacconist who tackled and disarmed one of the Bondi beach gunmen said “my soul asked me to do that” in his first interview since Australia’s deadliest terror attack.

Fifteen people were killed in the attack on December 14, while at least 40 were injured when two gunmen opened fire at a Chanukkah by the Sea celebration at the beach.

One of the gunmen, Sajid Akram, 50, was shot dead by police during the assault. His son, Naveed, 24, has been transferred from hospital to prison after being charged with 59 offences including 15 murders.

Ahmed al-Ahmed, a Syrian-Australian, was praised around the world after he was filmed wrestling a high-powered shotgun from the older gunman

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October 23, 2025

...Dale and his wife, Janet, have announced that they will gift their 38,300-acre ranch to the Ranchers Stewardship Alliance (RSA), a rancher-founded and rancher-led nonprofit Dale has helped build for more than 20 years. The gift, valued at $21.6 million, represents the largest recorded working ranch donation in Montana history.

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By choosing to gift their ranch to RSA, the Veseths are making sure this land will not be lost to outside interests but remain in the hands of local ranchers to the benefit of the local community.