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# The Great Escape

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Callum Robinson scores as West Brom boost slender survival hopes and Everton frustrated by Brighton
Albion are eight points from Premier League safety with seven games left.
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Apr 12th 2021, 10:28 PM
A crack den, 14 foster homes, and a friendship with the world's best that began with a sick bucket
‘There’d be people downstairs smoking crack or heroin, so it was more, ‘I do not want that.’’
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May 28th 2020, 3:14 PM
British fugitive apprehended after attempting to flee Australia on a jet ski
Australian police said the man was possibly armed with a crossbow.
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Mar 27th 2019, 9:07 AM
'Nobody would have been safe to watch it with me': Power relieved to retain Tour card
The Waterford golfer faced an agonising wait on Sunday as his fate lay in the hands of Sergio Garcia.
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Aug 23rd 2018, 11:49 AM
Fire crews free boy after he got his hand trapped inside a cinema seat
The boy had been going to see the new Smurfs film with his family.
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Apr 19th 2017, 5:48 PM
Two women make daring getaway after Steve McQueen poster is stolen from Belfast pub
One of the women was seen to use a cane or a walking aid.
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Oct 17th 2016, 9:54 AM
Mexican footballer beat his kidnapper up in order to free himself
He threatened and beat his captor while on the phone, demanding to be told where they were.
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May 31st 2016, 8:22 AM
Rafa Benitez receives the perfect birthday present as Newcastle give themselves a lifeline
The Magpies ended a seven-game winless run with an invaluable win over Swansea.
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Apr 16th 2016, 5:30 PM
Limerick win again to keep survival hopes alive and kicking
Limerick’s fight continues as they win again
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Oct 9th 2015, 10:03 PM
Two boys used spades to 'tunnel their way out of playschool'
Rather than lie low, they then they tried to buy a car.
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Sep 8th 2015, 8:49 PM
Limerick make it three wins in a row with Munster derby upset of Cork
There was a big upset at Turner’s Cross this evening.
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Aug 14th 2015, 10:03 PM
Injury-time penalty hands Sherwood first league win to lift Villa out of drop zone
Elsewhere, Southampton climbed above Liverpool with a 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace.
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Mar 3rd 2015, 10:10 PM
Legendary actor James Garner of 'The Great Escape' and 'The Notebook' dies aged 86
He appeared in films over seven decades but is perhaps best known for TV roles in Maverick and the Rockford Files.
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Jul 20th 2014, 9:12 AM
A wolf has escaped from a zoo in Essex
Uh oh.
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Nov 26th 2013, 4:01 PM
Pair in helicopter jailbreak captured following car chase and shootout
The elaborate escape took place in Montreal on Sunday, when the two men escaped from the jail while dangling from a hijacked helicopter.
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Mar 19th 2013, 2:00 PM
Iggy What? Lizard found in Kildare garden
The ISPCA rescued Iggy after he was discovered among the flowerbeds in Kilcock.
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Oct 4th 2012, 6:19 PM
The Great Escape: Six teams to beat the drop on the final day
It’s come down to QPR and Bolton. Who do you fancy to stay up?
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May 13th 2012, 8:05 AM
Have you seen this tortoise? 100-year-old pet makes quick getaway in Dublin
Florentine the tortoise’s escape has been trending on Twitter in Dublin this afternoon after his unexpected getaway.
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May 6th 2012, 2:54 PM
Chilean copper miners' drama set for silver screen
The story of the 33 Chilean miners trapped for ten weeks last year is to be made into a major Hollywood movie.
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Jul 26th 2011, 11:03 AM
10 more Chilean miners set to leave hospital
The 33 men are believed to have made a pact to divide earnings generated by media appearances and interviews.
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Oct 15th 2010, 5:32 PM
In pictures: the Chilean rescue, as it unfolded
The world feared they were dead – and will never forget how they lived. Relive the rescue in pictures.
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Oct 14th 2010, 4:09 PM
Timeline of a truly great escape
One by one, the stepped into the light. A minute-by-minute account of the how the rescue unfolded.
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Oct 14th 2010, 9:14 AM
Seeing the light: 33 miners freed after ten-week torture
They scheduled 48 hours: it took only 25 to release the 33 miners and the six rescuers who went to help them.
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Oct 14th 2010, 8:13 AM