Picture from the scene near Ash Bridge. Credit: Twitter user @nicole baddeley A WOMAN and three-year-old child have been rescued from a canal in a major 999 operation this afternoon. A huge emergency services team remains at the scene near Ash Bridge, close to the A339, Newbury, after the dramatic incident at around 2pm. Officers were called following reports that a woman and three-year-old had fallen into the water of the Kennet & Avon Canal. Emergency services and long tailbacks over the canal bridge by the police station @NewburyTodaypic.twitter.com/T6B2fpeods Nicole Baddeley (@nicole baddeley) March 13, 2021 Both have been recovered from the water and taken to hospital.
Britain s most unfashionable (but beautiful) holiday options, according to the data
We turned to Google Trends to find out which of Britain s counties, national parks and AONBs are the least trendy
This is England s least searched-for national park
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It seems like every man and his dog is planning to celebrate the end of our nationwide incarceration with an old fashioned UK holiday, and for the honeypots like Cornwall and the Cotswolds, the accommodation cupboard for the peak season is almost bare. Expect crowds on the beaches of the South West this summer, and queues of walkers in our most popular national parks.