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Trio of heroes save five in house fire
Melbourne Herald Sun - Australia
THREE passers-by risked their lives to save a family of five this morning after a suspicious house fire broke out in a house near Geelong. ...

Have a go heroes tackle raiders
Chester Evening Leader - Chester,England,UK
Two or three men entered the Royal British Club in Heath Road, Upton, wearing dark clothing and balaclavas. They were carrying baseball bats and forced ...

Devizes fundraiser's trek for heroes
This is Wiltshire.co.uk - Swindon,England,UK
By Lewis Cowen Former Household Cavalry officer Simon Jacobs is to cycle 350 miles across France in May to raise money for the charity Help for Heroes. ...

Medals for bomb heroes
The Press Association -
A man who stood up to a suicide bomber Ramzi Mohammed in London on July 21 has received the Queen's Gallantry Medal. Angus Campbell, 44, confronted Mohammed ...

Blaze heroes save woman
GazetteLive - Middlesbrough,UK
Four quick-thinking men have been hailed heroes after saving a woman from her burning home. The woman was trapped in an upstairs bedroom of the house on ...

Heroes wrestle purse thief to floor
Watford Observer - Watford,England,UK
A 42-year-old man was wrestled to the ground by two quick-thinking members of the public following the theft of a woman's purse from an estate agent in The ...

Heroes sat on machete maniac
Halifax Evening Courier - UK
By Joe Shute TWO Calderdale electricians who tackled a machete-wielding maniac and pinned him to the ground have been hailed heroes. ...

Martin Luther King, Harriet Tubman and Rosa Parks top list of heroes
Stanford Report - USA
BY CYNTHIA HAVEN Who are America's greatest heroes? When 2000 high school students across the United States were asked this question—excluding presidents ...

Storm survivors hail heroes who lifted them from stricken ferry
Irish Independent - Dublin,Ireland
By Pat Hurst and Sam Marsden THE rescuers of 23 people from a stricken ferry battered by mountainous seas were hailed for their bravery last night. ...

Neighbours hailed heroes over fire rescue
This Is Lancashire - Blackburn,England,UK
By Telegraph newsdesk TWO men have been hailed as heroes after rescuing a woman from her burning flat in the early hours of the morning. ...

Men hailed as heroes after Southend fire
Suffolk Evening Star - Ipswich,England,UK
Two young men are being hailed as heroes today after spotting a fire on the way home from an Essex nightclub. The men were in Bournemouth Park Road in the ...

2 Bystanders Hailed as Heroes for Pulling Man From Burning Car
XETV FOX6 San Diego - San Diego,CA,USA
Two bystanders are being hailed Friday as heroes for pulling a 71-year-old man from a burning car in Oceanside. The man lost control of his vehicle and ...

Three heroes of fire just did their best
Wollondilly Advertiser - Sydney,NSW,Australia
By DAN PROUDMAN THREE men were hailed as heroes yesterday after scaling a ladder to enter a burning house and rescue its unconscious owner. ...

Cowards who are killing off our heroes
Daily Mail - UK
Hero: Coastguard Paul Waugh with Faye Harrison, whom he rescued from the cliff ledge. Despite his bravery, he was forced to quit his job He never expected ...

Two heroes given awards for bravery
Bradford Telegraph Argus - Bradford,England,UK
By Michael Black Two heroes have been awarded for their bravery by the West Yorkshire Fire Service after rescuing a man from a house fire. ...

DRIVE-BY 'HEROES' SAVE CHILD'S LIFE
Grimsby Evening Telegraph - Grimsby,England,UK
A mother has hailed a mystery couple her "heroes" after they saved her choking daughter's life by the side of the road. Amy McDonald was driving with her ...

Heroes race into blaze to save family
New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA
BY PETER KADUSHIN and ETHAN ROUEN Police Officer Joe Amato rushed into a burning building in Queens to save a family Monday. A heroic handyman visiting his ...

Heroes Recognized for Saving Woman’s Life
WEAU-TV 13 - Eau Claire,WI,USA
Williamson was happy to be reunited with her heroes one more time and thankful for their actions. "They're my heroes, my guardian angels. They're wonderful. ...

Copter heroes make four rescues in a day
Glasgow Evening Times - Glasgow,Scotland,UK
AIRBORNE heroes from the Royal Navy at Prestwick rescued four critically ill people in four separate mercy missions on the same day. ...

Heroes from tornado nominated for award
Montgomery Advertiser - Montgomery,AL,USA
The men are part of a five man team nominated for the Reader's Digest Hero of the Year Award for helping rescue children trapped in a daycare in Montgomery ...

New Year's Eve heroes recount rescue from pond
Chicago Tribune - United States
By Ruth Fuller | Special to the Tribune January 6, 2008 Pat Burke helped rescue a man and his 9-year-old daughter from an icy retention pond on New Year's ...

What makes a modern hero?
BBC News - UK
By Finlo Rohrer Like Flashman, the literary creation of the late George MacDonald Fraser, Scott and Shackleton were great heroes of the age of empire and ...

Police Dogs - Friends and Heroes
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
How about that Stryker? The six-and-a-half year old police dog, a Belgian Malinois in San Diego, made the ultimate sacrifice. News reports yesterday said ...

Trio hailed heroes for saving neighbour
ABC Online - Australia
Three men who pulled a 61-year-old man from a burning house in southern Sydney have been nominated for bravery awards. The man is in a critical condition in ...

Pub Heroes Lift Car To Save Baby
Glasgow Daily Record - Glasgow,Scotland,UK
The seven have been hailed as heroes for their swift action. They heaved the Ford Fiesta - which was dripping fuel which could have caught fire at any ...

Reader's Digest honours Sask. heroes
The Province - Vancouver,BC,Canada
A trio of Saskatchewan heroes, who helped save a BC woman's life when she was trapped in a burning car, have been honoured by Reader's Digest Canada ...

Recognition for our local heroes
News & Star - Carlisle,England,UK
... rescued people in the floods further south this summer are to receive honours – unlike the nationally unsung heroes of Cumbria’s devastating floods in 2005

Local heroes named in New Year honours
Swindon Advertiser - Swindon,England,UK
By Sarah Hilley THOSE who work behind the scenes have joined names in the limelight to share honours from the Queen. In Swindon, a Samaritan stalwart and ..

Have-a-go heroes foil cash snatch attempt in Birkdale
icSeftonandWestLancs - Southport,England,UK
by Kathryn Carr, Southport Visiter BIRKDALE ‘have-a-go’ heroes saved a woman from having all her money stolen when they chased a thief last Saturday. ...

Siblings who lost mom in fire hailed heroes

Museum honours fire service heroes

Heroes: Rebecca Errington, left, and Hannah Plimmer. Inset: Proud ...

NEW INFO: Wisconsin Men Among Latest Carnegie Heroes

Local heroes take children shopping

Local heroes recognised

Praise for ice lake rescue heroes

Your chance to honour unsung heroes

'Classic heroes' rushed to rescue

Queen honours terror bid heroes

Tayside heroes honoured by police

Doctor for Jewish NPO in Ethiopia nominated as CNN 'Hero'