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US authorities remove flight ban to save snake bite victim
A man in Miami bitten by a poisonous snake hours after the terrorist attacks only survived because an air ambulance flight was given special clearance to fly.
11:58 Friday 14th September 2001

Passers-by cling to wrists of would-be bridge jumper
Passers-by saved a man's life by clinging to his wrists as he dangled over the edge of a bridge in Exeter.
14:12 Tuesday 11th September 2001

£35,000 train set built in Dorset back garden
A Dorset man has built a £35,000 miniature railway to run around a model village in his back garden.
09:02 Tuesday 11th September 2001

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International phone wedding saves jilted bride's blushes
A man in Dubai has married his cousin over the telephone from thousands of miles away to save her embarrassment.
14:52 Monday 10th September 2001

Driver marries 'strict' traffic warden after falling in love after fine
A Hampshire man deliberately parked on double yellow lines to attract a traffic warden he'd fallen in love with.
09:21 Monday 10th September 2001

Pizza driver delivers pregnant customer to maternity ward
A pizza driver in West Yorkshire delivered a customer to hospital when she went into labour.
08:51 Monday 10th September 2001

Dying mum advertises for 'big sister' for four-year-old son
A mother with just months to live is advertising for a special friend and helper for her four-year-old son.
11:01 Saturday 8th September 2001

Quadruple amputee swims across Lake Erie
A 15-year-old quadruple amputee has completed a 12-mile swim across Lake Erie, making her the youngest woman and first disabled person to accomplish the feat.
06:21 Saturday 8th September 2001

Single mother returns $120,000 that fell from armoured car
A mother-of-five who was driving to pawn a television for $60 to pay her electric bill found $120,000 in the street.
08:47 Friday 7th September 2001

Binmen return £3,000 hidden in discarded wardrobe
Bin men in Germany handed back over £3,000 in cash to a person who had accidentally thrown it away.
12:07 Thursday 6th September 2001

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