Loek Hartog stopped to rescue British driver after crash
‘I will remember his bravery for the rest of my life’
British racing driver Ollie Millroy told Loek Hartog he owes him his life after his quick-thinking rival pulled him from a burning car after a huge crash in the first race of the China GT on Saturday.
The incident happened 20 minutes into the Shanghai race when his Ferrari was struck heavily from the side after a collision between two other cars causing it to burst into flames.
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“Want to touch it?” Jonny Jennings asked, clutching the World Stone Skimming Championship trophy in his arms as he waited for the ferry. The mind games from the 2025 men’s champion had started hours before this year’s competition had even begun. The 38-year-old had travelled from Kentucky to Easdale island just off the west coast of Scotland to defend his title. He was not giving it up without a fight.
On Saturday, more than 400 of the world’s best stone skimmers descended on the tiny island in the Inner Hebrides, normally home to just 60 residents. From Argentina to India, Hong Kong to Jamaica, more than 30 countries were represented, ferried over in groups of 10 from the mainland.
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De Europese Commissie maande Nederland vorig jaar zich te houden aan het Europese wettelijke maximumaantal kippen per vierkante meter. Het ministerie van Landbouw gaat aan die wens voldoen. Twintig jaar lang had Nederland zijn eigen regels.
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MIDDENBEEMSTER (ANP) - De politie heeft zaterdagavond in Middenbeemster een 65-jarige dode vrouw gevonden in een woning aan de Loeffendijk. Een 29-jarige man uit Middenbeemster is aangehouden, meldt de politie.
De vrouw uit Middenbeemster werd tussen 20.00 en 21.00 uur gevonden. De man heeft zichzelf op het politiebureau gemeld, laat een woordvoerder weten. De politie doet onderzoek. Of de verdachte en de vrouw bekenden zijn van elkaar, wil de politie niet zeggen.
