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London Marathon charity runner, 43, fighting for life after suffering heart attack at mile 25

Gareth Hopkins, 43, is currently in intensive care in a hospital in London

Evening Standard · May 5

Who are the world’s greatest trad climbers?

We go nuts about the world’s greatest trad climbers of today, putting their remarkable climbs into context

Advnture · Aug 17, 2025

What’s more difficult, sport climbing or trad climbing?

Our mountaineering expert on why you should consider sport climbing before trad

Advnture · Oct 24, 2024

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Magnet fisherman pulls 17 bullets and mountain bike from Scots river

James Pearson, from East Lothian, shares his finds online with fans and has made some intriguing discoveries.

Daily Record · Jan 19, 2023

East Lothian magnet fisherman pulls 17 bullets and a mountain bike from local river

It is not everyday that you come across a bullet in civilian life in Edinburgh and the Lothians but one magnet fisherman has managed to uncover 17 of them along with an active shotgun shell.

Edinburgh Live · Jan 19, 2023

East Lothian magnet fisherman recovers e-bike from river and reunites with owner

James Pearson, from Musselburgh, was alerted to an electric bike that had been dumped into the River Esk by members of the town's Facebook group. It was recovered and returned to its owner.

Edinburgh Live · Jun 19, 2022

Hero Edinburgh magnet fishers rescue woman's keys from canal after she fell in

The magnet fishers were contacted after a woman fell into the canal on her bike losing her keys - she had tried to get them back by diving in but couldn't reach them

Edinburgh Live · Jun 16, 2022

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Head of Manchester's Tories on why his party hasn't elected a councillor in the city in nearly 30 years

Tactical voting, Margaret Thatcher and a lack of cash blamed for party's barren decades

Manchester Evening News · Jun 8, 2022

Handgun and knuckleduster among weapons pulled from Scots canal by magnet fishers

James Pearson was out with his friends John Robertson and Graeme McShane when they dragged up a vintage handgun from the bottom of the Union Canal in Edinburgh.

Daily Record · May 2, 2022

Sick Leeds paedophile 'relapsed' and downloaded vile child abuse videos after being arrested

James Pearson was first arrested in 2017 and released under investigation. He continued to offend and was caught with more child pornography

Leeds Live · Feb 22, 2022

East Lothian fisher retrieves Tesco trolleys and buggies in clean-up operation

James Pearson, 46, has previously been hailed as a local hero for undertaking a impressive clean-up operation in Musselburgh after retrieving multiple Tesco trolley's amongst other dumped objects

Edinburgh Live · Feb 7, 2022

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