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Inventive West Midlands dad turns car into amphibious vehicle by fitting 5ft snorkel

Watch a West Midlands dad driving his ‘Pugmarine’ - a 1996 Peugeot 405 he turned into an amphibious vehicle - on a flooded road.

News|Feb 23
Supporting image for story: Inventive West Midlands dad turns car into amphibious vehicle by fitting 5ft snorkel
Supporting image for story: Charity campaigner flies to America for 3,000-mile ‘tartan trek’
Charity campaigner flies to America for 3,000-mile ‘tartan trek’
Viral news|Feb 22
Supporting image for story: 'I was a shopaholic with £15k of debt - but now I get my dopamine hit from saving'
'I was a shopaholic with £15k of debt - but now I get my dopamine hit from saving'
News|Feb 22
Supporting image for story: Charity offers ‘extraordinary’ opportunity to work in remote part of Highlands
Charity offers ‘extraordinary’ opportunity to work in remote part of Highlands
Viral news|Feb 9
Supporting image for story: What a yarn! Knitting entrepreneur casts off for Atlantic charity row
What a yarn! Knitting entrepreneur casts off for Atlantic charity row
Viral news|Jan 30
Supporting image for story: ‘Code breaker’ coin gives competition entrants chance to win a solid gold bar
‘Code breaker’ coin gives competition entrants chance to win a solid gold bar
Viral news|Jan 29
Supporting image for story: Hebrides woman completes record-breaking Atlantic row
Hebrides woman completes record-breaking Atlantic row
Viral news|Jan 25

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John Lewis recall popular toddler toys due to 'choking' risk
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Scottish teachers in ‘overwhelming’ vote for strike action in row over workload
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Viral News

Supporting image for story: Inventive West Midlands dad turns car into amphibious vehicle by fitting 5ft snorkel
Inventive West Midlands dad turns car into amphibious vehicle by fitting 5ft snorkel
News|Feb 23
Supporting image for story: Charity campaigner flies to America for 3,000-mile ‘tartan trek’
Charity campaigner flies to America for 3,000-mile ‘tartan trek’
Viral news|Feb 22
Supporting image for story: 'I was a shopaholic with £15k of debt - but now I get my dopamine hit from saving'
'I was a shopaholic with £15k of debt - but now I get my dopamine hit from saving'
News|Feb 22
Supporting image for story: Charity offers ‘extraordinary’ opportunity to work in remote part of Highlands
Charity offers ‘extraordinary’ opportunity to work in remote part of Highlands
Viral news|Feb 9
Supporting image for story: What a yarn! Knitting entrepreneur casts off for Atlantic charity row
What a yarn! Knitting entrepreneur casts off for Atlantic charity row
Viral news|Jan 30
Supporting image for story: ‘Code breaker’ coin gives competition entrants chance to win a solid gold bar
‘Code breaker’ coin gives competition entrants chance to win a solid gold bar
Viral news|Jan 29

World News

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