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  "id": 17854990,
  "title": "The Long Hull: Karl Bushby reflects on perseverance & 'best of humanity' on his 28-year journey home",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/the-long-hull-karl-bushby-reflects-on-perseverance-best-of-humanity-17854990",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T20:40:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
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    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261102-the-long-hull-karl-bushby-reflects-on-perseverance-best-of-humanity-on-his-28-year-journey-home-1"
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  "summary": "British adventurer Karl Bushby has returned to his hometown of Hull after a 28-year journey spanning approximately 50,000 kilometres across four continents. The 57-year-old, a former member of the British Army’s Parachute Regiment, was greeted by hundreds of supporters in the city square on Monday morning. According to the Jerusalem Post, the 31,000-mile trek concluded after Bushby swam across the English Channel last month.\n\nBushby’s voyage began in Chile after the breakdown of his marriage, inspired by his father's curiosity regarding a walking route from London to New York. His journey involved hacking through Central American jungles, crossing the ice between Alaska and Russia, and traveling through Mongolia and China. He also swam across the Caspian Sea before returning through Europe.\n\nSpeaking to France 24, Bushby described the undertaking as a modern-day Odyssey where geopolitical constraints served as defining obstacles. Upon his arrival in Hull, he expressed gratitude to the crowds before heading to his family home to meet his mother, son, and granddaughter.",
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      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Global pedestrian Karl Bushby returns home to UK after 28-year trek",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/global-pedestrian-karl-bushby-returns-home-to-uk-after-28-year-trek",
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      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "28 years and 50,000 kilometres: British adventurer Karl Bushby arrives home after epic trek",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/28-years-and-50-000-kilometres-british-adventurer-karl-bushby-arrives",
        "published": "2026-11-02T12:56:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Karl Bushby returns home to northern England after a 28-year, 31,000-mile walk around the world",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/karl-bushby-returns-home-to-northern-england-after-a-28-year-31-000",
        "published": "2026-11-02T12:59:21.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "UK adventurer Karl Bushby returns home after 28-year trek around the world",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/uk-adventurer-karl-bushby-returns-home-after-28-year-trek-around-the",
        "published": "2026-11-02T15:28:52.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "British adventurer Karl Bushby returns home after 28-year walk around world",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/british-adventurer-karl-bushby-returns-home-after-28-year-walk-around",
        "published": "2026-11-02T17:42:05.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Karl Bushby embraces his mother as he completes his 28-year walk around world",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/karl-bushby-embraces-his-mother-as-he-completes-his-28-year-walk",
        "published": "2026-11-02T21:12:12.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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