‘It’s been a while’: hero’s welcome for UK man after 28-year walk across the world

Former paratrooper Karl Bushby arrives back in Hull and becomes first person to walk continuously across planetAfter a 28-year odyssey spanning 29 countries, 36,000 miles, facing down polar bears, kidnappers and a spell in Russian custody, Karl Bushby was finally back in the arms of his longsuffering mother, Angela.“Where have I been?” he joked as Angela sobbed into his chest with a mix of relief,…

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