2 hours ago Second body found after house explosion in Newcastle that killed seven

Northumbria Police say body believed to be that of man in his 30s as investigation into incident continues

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2 hours ago Newcastle explosion: Second body found at scene of blast in street in Benwell

The body, believed to be that of a man in his 30s, was found in the debris by emergency crews

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2 hours ago Second body found in horror house explosion debris as 'lovely lad', 7, is named

Archie York, seven, was killed in a house explosion in Newcastle in the early hours of Wednesday morning, his aunt wrote on Facebook his name deserves to be shouted from the rooftops!

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2 hours ago Newcastle house explosion major update as police announce second person has died

A second person has been killed after a horrific house explosion on Violet Close in Newcastle that decimated two terraced homes, killing a young boy at the scene as others were rushed to hospital

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3 hours ago BREAKING: Newcastle house explosion: 'Lovely lad', 7, killed in horror blast with family 'devastated'

Archie York has been named locally as the seven-year-old boy killed in an explosion in Newcastle, which destroyed two terraced houses in the early hours of Wednesday morning

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6 hours ago Married at First Sight UK star raises more than £15,000 for Newcastle explosion victims after boy, seven, was killed and four others taken to hospital

Kieran Chapman, who is currently appearing on Married at First Sight UK and based in Newcastle, set up the fundraiser to 'raise as much money as possible for the families involved.

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13 hours ago MAFS star raises over £12k for families impacted by tragic Newcastle explosion

Married At First Sight star Kieran Chapman has created a GoFundMe page to help the families impacted by the gas explosion in Newcastle and has now raised over £12,000

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20 hours ago Man fighting for life and woman in hospital after 'disturbance' on Orkney street

Emergency services raced to Burnmouth Road in Kirkwall after the alarm was raised at around 10.40pm on Tuesday.

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24 hours ago Benwell explosion: Boy, 7, dies and six injured as house destroyed in horror incident in Newcastle

Six flats in a residential road were ‘badly affected’ by the explosion, which happened shortly before 1am on Wednesday

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