62 minutes ago 'Lovely lad', 7, killed in Newcastle house explosion as second body tragically found under rubble

Archie York has been named locally as the seven-year-old boy killed in an explosion in Newcastle

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70 minutes ago Newcastle house explosion: Man killed alongside boy, 7, named as 'best big brother'

Jason Laws, known as Jay, has been named locally as the man in his 30s who was found dead at the scene of the horrific house explosion on Violet Close in Newcastle's Benwell and Elswick neighbourhood

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3 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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3 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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4 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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26 hours ago Newcastle explosion: Boy, 7, dies and six injured as house destroyed in horror incident

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

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26 hours ago Boy, seven, dies and six taken to hospital after house explosion on Newcastle street

Northumbria Police said the young boy had died at the scene

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26 hours ago Boy, 7, killed in Newcastle house explosion as emergency services swoop area

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29 hours ago Newcastle Explosion: Harrowing aerial photos show devastation after three houses obliterated and four people including child left in hospital

Three adults and a child were rushed to hospital following the blaze which ripped through three homes, sending flames billowing into the sky.

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