37 minutes ago Boy killed in Newcastle house explosion ‘named’ after second body found

Six people, five adults and a child, were taken to hospital following the incident and a man in his 30s remains in a critical but stable condition.

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96 minutes ago Child, 7, killed in Newcastle house explosion was a ‘beautiful, funny and caring little boy’

Family of Archie York say they are ‘truly devastated and heartbroken beyond words’ by his death

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3 hours 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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5 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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5 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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5 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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6 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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28 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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28 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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