8 hours ago Body of woman, 52, found 'mummified' in her Liverpool flat seven months after she was last seen or heard from, inquest hears

Amanda Warburton, 52, was discovered by police dead in her apartment in Windmill Hill, Runcorn on September 17. Police said her death was 'non suspicious'.

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12 hours ago Firefighter found dead in bed by horrified wife after drinking session with colleagues

Francois Childs was found dead at home by his wife, who woke called an ambulance after she woke up in the middle of the night to see her husband lying "rigid" beside her

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15 hours ago Hiker plunged 330ft to his death in front of horrified friend who heard him 'scream'

Dad of two Fraser Tait, 35, plummeted more than 300ft to his death while hiking up the notoriously challenging Helvellyn mountain in the Lake District, an inquest has heard

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17 hours ago Firefighter, 44, died due to cocaine after day out drinking with colleagues

Tributes have been paid to the firefighter who died last month

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19 hours ago Prisoner found dead in his cell an hour after worried wife called switchboard

Keith Turner was not put on the Prison Service suicide watchlist or self-harm monitoring and healthcare staff did not flag any concerns about his suicidal thoughts to prison staff, an inquest has heard

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