8 h. ago At least 30 Youth Demand activists arrested as protesters block Tower Bridge

A group of Youth Demand protesters lit flares and blocked the road on Tower Bridge on Saturday evening

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8 h. ago Families moved out of Mile End tower block due to sewage water in lift shafts

Council officials have warned that significant investment will be needed to fix the underlying cause of the issue

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13 h. ago Five children hospitalised and all residents 'displaced' after fire at Dagenham flats

Five children hospitalised and all residents 'displaced' after fire at Dagenham flats  This Is Local London

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14 h. ago 5 children taken to hospital after tower block fire in Dagenham

5 children taken to hospital after tower block fire in Dagenham  MyLondon

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54 h. ago Tower block residents infested by thousands of flies leaving them unable to open their windows

Residents suffering from the revolting infestation say they have been "forced" to become fly experts with the insects having plagued them since in the 1990s – and the council still hasn't sorted it out.

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4 d. ago Death toll from toxic cough syrup in India rises to 20 children as WHO demands answers

Five children remain in hospital with kidney failure as India widens ban on tainted medicine

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4 d. ago WHO intervenes as death toll from toxic cough syrup in India rises to 20

Five children remain in hospital with kidney failure as India widens ban on tainted medicine

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4 d. ago Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead

The children’s names below appear on a list of victims of Israel’s offensive in Gaza, maintained by health authorities in the territory. As of the end of July it ran to 60,199 names, of whom 18,457 were under 18s. Far from comprehensive, the list does not include the thousands still buried under the rubble of destroyed buildings, as well as the war’s many indirect victimsAs of the end of July there were 18,457 children named on the long official list of Palestinian victims of Israel’s war in Gaza. Over almost two years, that is equivalent to bombs, bullets and shells killing a boy or girl every hour of every day.In reality the deaths are not spaced out so evenly. Siblings, cousins and playmates are often killed together, by an airstrike or artillery shell. Even children shot by snipers or quadcopters are sometimes brought into hospitals in groups, doctors say. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Schoolboy kept out of lessons after medical letter says he needs access to toilet

Bailey Wood, 14, is under the care of Alder Hey Children's Hospital for a condition that means he needs the loo at short notice - but his school won't allow him to leave class

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8 d. ago School pupil, 14, needs toilet at short notice 'but told wait until afternoons'

Bailey Wood is under the care of Alder Hey Children Hospital's Urology department and has just started year 10 at St George's School in Blackpool, but his parents have pulled him out of school

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1 week ago NHS slammed for treating children who need A&E care as ‘second

Many emergency departments lack the infrastructure to meet the growing needs of child patients, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health said

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1 week ago Philippines earthquake death toll rises to at least 69 as Cebu hospitals struggle

More than 700 aftershocks recorded – mostly minor – while rescuers search for casualties in coastal city of BogoThe death toll from a powerful earthquake in the Philippines has risen to at least 69, with the number of patients overwhelming hospitals on the island of Cebu.Injured children cried and adults screamed as they were treated on beds beneath blue tents outside the Cebu provincial hospital. They had been wheeled outside as a precaution against waves of aftershocks overnight. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Premier League star Tosin Adarabioyo supports charity for critically ill kids

Chelsea defender Tosin, 28, has become an ambassador for Lia’s Wings, which saves lives by jetting critically ill babies and children to hospital

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1 week ago Lucy Letby's life in jail from 'eerie room' to child killer pal and binging on junk food

Lucy Letby is serving a whole life order after being convicted of murdering seven children at the Countess of Chester Hospital as she spends her time in prison alongside other child killers

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2 w. ago Injured man, 41, rushed to hospital after being slashed by balaclava

A MAN was rushed to hospital after being slashed by a masked thug at a Scots tower block. The horrifying incident unfolded at a block of flats on Main Street in Bonhill, Alexandria, at around 9.15pm last night. The 41-year-old victim was taken to the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley where he was treated for...

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2 w. ago Scots tower block tenants vulnerable to catastrophic gas explosions

Residents have demanded an urgent national review and safety improvements in the wake of our probe into Large Panel System (LPS) high-rises.

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2 w. ago At least 36 dead and more than 50 injured in crush at Vijay rally in India

Victims include eight children at election campaign gathering in Tamil Nadu led by popular actor and politician At least 36 people have been killed and more than 50 injured in a crush at a rally for a popular actor and politician in India.The health minister in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, Ma Subramanian, told the Associated Press late on Saturday that the victims, including eight children, were dead by the time they arrived at hospital. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago South east London woman collects pyjamas for children in hospital wards

South east London woman collects pyjamas for children in hospital wards  News Shopper

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2 w. ago Girl, 2, injured and driver arrested after Audi swerves off road and ploughs into tree

The two-year-old suffered head and arm injuries and has been transferred to Manchester Children's Hospital

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2 w. ago Three children taken to hospital after fire tears through three

Three children taken to hospital after fire tears through three-storey block of flats in Enfield  Sky News

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