16 h. ago Schoolgirl, 13, 'crying out for help' took her own life after reporting sexual assault and being denied hospital bed, inquest told

Ella Murray was in need of help from social services, but a lack of communication between agencies meant that she wasn't offered a hospital bed.

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3 d. ago Sunken superyacht Bayesian due to be raised from seabed next month, inquest told

Billionaire entrepreneur Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah were among seven people who died when the vessel sank off the coast of Sicily.

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3 d. ago Disabled man, 49, and his devoted carer, 60, drowned in icy canal while doing one of their favourite walks, inquest told

Aaron Ritchie, 49, and Ceri John Jenkins, his 60-year-old carer, both died after their bodies were found in the Leeds and Liverpool towpath in Wigan in November 2023.

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8 d. ago Three died from smoke inhalation in station house fire, inquest openings told

Emma Conn, 30, her daughter Mayci Fox, four, and Louie Thorn, 23, died in the blaze in Rushton, near Kettering, Northamptonshire, on March 28.

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9 d. ago Young artist killed by Night Tube train entered tunnel after taking cocktail of drugs, inquest told

Sarah Cunningham thought to have been hit by Northern line train 15 minutes after entering Tube tunnel

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1 week ago Woman, 20, died after speeding away from cops in her BMW and crashing into parked car just a week after she bought it at a police auction, inquest told

Xena Georgiou, 20, had only just bought the black BMW One Series at a police auction a week before the horror crash.

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1 week ago Grandfather who quit driving for health reasons was killed by pensioner who stayed behind the wheel for nine years despite doctors warning him to stop, inquest told

Keen climber and walker Peter Westwell, from Billington, was crossing the A666 Whalley Road, Langho, when he was hit by a Honda Jazz being driven by Neil Pemberton.

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1 week ago 'It was all lies, I wasn't that person': Furniture salesman, 62, left cryptic note about 'allegations from 40 years ago' before driving into tractor at high speed, inquest told

Phillip Roger Howarth was travelling westbound along the A14, a three lane carriageway,in his Skoda car shortly before he collided with the rear of a parked tractor, an inquest heard.

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2 w. ago Schoolboy cyclist, 11, died in crash after 'veering sharply' into path of bus after its driver beeped horn and tried to overtake, inquest told

Lucas Ashton was riding his bike in Bolton, Greater Manchester, when he was killed in a bus crash on December 30, 2022.

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2 w. ago Top British gamer, 17, killed himself after failing GCSE maths exam only for his parents to find out the next day he had actually passed, inquest told

Alex Henshaw, 17, from Winchester, Hampshire unexpectedly took his own life the month after his exam results came out, an inquest heard. However, the day after his result was upgraded after a remark.

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3 w. ago Student died after slipping while using gym’s weight machine, inquest told

Medical student Mohammed Farraj had been exercising at the gym at the University of East Anglia.

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3 w. ago Hero medical student drowned saving three girls from riptide on UK beach

Jack Edward Lees sent his mum photos of the beach sunset in the hours before his death. She told an inquest "When I said goodbye to him I had no reason to think that he would never come back"

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3 w. ago 'I was crying for help and got told for pressing emergency hospital alarm, hours later my husband was dying'

Star and Garter landlord Andy Martin waited hours before 'crucial' treatment was given, an inquest has been told

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3 w. ago 'I was crying for help and got told off for pressing emergency hospital alarm, hours later my husband was dying'

Star and Garter landlord Andy Martin waited hours before 'crucial' treatment was given, an inquest has been told

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3 w. ago Poppy Atkinson died of head injuries in sports pitch car collision, inquest told

On Tuesday, the acting senior coroner for Cumbria opened an inquest into the 10-year-old’s death.

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3 w. ago Families say they have been told Loughgall legacy inquest will be restored

Families of those killed in the SAS attack met with NI Secretary Hilary Benn on Monday.

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3 w. ago Man confronted by online paedophile hunters was found dead on a motorway, inquest hears

A man confronted by online paedophile hunters was found dead on a motorway having suffered multiple injuries, the opening of an inquest has been told.

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3 w. ago Teenager killed in dog attack was bitten on face and neck, inquest opening told

An inquest into the death of Morgan Dorsett has been opened at Avon Coroners’ Court.

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4 w. ago Dog attack bar worker may have died from heart condition, inquest told

Grace Gardner, 21, had three separate potential causes of death, a forensic pathologist said at Worcestershire Coroner’s Court.

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4 w. ago Bar worker died after suffering ‘trauma wound’ caused by pet dog, inquest told

Grace Gardner was declared dead by paramedics called to her partner’s home in Bewdley, Worcestershire.

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