3 h. ago Boy, 13, died after becoming trapped by tree or trolley in Welsh river

Kane Geraint Edwards got into difficulty after entering the River Tawe in Swansea for a swim with his friend after school. Despite a frantic search and rescue attempt, his body was later pulled from the water

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27 h. ago Tears for boy, two, who died when car crashed into pedestrians in seaside town as locals pay silent tribute and lay flowers at the scene

Members from Kent Fire and Rescue Service left a heartbreaking tribute to the youngster who died after a car collided with 'multiple pedestrians' in Whitstable, Kent, on Saturday.

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45 h. ago First picture of tragic teen who died after being found in flat as boy arrested

West Yorkshire Police have arrested a 16-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of murder and rape in relation to Casey's death.

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51 h. ago Boy, 2, dies after car ploughs into pedestrians in horror crash as man arrested

A two-year-old boy has died after a car ploughed into pedestrians in Whitstable, Kent, on Saturday evening – a man in his 20s has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving

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3 d. ago Girl, 13, dies as boy arrested on suspicion of murder and rape

The 13-year-old's death is currently being treated as unexplained.

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3 d. ago Girl, 13, from Greater Manchester dies as boy arrested for murder and rape

Casey was found unresponsive in a flat in Huddersfield on Monday evening and was pronounced dead in hospital

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4 d. ago Boy arrested on suspicion of murder and rape after girl, 13, dies

The girl's cause of death remains unexplained

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5 d. ago Boy, 2, dies after doctors use air hose to remove popcorn stuck up nose

A mum and dad were left distraught after a simple operation to dislodge a popcorn kernel from their two-year old's nose went drastically wrong.

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6 d. ago Chasing the Dark by Ben Machell review – the original ghostbuster

An entrancing biography of Tony Cornell, who displayed a scientist’s commitment to impartiality as he investigated the paranormalMy first and only experience with a Ouija board occurred when I was 11, at a friend’s house. It was good, spooky fun until it wasn’t. I recall movement and the start of a message before we recoiled from the board. Later that evening, I learned that my grandfather had died. While I realise now that a boy with a terminally ill relative and a lurid imagination was not the most reliable witness, I remember wanting to believe that I’d had a brush with the uncanny.When Times journalist Ben Machell’s dying grandmother bequeathed him a crystal ball, he began idly searching for mediums and happened across the work of a man named Tony Cornell. Between 1952 and 2004, Cornell worked (unpaid and to the detriment of two marriages) for the Society for Psychical Research (SPR). Weeding out deception and delusion from accounts of paranormal activity to find out w...

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7 d. ago Thousands evacuated in Spain as deadly heatwave fans Mediterranean wildfires

Boy, four, dies of heatstroke in Rome as scientists say high temperatures and fires are reminder of climate emergencyThe deadly heatwave fanning wildfires across the Mediterranean region has claimed at least three lives and forced thousands of people from their homes.Firefighters continued to battle blazes on Tuesday and authorities braced for further damage as temperatures in some areas surged well past 40C. In Spain, a Romanian man in his 50s died after suffering 98% burns while trying to rescue horses from a burning stable near Madrid on Monday night. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Boy, 13, tragically dies after being 'thrown into river over £40 debt'

Abdou Ngom, 13, from Verduno, in the north of Italy is claimed to have been thrown into the Tanaro River by another teenager over a debt despite not knowing how to swim

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7 d. ago Boy dies in heatwave tragedy after being found in car as Europe blasted by heat

A four-year-old boy has died after suffering heat stroke

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7 d. ago Boy, 4, dies on family holiday as heatwave sweeps Europe sparking wildfires

The tragic four-year-old boy died from heatstroke after leaving the holiday house his family were staying in

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7 d. ago Europe's red alert HELL: Boy, four, dies of heatstroke in Italy as temperatures hit record highs in France and masses are evacuated in the Balkans as wildfires tear through

The four-year-old Romanian died on Monday just days after being found unconscious in the family's car in Sardinia.

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8 d. ago Four children arrested after boy, 14, died in warehouse fire will face no further police action

Layton Carr was found dead after emergency services rushed to a blaze near the Fairfield Industrial estate in the Bill Quay area of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, on the evening of May 2.

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9 d. ago Harrowing images show skeletal Palestinian boy, two, crying out as 11 more die from malnutrition in Gaza, Hamas

DISTRESSING CONTENT WARNING: Little Sham Kadih, who appears to be suffering from malnutrition, can be seen weeping as he is tended to at Nasser Hospital on Saturday.

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9 d. ago Brave boy, 3, dies while 'fighting to the end' after being born with half a heart

A brave and bubbly young boy has sadly died at the age of three, after being born with half a heart and spending about half of his life in hospital

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1 week ago Final tragic moments of boy, 15, who died on M60 ahead of Oasis gig

15-year-old Israel Iyabor tragically died after falling from a bridge over the M60 motorway in July, with emergency services called to the scene.

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1 week ago Tributes to boy, four, who died after being hit by a bus outside hospital in Margate

Zaahir Jan’s mother says she is lost without her ‘sweet, funny’ child whose ‘smile we can’t see again’

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1 week ago Boy, 4, dies after being hit by bus as he walked out of hospital

A four-year-old boy was hit by a bus outside a hospital in Kent, police have said

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