2 h. ago Murder inquiry under way after woman and child die in house fire in Co Offaly

Police say the Edenderry home was deliberately set alight, leaving a third person seriously injuredA murder investigation has been launched after a 60-year-old woman and a four-year-old boy died in a fire in County Offaly in Ireland.Emergency services extinguished the blaze at a house in Edenderry at about 8pm on Saturday but were unable to save the woman and child. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Murder investigation launched after woman and boy, 4, die in 'deliberate' house fire

Another woman, understood to be in her 50s, was rescued from the property and taken to hospital by ambulance, where she is being treated for serious injuries.

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8 h. ago Woman and young boy, 4, die in 'deliberate' house fire as cops launch murder probe

A second woman, aged in her 50s, was taken from the scene by ambulance and is currently receiving treatment in hospital for serious injuries.

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9 h. ago Boy, 2, dies after being 'mauled by dog' in Greece as dad and Brit mum arrested

A two-year-old boy has died on the Greek island of Zakynthos after being reportedly mauled by a pitbull, with his parents arrested on suspicion of manslaughter by negligence

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9 h. ago Police launch murder probe after 'callous attack' on family home: Boy, four, and woman, 60, killed in house fire in Edenderry

Another woman was seriously injured and taken to hospital by the emergency services.

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10 h. ago Police launch murder probe after woman and young boy killed in house fire in Edenderry

Another woman was seriously injured and taken to hospital by the emergency services.

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10 h. ago Woman, 60, and boy, 4, killed in 'deliberate' house fire as murder probe launched

A 60-year-old woman and four-year-old boy have died in a house fire, which Gardai believe was deliberately started in what they call a 'murderous attack'.

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10 h. ago Murder investigation launched after two people killed in house fire

A woman and a young boy died following the blaze in Edenderry, Co Offaly.

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11 h. ago Boy, 2, 'mauled to death by pit bull' on holiday island as Brit mum arrested

A two-year-old boy has died after being mauled by a pit bull in Zante, Greece, where he was with his dad and British mum, reports say

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12 h. ago Young boy and woman in her 60s die in house fire in Edenderry

Another woman was seriously injured and taken to hospital by the emergency services.

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25 h. ago Brit mum behind £30,000 wine heist at luxury restaurant faces 50 years in prison

Natali Ray, from Kent, has been accused of swiping rare wines from a winery in the US - she could face up to 50 years in prison if found guilty of the crimes she is charged with

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34 h. ago Mum screams 'my baby' after grandad and infant 'killed by pack of pitbulls'

A grandfather and his three-month-old granddaughter were mauled to death an alleged dog attack involving multiple pitbulls at their Tennessee home - some have since been destroyed

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52 h. ago Man charged with murder of boy, 14, who died after severe head injury as baby

Lejunae Wood, 42, was arrested on Thursday at Heathrow Airport on suspicion of murder. Leajunne Wood, who was four months old at the time, was injured in 2007

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60 h. ago Major update after Brit mum dies of rabies after being 'scratched by puppy'

Yvonne Ford, 59, died after being scratched by a puppy while on holiday in Morocco - the family questioned whether the NHS was ready to handle her condition

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65 h. ago Dog mauls female owner, 39, to death in Whyalla, South Australia

Christine Kulis, 39, died when her dog launched its attack on Thursday after years of allegedly terrorising her neighbours in Whyalla, South Australia, 400km north-west of Adelaide.

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65 h. ago Family of boy, five, who died at school criticise coroner's report

Benedict's family wants a new law to protect children and save lives in the future

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67 h. ago Horror as teen dies in fireworks accident after neighbours hear 'boom' like 'a bomb'

A 17-year-old boy has died after suffering severe burns in a tragic fireworks accident in his garden in a Los Angeles neighbourhood on Wednesday night when neighbours heard a "boom" that sounded "like a bomb"

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3 d. ago Putin 'morally responsible' for Brit mum's death after Salisbury Novichok poisoning

An inquiry report into the death of mum-of-three Dawn Sturgess, who was fatally poisoned by Novichok in Salisbury, has found Putin to be "morally responsible" for the incident

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3 d. ago Woman mauled to death by stray dog while saving own pup's life

Mother-of-three Barbara Brewington, 38, was killed by a stray dog she took into her home as she attempted to stop it attacking her own, smaller, pet, police said,

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4 d. ago Police are criticised over investigation after boy, five, collapsed and died hours after drinking milk at school

Benedict Blythe, who was in his first year at Barnack Primary School in Stamford, Lincolnshire, stopped breathing and later died after being exposed to cow's milk.

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