12 h. ago Mum of boy who 'died after allergic reaction at school' says 'world should've been safer'

Benedict Blythe, five, collapsed at school after an allergic reaction and later died, an inquest heard - his mum said 'the world should have been safer for him'.

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13 h. ago Boy, 16, 'died in stolen motorbike crash while burglary victim was chasing him'

A court heard Dean Barnes, 16, who was riding as a pillion passenger on a stolen bike, died in a crash while Callum Duncan chased burglars in the early hours of January 24, 2023

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16 h. ago Boy, three, died in a 'furious and prolonged' attack by 'dangerous' 50kg dogs after his parents allowed him to wander into their pen unsupervised, court hears

Daniel Twigg was mauled to death at Carr Farm, in Milnrow, near Rochdale, on May 15, 2022, due to the alleged negligence of his parents Mark Twigg, 43, and Joanne Bedford, 37.

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16 h. ago Boy, 16, on stolen bike died trying to get away from burglary victim chasing him

Dean Barnes died after being pursued by Callum Duncan, jurors were told

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17 h. ago Boy, 5, 'died after allergic reaction at school' as mum says 'world should've been safer'

Benedict Blythe, five, collapsed at school after an allergic reaction and later died, an inquest heard - his mum said 'the world should have been safer for him'

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17 h. ago Boy, 5, died at school after he ate biscuit and suffered a serious allergic reaction, inquest hears

Benedict Blythe, in his first year at Barnack Primary School in Stamford in Lincolnshire, died in hospital on December 1 2021 after vomiting at school.

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19 h. ago Lochore Meadows: Tributes to ‘much loved, caring’ teen who died paddleboarding on Scottish loch

Police have released a family statement after a teenage boy died at Lochore Meadows in Fife on the weekend.

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21 h. ago Boy, 4, dies in hot car after climbing inside while playing outside

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: A four-year-old boy has died after getting inside a car on a scorching hot day, with over 1,100 children in the US having died in hot car incidents since 1990

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24 h. ago Boy, 12, tragically dies in social media challenge as family tell of 'unknown horrors'

Sebastian died after being found unresponsive at his home in Castleford, West Yorkshire, on Friday evening. His family said they believe he died after taking part in a viral social media challenge

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26 h. ago Boy, 12, dies in social media challenge as family warn of 'unknown horrors' online

Sebastian, a 12-year-old boy from Castleford, West Yorkshire, has tragically died at his home with his family warning parents of the dangers from social media challenges

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3 d. ago My cultural awakening: Buffy gave me the courage to escape my conservative Pakistani upbringing

The vampire slayer’s tenacity and independence freed me from the judgment and violence of my conservative relatives – and now my mum appreciates me for who I amI was 10, cross-legged on the floor of my parents’ living room in Newcastle, bathed in the blue light of a TV. The volume was set to near-silence – my dad, asleep in another room, had schizophrenia and frontal lobe syndrome, and I didn’t want to wake him. Then, like some divine interruption to the endless blur of news and repeats, I stumbled across Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The show may have been barely audible, but it hit me like a lightning bolt.Before Buffy, life was like a pressure cooker. I secretly yearned for a more alternative lifestyle, but even wearing jeans would have been a big deal in my family. I had an assisted place at a private school as my parents were quite poor. Mum would say: “If you don’t study, we’ll have to put you in the other school, and you’ll just get beaten up.” It sounds like fear-monge...

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5 d. ago Boy, 11, dies in brother's arms after being shot at public park

Police are urging anyone who may have information about the shooting to come forward and say: "We are following every lead, but we need the public’s help to solve this"

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5 d. ago 'They may as well say she's too autistic' says mum of girl banned from school prom

Rebecca says her daughter has meltdowns because of her autism, but is being punished for bad behaviour

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5 d. ago Dad slammed by cops after leaving young son to die in hot car to get hair cut

Scott Gardner left his 18-month-old for three hours while he ran errands and went to a bar before finally noticing the little boy wasn't breathing - two hours after officers believe he had died

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6 d. ago Mum angry over uniform rule says she was 'gobsmacked' by school's response

It's not the only school where the rule is in place

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7 d. ago Liam Byrne: Scottish man who starred in BBC documentary The Boy Who Can Fly dies during jump in Swiss Alps

A Scottish wingsuit flyer has died during a jump in Switzerland

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8 d. ago Family of boy, 13, who died the day after being diagnosed with cancer are doing something wonderful

Hundreds of thousands of pounds have been raised in memory of Tom Walker who died from leukaemia in 2018

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1 week ago Squid Game: the show’s worst characters are back and they’re as unbelievably wooden as ever

The South Korean smash hit drama that gripped global audiences returns for a final instalment. It’s brutal, cruel and, sadly, brings back the animal-mask wearing VIPs whose season one appearance caused global mockeryLook alive – Squid Game returns this week! There’s still no sign of any squid, which is the kind of false advertising that ruined The Pink Panther. But that’s good, because squid are terrifying. Once, showing off on holiday, I offered to cook for a group of friends. I didn’t speak the language where we were, and ended up leaving the fishmonger with a big bag of tentacles. As I attempted to remove the head, guts, beak and skin of the creatures, their internal sacs burst, coating me in viscous black ink. I suffered an allergic reaction, don’t eat squid any more, and don’t see those friends.Squid Game the TV show (Netflix, Friday 26 June) has proved even more traumatising. Set on a hidden island, the competition pits hundreds of desperate, indebted people aga...

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1 week ago Kristi Noem is released after being rushed to the hospital with an allergic reaction

The Homeland Security secretary was rushed to a Washington D.C. hospital on Tuesday

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1 week ago Boy, 17, died after taking one 'Andrew Tate' ecstasy pill in friend's garage

Kristian Jolly, 17, died after taking an ecstasy pill named after controversial influencer Andrew Tate on a day out with friends - one pal told an inquest he had never taken the drug before

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