55 h. 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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57 h. ago Boy, 5, died of sepsis after doctors 'race against the clock' to save him

“I told him to fight and be strong so he could come home with us”

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64 h. ago Daughter of a former England cricketer died from sepsis, pneumonia and Crohn's disease after paramedics failed to alert doctors to her symptoms

Bethan James, 21, daughter of ex-England and Glamorgan batsman Steve James had visited hospital multiple times in the days leading up to her death.

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69 h. ago Daughter of a former England cricketer died from sepsis, pneumonia and Chron's disease after paramedics failed to alert doctors to her symptoms

Bethan James, 21, daughter of ex-England and Glamorgan batsman Steve James had visited hospital multiple times in the days leading up to her death.

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3 d. ago ‘His music documented an America that no longer exists’: Brian Wilson’s brilliance, by key collaborator Van Dyke Parks

Wilson bought Parks a Volvo when he’d barely met him – and together they brought sublime poetry to pop. He remembers the making of Smile, Surf’s Up and moreIt was the Beatles’ publicist Derek Taylor – who I met backstage at their first concert at the Hollywood Bowl – who first declared “Brian Wilson is a genius” as part of a [1966] publicity campaign. I knew that word would come back to haunt Brian and it did: from then on he was competing in a world of heightened expectations, but he did that very bravely all his life. He was basically forever competing against a previous version of himself, but as the great American beat poet Lewis MacAdams said: “If it’s not impossible, I’m not interested.” As for lyrics, you can’t beat “I’m a cork on the ocean” [in Til I Die] for a redux of thought from a Beach Boy. I will call that genius and I think the word does apply to Brian.He had so many gifts. One of them was mutual empowerment. He brought out the best in everyone around him. In the stud...

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3 d. ago Boy, 14, dies days after catching rare bacterial infection as major warning issued

William Hand, 14, woke up unwell, and within hours, died from a rare bacterial infection that has sparked health officials to sound the alarm over its swift and severe symptoms

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3 d. ago Baby boy tragically dies after being 'injured' at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

Officers were called to the hospital following an incident which saw a young baby injured. The two-month-old boy has tragically passed away.

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3 d. ago Devastation as boy, 12, dies hours after telling parents he was going for 'rest in bed'

Tomas Remeikis' death came as a big shock

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5 d. ago Real Housewives TV boss dies in childbirth and leaves behind baby boy and 3

Lauren Miller passed away just minutes after giving birth to her son.

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5 d. ago Real Housewives boss dies in childbirth and leaves behind baby boy and 3

Real Housewives executive Lauren Miller has died just moments after giving birth to her son Jackson as she also leaves behind her husband and three-year-old daughter Emma

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6 d. ago Doctors told me my healthy daughter's tummy bug was only nausea

It was late 2023 and my eldest daughter, Aiyoung, was juggling part-time shifts on the deli counter at our local Waitrose with plans for her gap-year adventure in southeast Asia.

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8 d. ago Doctor who failed to spot girl, 13, was suffering from sepsis and died days later will face no disciplinary sanction

Professor Richard Thompson did not refer Martha Mills to intensive care despite her displaying several high-risk indicators of the life-threatening condition.

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8 d. ago Evenepoel blows away field on stage four of Criterium du Dauphiné to take overall lead

Belgian wins time trial 21 seconds ahead of VingegaardPogacar drops to eighth, 38 seconds behindTime-trial specialist Remco Evenepoel laid down a marker in the fourth stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné on Wednesday, winning the 17.4km race against the clock in style to move top of the overall classification. The 25-year-old Belgian tasted Olympic gold in the discipline last year and is also the double time-trial world champion. He showed his pedigree by blowing away a field containing Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar.Evenpoel raced home 21 seconds ahead of Dane Vingegaard, with Matteo Jorgenson a further 17 seconds back in third. Pogacar just missed the podium at 49 seconds behind Evenepoel, with Florian Lipowitz fifth and Mathieu van der Poel sixth. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Senior doctor’s failures in teenager’s care at London hospital ‘amounted to gross negligence’

A medical tribunal found that Professor Richard Thompson’s failures in the care of Martha Mills were ‘particularly grave’

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1 week ago ‘I don’t want to die’ – murder inquiry launched after boy, 14, stabbed

Police have arrested two teenagers on suspicion of murder in north Manchester.

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1 week ago Seriously injured boy, 13, 'ran to house screaming chilling words' before he died

A murder investigation has been launched after a teenage boy died following an incident in Manchester, with witnesses claiming he ran into a house asking for help

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1 week ago Everything we know so far about murder investigation after boy dies in Manchester

The probe has begun its second day

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1 week ago Manchester murder investigation LIVE updates as boy dies after horror attack

Police have begun a second day of enquiries in New Moston

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1 week ago Manchester murder investigation LIVE updates as boy, 14, dies after horror stabbing

Police have begun a second day of enquiries in New Moston

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1 week ago Manchester murder probe: Boy's heartbreaking words as he fled attacker before tragic death

Greater Manchester continues today to investigate the tragedy in the Nevin Road area of New Moston where the teenage boy died following a "distressing incident"

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