2 h. ago Driver using phone accelerated through red light, killing boy, 14

Christopher Arnett's parents said the way he died 'will haunt us until our dying breaths'

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26 h. ago Boy killed while he slept in tragic UK 'crime lab' 100 gas canister explosion

Archie York was only seven at the time of the blast

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27 h. ago House explosion that killed two people in Newcastle caused by drug lab, court hears

Reece Galbraith, 33, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in blast from gas canisters used to make cannabis sweetsA huge house explosion that killed two people including a seven-year-old boy was the result of a dangerous and criminal drug lab making cannabis gummy sweets using 100 gas canisters, a court has heard.Details of the causes of the blast in the Benwell area of Newcastle can now be reported after Reece Galbraith, 33, pleaded guilty on Thursday to the manslaughter of two people. Continue reading...

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28 h. ago Boy, seven, killed in huge blast caused by criminals making cannabis gummies

Reece Galbraith, 33, has admitted the manslaughters of Archie York, who was asleep upstairs, and his friend Jason Laws in an explosion in Newcastle

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29 h. ago Man admits manslaughter after ‘drugs lab’ explosion kills child and man

Reece Galbraith, 33, changed his plea to guilty at Newcastle Crown Court following the huge blast in Benwell, Newcastle, in October.

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29 h. ago Weed dealer admits killing boy, 7 after Newcastle drug factory exploded

Archie York was in bed when the devastating blast tore through his house last October, killing him and injuring his parents and baby brother and leaving houses in ruins

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29 h. ago Weed dealer admits killing boy, 7, in his bed after Newcastle drug factory exploded

Archie York was in bed when the devastating blast tore through his house last October, killing him and injuring his parents and baby brother and leaving houses in ruins

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39 h. ago Tragedy as Austin stabbing sees boy, 17, killed at school athletics event

Emergency services descended on the Frisco Independent School District's athletics stadium in the United States where a student - Austin Metcalf - was stabbed on Wednesday

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3 d. ago Brighton stabbings: Man killed as woman and boy rushed to hospital after home attack

A teenager has been arrested in connection with the incident after a man was killed. A woman and child were also injured

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5 d. ago Mom and two daughters killed and boy, 4, critically injured after driver with suspended license crashes onto sidewalk

The woman’s four-year-old son was also struck during the incident and was taken to hospital in critical condition

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9 d. ago Boy, 13, threatened to 'chop up' his schoolboy rival, 16, before stabbing him to death in gang feud over £50

A schoolboy has admitted killing a fellow teenager following a dispute over £50.

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9 d. ago Teen admits killing Kory McCrimmon in Glasgow park in row over £50

A teen boy has pleaded guilty to killing Kory McCrimmon in a Glasgow park.

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1 week ago Stunning Signal leak reveals depths of Trump administration’s loathing of Europe

Messages inadvertently shared with Atlantic journalist lays bare the unvarnished truth about how Vance and Hegseth feel about European alliesIf Europe wasn’t already on notice, the extraordinary leak of deliberations by JD Vance and other top-level Trump administration officials over a strike against the Houthis in Yemen was another sign that it has a target on its back.The administration officials gave Jeffrey Goldberg of the Atlantic a front-row seat to the planning for the strike against the Houthis – a stunning intelligence leak that has caused anger against Republicans who called for criminal investigations against Hillary Clinton and others for playing fast and loose with sensitive information. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Inside horror of bombed Gaza hospital after boy recovering from surgery killed in his bed

Feroze Sidhwa tells The Independent of the destruction bomb wrought on Nasser Hospital – which Israel says was targeting senior Hamas leader

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1 week ago Albanian criminal can stay in the UK as his deportation would cause 'considerable distress' to his son who has a learning disability

Blendi Axhami won a legal challenge as his son - who lives with his mother and is cared for by Axhami only once a week - is being treated 'as if he is autistic' while awaiting final diagnosis.

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2 w. ago Huge snow blast to hit seven counties in England in final days of March – see where

The Met Office has issued a snow warning for seven English counties on the last day of March, with the North West set to be particularly hit by the wintry weather

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3 w. ago Double murderer admits stabbing teenager hours before killing two boys

The 16-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm, criminal damage and possessing a knife.

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3 w. ago Rider dies at motocross event just months after teen killed at same race track

A man in his early 40s died in a crash at Mildenhall MX on Sunday, just months after a 17-year-old boy was killed on the same motocross track

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3 w. ago Sydney caravan a ‘fake terrorism plot’ and antisemitic attacks a scheme to divert police resources, authorities allege

‘The caravan plot was an elaborate scheme contrived by organised criminals domestically and from offshore,’ AFP deputy commissioner Krissy Barrett saysGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFederal police say a caravan found in Sydney earlier this year was “never going to cause a mass casualty event” and was a “fake terrorism plot”.The Australian federal police deputy commissioner Krissy Barrett said on Monday investigators now believed the caravan incident was concocted by criminals who wanted to cause fear for personal benefit. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Teen shooting: Man charged with murder after boy killed in Stockwell

Teen shooting: Man charged with murder after boy killed in Stockwell  BBC.com

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