8 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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10 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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12 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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13 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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13 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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14 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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16 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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17 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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20 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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22 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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52 h. ago What’s it like to be 23 and starting a new life? I’m unpacking a lot of emotions as my son heads to the US | Emma Beddington

Can he really be that old? Was I ever that young? A trip to clear out his student flat has brought back so many memoriesThere’s an accurate, if snide, thing I’ve seen online that reads “No parent on Facebook can believe their child has turned any age”, and yes, OK, not the “on Facebook” bit, but there is a rote astonishment at time passing that I sometimes slip into, contemplating my adult sons. But, allow me, just this once, a Facebook parent moment. My elder son turned 23 last month and we’ve just been to London to collect his stuff at the end of his degree. On the way, I realised I was 23 when I moved there myself.You can’t often pre-emptively pinpoint parenting “lasts”, but when you can, they’re strange and melancholy – even when they’re not, objectively, things a person would choose to do again. This trip involved (I hope) my last time standing, hips screaming from the drive, texting “We’re outside” as we waited for our son to wake up (my husband ended up throwing a ball at his...

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2 d. ago America's most dangerous places to live in event of nuclear attack and WW3

EXCLUSIVE: Donald Trump loves to posture, but the posturing would quickly end should World War 3 break out - but where should Americans avoid if the worst case scenario happens?

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3 d. ago Supreme Court allows parents to opt children out of classes that use LGBT

A group of religious parents in Maryland successfully asked the court to allow them to remove their children from classrooms with LGBT+ inclusive books

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4 d. ago Supreme Court allows states to cut Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood

Medicaid patients who sought affordable care from one of two clinics in South Carolina will no longer be reimbursed

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4 d. ago States can cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, the Supreme Court rules

The Supreme Court is allowing states to cut off Medicaid money for Planned Parenthood amid a wider Republican-backed push to defund the organization, the country’s largest abortion provider

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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 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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5 d. ago First Briton killed by cyber attack on NHS computers: Hack led to lethal delay in test results

A patient died after a cyber attack caused dangerously long waits for blood test results, an NHS harm review has found.

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7 d. ago Iran launches missiles at US base in Qatar in retaliation for Trump strikes on nuclear sites

Tehran launches attack on Al Udeid Air Base in dangerous escalation of Middle East conflict

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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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