14 h. ago Man who urged vulnerable woman to kill herself while he watched online for his own sexual thrills is sentenced to nine years

Tyler Webb, 23, repeatedly told his victim to end her life during weeks of what she called 'calculated psychological violence' because he wanted to watch her die on a video call.

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18 h. ago Family will never know how boy, 16, died as third party 'can't be ruled out'

Teenager Jonty Evans' body was found in the River Weaver in in Nantwich, Cheshire, last summer after a huge search operation involving thermal imaging and drones

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36 h. ago Boy, three, who died after developing sepsis may not have suffered fatal cardiac arrest when he did if he was readmitted earlier, inquest told

Theo Tuikubulau had been gradually getting sicker with a high temperature, flu-like symptoms and breathing difficulties and was struggling to eat or drink in the lead up to his tragic death.

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61 h. ago Boy, three, who died of sepsis would have got to hospital earlier if 111 operator graded calls life

Mother Kayleigh Kenneford dialed 111 on the evening of July 7, 2022, desperate for help as her son, Theo Tuikubulau, felt seriously unwell.

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3 d. ago London hospital failed to give woman 'prompt and necessary' sepsis care

An inquest concluded that Norma Campbell died of natural causes, contributed to by neglect

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3 d. ago Boy, 16, 'died in stolen motorbike crash as burglary victim chased him'

Dean Barnes, 16, was riding as a pillion passenger on one of the stolen motorbikes when it crashed killing him as a court heard the burglars and bolt croppers used a drill to break into the shed

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4 d. 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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4 d. 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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4 d. 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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4 d. ago Mother tells inquest how she watched her toddler son die from sepsis after he was admitted to hospital twice in just 36 hours

Devon Coroner's Court heard the three-year-old was admitted to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth on the afternoon of July 6 2022, but discharged from the children's assessment unit shortly after midnight.

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4 d. 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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4 d. 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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4 d. 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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4 d. 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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4 d. 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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4 d. 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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5 d. 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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8 d. ago "I'm in fear for my family's life": Murder trial hears call to police

The prison officer and dad-of-three had been "murdered as an act of retaliation", the court has been told

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8 d. ago Ben Affleck has dated more Jennifers than there are famous Rebeccas. It’s time for us to rise up | Rebecca Shaw

We need more Rebeccas to become stars. If it’s too late for us, we need a new generation of possibly powerful RebeccasAs someone from a big family who has a lot of procreation-aged friends, not a week goes by without the announcement of a new baby joining us. I love it, of course, and I’ll always give the baby its first “Like”.My favourite part, however, besides the miracle of newborn life etc, is finding out what those people have called the child. I want to know all the names. I’ll click on the baby announcements of people I know, people I don’t know, and I’ll definitely click on a birth announcement from a celebrity, even if I’ve never heard their name before. It might surprise you to learn that I am not in the habit of judging these names, though. This is for two reasons – one, I’m a bogan from regional Queensland, I’ve heard names you can’t even imagine. And two, I have sympathy for the job! Continue reading...

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9 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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