17 h. ago Mum falls 290ft to death in front of son after bungee jump accident

Elizaveta Gishchina, known as Liza, slipped from a platform after making a successful jump to mark her birthday, but she then went back up the tower to take a selfie as a keepsake of her daredevil jump

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28 h. ago Mother falls 290ft to her death taking a selfie in front of her son on 45th birthday moments after successful bungee jump

Elizaveta 'Liza' Gushchina 'slipped and fell' 290ft to her death from the same tower which she made a spectacular high-adrenaline rope jump from just minutes earlier as she celebrated her birthday

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2 d. ago Boy, 12, falls to his death while playing on playground apparatus in park

The child was pronounced dead at the scene at Wharton Recreation Ground near Ledward Street in Winsford on Friday evening.

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3 d. ago Cheshire park tragedy as boy, 12, falls to his death from playground 'apparatus'

The child was pronounced dead at the scene at Wharton Recreation Ground - police are now asking the public to come forward with any information about the tragedy

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5 d. ago Young dad from Bolton who 'lived life to the full' falls to death from mountain

Thomas Smith had travelled from his home in Greater Manchester to climb Snowdon when tragedy struck

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7 d. ago Paul Merton says ‘falling in love’ eight months after wife’s death was ‘natural’

‘Have I Got News For You’ star married Suki Webster after second wife died of breast cancer

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7 d. ago Paul Merton says falling in love six months after wife’s death was natural

‘Have I Got News For You’ star married Suki Webster after second wife died of breast cancer

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8 d. ago Dad falls to his death while trying to do good deed that goes badly wrong

Stephen Queen, 34, was enjoying a hike with a friend at the Morialta Conservation Park in Adelaide, Australia, when he tried to pick up a piece of litter but ended up falling to his death

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1 week ago Skydiver fell to her death and made no attempt to open shoot hours after boyfriend break

Jade Damarell, 32, died after crashing onto farmland in the village of Shotton Colliery, Co Durham, on April 27, an inquest into her death has heard. Her family have now spoken out

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2 w. ago Mum killed by falling tree made selfless act to save child seconds before her death

Madia Kauser, 32, was walking with her five-year-old daughter and older brother at Witton Country Park in Blackburn when a tree branch fell on her, killing her

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2 w. ago Husband's desperate bid to save wife crushed to death by falling tree branch

Devastated dad and husband Wasim Khan reached his wife as she was still breathing after being crushed by the tree branch but she was unable to be saved and died at the park in Blackburn

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2 w. ago Woman in her 20s plunges to death from building in Canary Wharf

Police said the woman’s death is being treated as unexpected and enquiries continue

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2 w. ago Man 'is smothered to death after "obese" wife trips, falls onto him and can't get back up'

The unnamed victim, 59, who has been described in local media as being slight in build, died in his home in the residential district of Campanha on the outskirts of Porto.

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3 w. ago Heartbreaking photo of Oasis fan partying at Wembley before falling to his death

Lee Claydon was pronounced dead at Wembley Stadium on Saturday having suffered 'injuries consistent with a fall'

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3 w. ago Heartbreaking last photo of Oasis fan partying at Wembley before falling to his death

Oasis fan Lee Claydon sadly died following a fall at the band's gig on Saturday night and now a photo shows him partying at the Wembley event before the tragedy

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3 w. ago Oasis death fall fan slipped on beer at Wembley in 'accident waiting to happen'

Lee Claydon, 45, plummeted from the upper tier during the sell-out gig in front of 100,000 people on Saturday and died at the scene, despite the best efforts of medics

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3 w. ago Oasis fan Lee Claydon 'slipped on beer' before falling to his death, claims dad

The father of Lee Claydon, who tragically fell to his death at an Oasis concert, says his son slipped on spilled beer and 'certainly was not drunk' at the sell-out gig on Saturday night

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3 w. ago Brother of Oasis fan Lee Claydon who fell to death made tragic Facebook post before fatal fall

Aaron Claydon has started a Gofundme to raise money following his brother's shock death.

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4 w. ago Oasis death: Tragic post from Lee Claydon's brother before fatal fall at Wembley

Tributes have been paid for Oasis fan Lee Claydon, who sadly died following a fall at the band's gig on Saturday night. His brother Aaron said his family are 'devastated'

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4 w. ago Brave Glasgow lad saves subway passenger 'seconds from death' after falling onto tracks

Hero Mitchell Round, leapt onto live tracks and hauled a man who had stumbled and fallen onto the rain a minute before a train was due to arrive.

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