17 h. ago Killer battered female prison guard after being dropped as goalie for jail football team

Samuel Petto, already serving time for a brutal killing, claimed the ban sparked a meltdown that ended in a vicious assault at HMP Shotts.

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18 h. ago Children plummet from bouncy castle blown away in front of terrified parents

Two children were left with injuries after the untethered bouncy castle was carried high into the air by a gust of wind at a school event in Krugersdorp, South Africa

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39 h. ago Several children injured on school trip after huge branch falls from tree in Polish gorge

The branch hit a group of 43 children aged 11 to 12 on a school trip from Warsaw

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41 h. ago Korzeniowy Dol Gorge: Multiple children injured after huge branch falls off tree

Polish police said the tree branch fell on a group of 47 people in Korzeniowy Gorge, 43 of whom were kids aged between 11 and 12, and their four support workers

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4 d. ago Urgent warning to vapers over 'ticking time bomb' after vape ban

A charity has issued a warning to anyone throwing away a single-use vape

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4 d. ago Charity warns of disposable vapes ‘ticking time bomb’ following ban

Electrical Safety First urged vapers not to ‘bin the battery’ following the ban on the sale of disposable or single-use vapes from June 1.

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5 d. ago It's time to bin disposable vapes — but will sneaky loopholes undermine the ban?

Vapes that are rechargeable and refillable on a technicality alone are now being sold in London stores. So what does it mean for the purported ban? asks India Block

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6 d. ago Boy hit by car near Scots school as cops appeal for information

His injuries are serious and is currently in the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People.

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7 d. ago Parents debate how much screen time kids should have and 'ban' one thing

A parent has sparked a lively debate online after revealing they won't be allowing their two-month-old baby to watch television for the first two years of their life

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8 d. ago Children injured, wildlife slaughtered, forests ravaged: is it time to ban disposable barbecues?

Single-use grills are ‘the worst form of litter’, says the boss of Keep Britain Tidy, whose own young son was badly burned by one left on a beach. They’re also a terrible way to cook. Should shops stop selling them?Toby Tyler can still hear his son William’s scream. “That will never, ever leave us,” he says, speaking on a video call from the family home in Stockport, Greater Manchester. “But we didn’t understand what had happened. We thought he’d stood on something that had gone into his foot. It was only when he got to us and we grabbed him that we could see his foot completely stripped – all the skin had gone.”It was 2020, in a break between lockdowns, and the Tyler family – Toby and Claire, their kids Lily and William, who was nine at the time – had gone to the beach at Formby. “There was another family who’d brought a disposable barbecue which they’d used on the sand in the morning. The whole unit had cooled, so they had moved it because they were worried about the kids standing...

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9 d. ago Keir Starmer's emotional message to Liverpool on visit after parade crash horror

In a visit to the Liverpool today, Keir Starmer said the whole country watched in horror after a car ploughed into a crowd in Water Street - leaving 79 people, including children, injured

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9 d. ago Liverpool suspect details were released for key reason in wake of Southport murders

A 53-year-old man remains in police custody after over 50 people, including children, were injured when a car drove into supporters during a Liverpool FC trophy parade

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1 week ago Police naming Liverpool parade suspect’s ethnicity may cause future ‘challenges’

Former superintendent Dal Babu says although decision was correct, to counter misinformation, it may be exploited by far rightMerseyside police’s decision to release details of the ethnicity of the suspect in the Liverpool parade collision could raise “difficulties and challenges” for forces in the future, a former superintendent has said.Merseyside police said they arrested a 53-year-old white British man from the Liverpool area about two hours after the incident that left dozens of people, including four children, injured. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Major supermarket issues safety alert over children's clothes due to terrifying injury risk

Customers are urged to stop using the product and return them to your nearest from for a full refund.

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1 week ago Liverpool parade crash driver 'may have tailgated ambulance' before car ploughing into crowds

A huge investigation is underway to determine the cause of the incident after 47 people, including four children, were injured during Liverpool FC's title parade

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1 week ago Four people still ‘very ill’ in hospital after Liverpool parade collision, says mayor

Metro mayor, Keir Starmer and Jürgen Klopp express support as questions raised about how car could enter area of celebrationLiverpool parade collision – live updatesFour people are still “very, very ill in hospital” after a car ploughed into fans celebrating Liverpool’s Premier League victory, the city’s metro mayor has said.A 53-year-old British man from the Liverpool area, believed to be the driver of the vehicle, was arrested after the “horrific” incident in Water Street in the heart of the city on Monday. Four children were among about 50 people who were injured when the vehicle careered into the packed crowd shortly after 6pm. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Good Morning Britain's Susanna Reid shares 'devastating' Liverpool update as she's forced to break from show

Good Morning Britain was paused as Susanna Reid shared news of the Liverpool car crash which saw four children injured following the Premier League victory parade

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1 week ago Liverpool parade crash: Why police revealed driver's nationality

A man has been arrested after a car drove into crowds near the end of Liverpool FC's parade, injuring 47 people, including a number of children

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1 week ago Keir Starmer reacts to 'utter horror and devastation' of Liverpool parade crash

Keir Starmer has responded after four children were among about 50 people injured when a car ploughed into a crowd at the Liverpool Premier League victory parade on Monday

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1 week ago Atomic Kitten star 'horrified' as family were at Liverpool parade during crash

Natasha Hamilton has shared her horror after a car drove into crowds at Liverpool's Premier League title celebrations, injuring dozens of people including four children

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