19 h. ago The hospital that sent Lila Marsland, 5, home with fatal meningitis PRAISED by inspectors a year on from tragic death

An inspection by the health watchdog, 13 months after Lila’s death, found praised the hospital that sent the five-year-old girl with tonsillitis medication just hours before she died from meningitis

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26 h. ago Police issue further details after double tragedy shuts Manchester rail lines

Two men died in separate incidents just hours apart

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44 h. ago 'After eight days reliving Lila's death, today we heard the word no parent should ever have to hear'

Lila Marsland was found unresponsive in bed by her mum and died from meningitis - around eight hours earlier, the five-year-old was discharged from Tameside Hospital as her mum was told she had tonsillitis

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45 h. ago Doctor was 'astounded' at how quickly cricket star Steve James' daughter deteriorated before her death

Bethan James, 21, the daughter of former England cricketer Steve James, died just a few hours after being admitted to the University Hospital of Wales

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48 h. ago Consultant should have referred teenager to intensive care, tribunal rules

Martha Mills, 13, died in the early hours of August 31 2021.

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67 h. ago Couple take legal action after daughter dies hours after birth

Liliwen Iris Thomas died in October 2022 just 20 hours after she was born at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff

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68 h. ago Footballer, 35, collapses on pitch and dies just hours after sending profound message to fans about 'life'

Witnesses describe the 'tears and chaos' which followed Pittau's collapse 41 minutes into Don Orione's trip to Club Union in the second phase of the Chaco federation tournament.

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6 d. ago Headmaster beats boy, 10, to death in front of entire school over 'minor issue'

Eyewitnesses said the boy was singled out in assembly by his headteacher at the school in Pakistan and beaten on his head, face, and back - he died in hospital a few hours later

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6 d. ago Philanthropist who devoted life to saving lions killed by one as he went to loo

Businessman Bernd Kebbel, 59, tragically died when a lioness attacked him in the early hours of Friday morning as he exited his tent on top of a 4x4 to go to the toilet

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7 d. ago Inter hit by tragedy just hours before Champions League final as club stalwart dies

Ernesto Pellegrini - who was president of Inter Milan from 1984 to 1995 - has passed away at the age of 84, just hours before the Italian side play PSG in the Champions League final

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7 d. ago Coroner has ‘no doubt’ diagnosis could have prevented death of baby boy

Archie Squire died from heart failure in the early hours of November 23 2023, after successive cardiac arrests, days after his first birthday.

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7 d. ago Tragedy as boy, 8, dies hours after getting infection that spread to his brain and spine

Ashlee Dahlberg, from Indiana, US, says she felt her son Liam's 'heart fade away' after he suddenly contracted a bacterial infection. She shared the warning signs of the deadly illness

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8 d. ago EastEnders fans brand death twist 'ridiculous' after horrific car crash

EastEnders viewers were left scratching their heads after Zack Hudson emerged from a lake just hours after it was revealed he seemingly died in a car crash

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8 d. ago Indiana boy, 8, dies within hours of catching terrifying infection at school that spread to his brain

Little Liam Dahlberg, eight, from Indiana , complained of a headache after coming home from school last month - the next day he was dead.

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8 d. ago ‘Unacceptable’ delayed scan could have prevented baby’s death, inquest hears

Archie Squire died from heart failure in the early hours of November 23 2023, after successive cardiac arrests, days after his first birthday.

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9 d. ago Doctor admits giving 'wrong' statement to inquest of girl, 5, who died hours after hospital discharge

Lila Marsland died in her sleep hours after being discharged from Tameside Hospital

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1 week ago Elderly couple in their 70s become legal parents of surrogate baby boy despite judge's fears they could die before he reaches 18

The couple, both aged 72, applied to the courts for a parental order in July after the baby was born six months earlier to a surrogate in California using the husband's sperm and a donor egg.

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1 week ago She was sent home from hospital with tonsillitis. Hours later she died in her sleep

Lila Marsland, five, died from meningitis at her home in Tameside

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1 week ago I drowned for 30 minutes. What I saw while lifeless in the river still haunts me... I didn't want to come back

At the age of 10, Lisa Bliss from New York fell into a freezing cold river and 'died' for half an hour. What happened while she was unconscious changed her life forever...

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2 w. ago Turkish officials break silence after British mum's shock autopsy findings

Beth Martin mysteriously died just hours after arriving in Turkey for a holiday with her husband and two children.

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