1 hour ago Schoolgirl died after 'being crushed under fallen tree branch for two hours'

Brooke Wiggins, 12, was playing with friends when the horror incident occurred as the branch gave way.

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4 h. ago Girl, 12, killed after 'being crushed under fallen tree branch for two hours'

Brooke Wiggins, aged 12, was playing with friends and using a rope swing in Banstead, Surrey, when the branch snapped and she died after being crushed by the tree, a court heard

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5 h. ago Ashling Murphy killer's chilling seven words to wife after school teacher murder

A court heard how Jozef Puska told his wife Lucia Istokova he 'didn't mean to kill that girl' but she was 'scared' to inform the authorities following the shocking murder

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7 h. ago Girl, 12, killed when she was ‘crushed under fallen tree branch for up to two hours’

A 12-YEAR-OLD girl died when a fallen tree branch crushed her while playing with pals, an inquest heard. Brooke Wiggins was having fun on a rope swing when tragedy struck in Banstead, Surrey on November 9 last year. Paramedics were called to the scene, near the junction with Carshalton Road, after the horror unfolded. It...

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7 h. ago Girl, 12, was killed while playing with friends after a tree branch snapped and fell on her, an inquest hears

Brooke Wiggins was using a rope swing when the branch broke off and caused her to become trapped. Her friends tried to free her before an ambulance arrived. She died soon after.

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9 h. ago Teen, 15, who died after jumping into River Wyre with friends 'didn't know risk'

Lotus Bowker, 15, jumped into the River Wyre in Preston, Lancashire, and tragically drowned after getting into difficulty as he was unable to swim properly, an inquest heard

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12 h. ago Schoolgirl, 16, who was predicted As in her GCSEs was found dead at a disused hotel, an inquest hears

Kianna Patton was reported missing from her home in Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire in October 2019. Her body was then discovered at a derelict hotel in nearby Pembroke Dock the following day.

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34 h. ago Tragic Scots nurse died after being kicked in the chest by her horse

A SCOTS nurse died in a freak accident after being kicked in the chest by her horse.  Sam Young, 58, originally from Ayrshire, suffered a ruptured heart and died after her horse suddenly bolted and lashed out kicking her at a farm near her home. An inquest into her death heard paramedics rushed to Birch Park...

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36 h. ago Hospital chief nurse, 58, died after being kicked in the chest by her horse, inquest hears

Sam Young, 58, died from a ruptured heart at a farm near her home in Baschurch, Shropshire, after her horse bolted before kicking out.

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3 d. ago Man charged over Marcus's death: Family's agony after British teenager who was jailed for holiday romance in Dubai with girl, 17, dies in crash three months after prison release

Marcus Fakana, 19, tragically died after a car he was a passenger in smashed into another vehicle while it was being tailed by the Metropolitan Police in Tottenham, north London.

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3 d. ago Rail firm fined £1m over death of woman who put her head out of train window

Bethan Roper, 28, died after being struck by a tree branch while returning home after a day out shopping

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3 d. ago Teenager, 19, jailed in Dubai over holiday romance with girl, 17, killed in crash after police chase in north London

Marcus Fakana, 19, died from ‘significant’ injuries sustained in the smash just before 1am on Friday and a man has been charged with causing death by dangerosu driving

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3 d. ago £1m fine after Welsh woman killed putting her head out of train window

Bethan Roper, who was 28, died while returning home to Wales on a train with friends from a day out shopping in Bath. She placed her head outside a window and was struck by an overhanging tree branch while the train

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3 d. ago Teenager, 19, jailed in Dubai over holiday romance with girl, 17, killed in crash after car fails to stop for police in north London

Marcus Fakana, 19, died from ‘significant’ injuries after the smash just before 1am on Friday

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3 d. ago Brit teen who was jailed in Dubai for sex with girl, 17, is killed in car crash

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3 d. ago Teenager jailed in Dubai over romance with girl, 17, killed in crash in north London

Teenager jailed in Dubai over romance with girl, 17, killed in crash in north London  London Evening Standard

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3 d. ago Rail firm is fined £1million over death of woman who was killed by a tree branch while sticking her head out of an open train window at 75mph

Bethan Roper, 28, died after hitting her head on an overhanging tree branch on a Great Western Railway (GWR) train travelling at 75mph near Twerton, Bath, in 2018.

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4 d. ago Teen girl gang who killed pensioner, 75, in vicious street attack they filmed on mobile phone are locked up

Fredi Rivero, 75, died in hospital after he was punched to the ground by three teenage girls, who lunched an unprovoked attack which they film on a mobile phone. The girls were jailed today.

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4 d. ago Thomas Tuchel denies rift with Jude Bellingham as he explains Foden and Grealish omissions from England squad

Tuchel’s side play Wales in a friendly at Wembley before travelling to Latvia to continue their World Cup qualifying campaign

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4 d. ago Thomas Tuchel explains why he left out Jude Bellingham, Phil Foden and Jack Grealish from England squad

Tuchel’s side play Wales in a friendly at Wembley before travelling to Latvia to continue their World Cup qualifying campaign

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