12 h. ago Family pay tribute to ‘shining star’ girl, seven, killed in park tree collapse

Leonna Ruka, from Dagenham, was killed and four other children were injured after the tree fell in Chalkwell Park, Southend-on-Sea on Saturday.

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12 h. ago Family pays tribute to ‘shining star’ girl, seven, killed in park tree collapse

Leonna Ruka was killed and four other children were injured after the tree fell in Chalkwell Park

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13 h. ago Girl, 7, killed by falling tree at Chalkwell Park pictured for first time

The family of seven-year-old Leonna Ruka have described her as 'the light in their lives' in a heartbreaking tribute following her death in an accident at Chalkwell Park, Southend

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42 h. ago Picture This: The fashion time capsule that you need to explore

Ever wondered how different fashion trends are now compared to the 50s, 60s and 70s? Evie Redwood dives into a photographic archive from the dawn of colour photos.

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60 h. ago David Beckham pictured for first time in plaster cast since having surgery after being hospitalised with 'unbearable' pain

Beckham has been pictured for the first time wearing a plaster cast after undergoing surgery, as he waved to fans ahead of Inter Miami's Club World Cup clash against Paris Saint-Germain in Atlanta.

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61 h. ago Dad shares harrowing near miss after Chalkwell tree death tragedy, as expert warns of 'wake

A local parent has shared a harrowing near-miss after a 7-year-old girl was killed by a falling branch at Chalkwell Park this weekend, while a tree expert has condemned the local council

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62 h. ago Girl, 7, killed by falling tree in Essex park was ‘visiting with family from London’

A girl remains in critical condition in hospital with serious injuries

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63 h. ago Chalkwell Park tree UPDATES: Child still fighting for life after girl, 7, killed

Essex Police has offered an update about the condition of a six-year-old girl who was hospitalised with life-threatening injuries following the partial collapse of a tree in Chalkwell Park, Southend

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64 h. ago Chalkwell Park fundraiser tops £12k less than five hours after schoolgirl, 7, dies in tree horror

A schoolgirl, aged 7, was killed in a horror accident after a tree collapsed at Chalkwell Park, Essex. Kind-hearted locals have raised thousands of pounds in less than 24 hours

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65 h. ago Chalkwell Park tree was 'propped up by metal poles' before collapsing and crushing girl, 7, to death

Residents in Southend are demanding to know why the giant tree - the oldest in the area - hadn't been cut down before it fell on Saturday, killing a seven-year-old child

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3 d. ago Witnesses will 'never forget the screams' as girl, 7, killed by tree in Chalkwell Park

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT: A seven-year-old girl tragically died after a tree came crashing down onto children playing in Chalkwell Park, Essex- five youngsters were taken to hospital

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3 d. ago Girl, 7, dies and four other children injured after tree falls in public park

A six-year-old remains in critical condition after incident, while three other children also injured

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3 d. ago Girl, 7, killed and four injured after branch from large tree falls on kids in park

Air ambulances, paramedic crews, police and the fire brigade all rushed to Chalkwell Park (pictured, file photo) in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, just before 3pm today.

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3 d. ago Chalkwell Park tree crushes girl, 7, to death with second child 'critical'

Essex Police said in a statement following news of the young girl's death this evening that the families involved in the shock Southend incident will be 'facing unimaginable hardship'

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3 d. ago Southend park UPDATES: Multiple casualties 'including kids' as tree crashes down

Essex Police and ambulance crews responded to Chalkwell Park, Southend-on-Sea, at around 3pm this afternoon after a tree fell on people, with several confirmed hurt

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3 d. ago Southend park UPDATES: Five children rushed to hospital after tree crashes down

Essex Police and ambulance crews responded to Chalkwell Park, Southend-on-Sea, at around 3pm this afternoon after a tree fell onto children, with five hospitalised

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3 d. ago Jeff Bezos' wife Lauren Sanchez ditches £3m ring as newlyweds seen for first time

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez have been seen for the first time since their lavish wedding in Venice, with the newlyweds pictured on the third day of their celebrations

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4 d. ago Gangsters' molls at the heart of two of the world's most notorious crime families unmasked: Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch's wife pictured for the first time... and the women of the Kinahan clan

EXCLUSIVETheir crime empires are worth millions and reach into the UK, Spain and Dubai.

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7 d. ago Home Office worker who granted asylum applications in return for cash bungs of up to £3,500 is jailed for more than four years

Imran Mulla, 39, can be pictured for the first time by MailOnline today after he was sentenced to four-and-a-half-years in prison for taking a £3,500 bung from a Bangladeshi man.

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1 week ago Oasis Liam and Noel Gallagher snapped together for unexpected TV announcement as fans go wild

It's the first time the Gallagher brothers have been pictured together since announcing their Oasis Live '25 reunion tour

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