3 h. ago Pictured: Girl, seven, who died after tree 'held up by metal poles' collapsed on top of her in park

Little Leonna Ruka, from Dagenham in east London, had been visiting family in Southend-on-Sea when she and several other children were trapped underneath a tree that partially collapsed.

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3 h. ago London family pay tribute to 'precious' girl, 7, killed when tree collapsed in Essex

The family of a seven-year-old girl from east London have said she will “live forever in our hearts” after she was killed when a tree collapsed in a park in Southend, Essex.

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3 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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52 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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52 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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54 h. ago Southend tree tragedy: Girl, seven, killed in accident was 'visiting with family from London' as another child fights for their life in hospital

A seven-year-old girl who was killed in an accident in an Essex park is believed to have been 'visiting with family from London '.

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55 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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68 h. 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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2 d. ago Brave cricketer says 50 people tried to help tragic girl who died in tree collapse

A seven-year-old girl has died after a a tree collapsed in an Essex park, which also left a six-year-old girl in critical condition and a further three children with minor injuries

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2 d. ago One child killed and another in critical condition after tree falls in Essex park

Seven-year-old girl dies in hospital after incident at Chalkwell park in Southend-on-Sea involving five childrenA young girl has died and another is in a critical condition after a tree fell in a seaside park in Essex on Saturday.The girls, aged seven and six, suffered serious injuries and were taken to hospital. Police said the seven-year-old girl died in hospital. Continue reading...

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2 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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2 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 Five children taken to hospital after tree falls in Essex park

Two of the five suffered ‘serious injuries’ as result of incident in Chalkwell park, Southend-on-SeaFive children have been taken to hospital, including two with serious injuries, after a tree fell in a seaside park in Essex on Saturday. Essex police said they were called to Chalkwell park in Southend-on-Sea shortly before 3pm, where they found “a number of casualties”. An East of England ambulance service spokesperson said: “Two children were transported by road to Southend University hospital. “A further three children were later transported by road to the same hospital with minor injuries.” Police advised the public to avoid the area. Adam Hutchins, 47, told the EssexLive website: “I heard there were kids playing on the tree. They heard a big crack.“It must have [been] pretty loud. They went running over and there were kids underneath the tree. “All the cricket guys ran over and tried to loft the tree up. I think it’s one of the oldest trees. It had metal stands propping it up.” ...

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3 d. ago Five children taken to hospital after tree falls in park in Essex

Essex Police was called to Chalkwell Park, Southend-on-Sea, shortly before 3pm, to ‘a number of casualties’.

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3 d. ago Girl, 7, killed by tree in busy park was 'visiting from London with family'

Girl, 7, killed by tree in busy park was 'visiting from London with family' - as witnesses will 'never forget screams'  The Sun

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2 w. ago As a trans Australian, I was kicked out of a UK toilet. This is not the open

I used to be proud of my birthplace for its cosmopolitan tolerance. Visiting now, it feels like stepping back decadesI was visiting family in London when the British supreme court handed down its unexpected ruling: under the Equality Act, sex was now considered “binary” in law, which meant transgender people could be banned from single-sex spaces of their gender identity. The Labour government, which had come into office promising us “dignity”, capitulated. But, not to worry, soothed a minister, Pat McFadden, “There isn’t going to be toilet police.”A few days later the toilet police got me. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Tragic final selfie of family on Air India flight moments before fatal crash in Ahmedabad

A family, who were excited to fly to London to visit their son, shared a happy photo of themselves on board the doomed Air India Flight 171 just minutes before it crashed

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3 w. ago London bus driver who killed girl, 9, after falling asleep while on drugs jailed

London bus driver who killed girl, 9, after falling asleep while on drugs jailed  London Evening Standard

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3 w. ago London bus driver who killed girl, 9, after falling asleep due to smoking cannabis jailed for four years

Martin Asolo-Ogugua, 23, mounted a pavement and hit Ada Bicakci in front of her family

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last month Brooklyn Beckham's London visit deepens family rift as Nicola Peltz's friends speak out

Brooklyn Beckham's recent social media posts are said to have hurt his parents David and Victoria as the family feud rumbles on after a well-publicised fallout

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