7 h. ago University student, 18, drowned from cold water shock during night time swim in the sea with friends, inquest hears

Michael Oppong-Yeboah, 18, had gone for a night time swim with friends from his university jiu jitsu society after a meal out when tragedy struck off Plymouth Hoe in Devon in March 2024.

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10 h. ago Grandad died with 999 crew trapped in station as power cut closed electric gates

Peter Coates, 62, was struggling to breathe after his oxygen machine stopped working, an inquest heard. An emergency response in Redcar, Yorks, was delayed by a power cut

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17 h. ago Gordon McQueen 'attributed dementia to heading ball' so let's change law in his name

Record View says it is too late for heroes like Gordon McQueen but justice can still be done for others affected.

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28 h. ago Man Utd icon Gordon McQueen 'believed heading was behind his dementia'

Scotland and Manchester United icon Gordon McQueen was diagnosed with vascular dementia, and died in 2023 aged 70. He told his family that heading 'had not helped', inquest hears

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30 h. ago Former Manchester United, Leeds and Scotland footballer Gordon McQueen told family 'heading a football for all those years hasn't helped' prior to dementia battle, inquest hears

The towering former Scotland international defender was diagnosed with vascular dementia in 2021 and died two years later, aged 70.

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30 h. ago Gordon McQueen 'attributed dementia to heading ball', inquest hears

Former Scotland and Manchester United defender Gordon McQueen, who died aged 70, told his family that his long career in football may have contributed to his dementia, his daughter Hayley McQueen told an inquest into his death in North Yorkshire.

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33 h. ago Death of man pulled from Barry Docks days before Christmas suspected to be 'unnatural'

He was later identified by police but an inquest opening heard his cause of death was a mystery

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37 h. ago 'Soul mates' found dead in New Forest camper van after cider festival were 'poisoned'

Christopher and Kayleigh Coll, described as 'soul mates', were found dead in their camper van at the New Forest Cider Festival in Burley in October with an inquest now hearing preliminary findings

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50 h. ago Brit dive master, 66, died just minutes into exploring Malta shipwreck on week

A BRIT dive master tragically died just minutes into exploring a shipwreck in Malta, an inquest heard. Darrel Nicholas Pascoe was sadly pronounced dead after swimming to the surface too quickly while on holiday with his wife Sue last year. Tragedy struck on October 12 when the 66-year-old was diving around the popular P29 wreck....

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7 d. ago ‘Star of the class’ pupil, 12, dies after tragically ‘trying Squid Game prank’

A STAR schoolboy suddenly died in a "very tragic set of circumstances" after recreating a scene from a Netflix thriller Squid Game, an inquest heard. Sebastian Cizman, 12, was found hanging at his home on June 27 and was sadly pronounced dead in hospital a short time later. His cousin found him unresponsive while taking...

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2 w. ago Son of farmer who took own life says tax climbdown is ‘best Christmas present’

John Charlesworth’s inquest heard that in the months before last October’s budget he had been growing anxious about inheritance tax.

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2 w. ago Tragic runner, 29, killed instantly when he was electrocuted by low

A RUNNER was killed instantly after he was electrocuted by a low hanging cable while out jogging, an inquest has heard. John Henry Oates, 29, was found dead on October 27, 2023 in Lupton, near Kendal, Cumbria. A four-day inquest into Mr Oates' death was concluded on Tuesday by Coroner Kirsty Gomersal. It was said...

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2 w. ago Mum Yasmeen Ali told she faces trial charged with murdering her three children

An inquest previously heard that Yasmeen Ali's three children died of knife wounds, with injuries to their chests and necks.

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2 w. ago Mum died after BBL and tummy tuck surgery in Turkey, inquest told

The inquest heard Sophie Hunt suffered multi-organ failure and died after experiencing three cardiac arrests.

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3 w. ago Drunk man killed when struck by seven London Underground trains in ‘accident’

Brian Mitchell, 72, died after he fell onto a London tube track and was struck by seven Jubilee line trains at Stratford station in December 2023, an inquest heard

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3 w. ago Dad killed wife in 'psychotic episode' after being released from hospital

Christopher Stone-Houghton, 66, and Ruth Stone-Houghton, 60, were found dead at their home in Portsmouth, Hampshire - an inquest heard he attacked her while suffering a 'psychotic episode'

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3 w. ago Tenerife hotel tragedy as man, 25, found dead hours after row with carer

Jamie Cole, 25, died whilst on holiday in Tenerife following a row with his carer, Lousha Rees, an inquest into his death heard

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3 w. ago Talented architect, 25, died when his heart gave out after taking cocktail of cocaine, cannabis and MDMA, inquest hears

Thady Smyth, 25, from Islington, north London, admitted to ambulance crew that he had taken cocaine before collapsing and going into cardiac arrest on July 19, an inquest heard.

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3 w. ago Armed police fired 19 shots to kill XL bully dog that launched fatal attack on great

John McColl died from his wounds after being mauled by the animal on a residential street in Warrington, Cheshire, on February 24.Criminal charges have bought the inquest to standstill.

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3 w. ago Police launch murder probe after receiving fresh information over death of woman electrocuted in her bath 25 years ago

An inquest in October 2000 heard Rhonda Anderson, 29, was found in the bath with the radio still switched on and floating beside her at her Northampton home.

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