11 h. ago Child protection meeting was held amid safety concerns for Pearson kids three days before they were killed in Walkden firebombing

A further pre-inquest review hearing into deaths of Michelle Pearson and four of her children has been held

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14 h. ago Top British gamer, 17, killed himself after failing GCSE maths exam only for his parents to find out the next day he had actually passed, inquest told

Alex Henshaw, 17, from Winchester, Hampshire unexpectedly took his own life the month after his exam results came out, an inquest heard. However, the day after his result was upgraded after a remark.

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41 h. ago 'Beautiful' Brit superyacht worker dies while snorkelling on his day off in Fiji

An inquest into the death of Christian Bogle, 26, heard that the Brit joined other members of the yacht's crew to go snorkelling at a beach where the conditions were perfect

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51 h. ago Toddler, 2, dies suddenly in her sleep hours after being sent home from hospital

Parents Kris Thompson and Ibolya Adam, from Wigan, are questioning the care given to their 22-month-old daughter by doctors following her death from a condition linked to Group A streptococcus, an inquest heard

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55 h. ago Mechanic, 18, took his own life after falling victim to financial scammers, inquest hears

Kieron Mullins Bunn, had been his usual 'funny, chatty self' just days before his body was tragically found in woodland.

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56 h. ago Toddler died in her sleep hours after being sent home from hospital

An inquest jury heard Hailey Thompson's parents have concerns over her care

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58 h. ago British sailor snorkelling at Fiji coral reef on 'best day of his life' died after suffering a seizure when he was stung by sea urchins, inquest hears

Super yacht deckhand Christian Bogle (pictured), 26, of Newquay, Cornwall, was snorkelling with crewmates at a beach in the city of Nadi, Fiji, last June when he tragically lost his life.

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6 d. ago 'Unclear' whether student, 22, would have lived if NHS doctors listened to his mum

Leeds University student William Hewes tragically died after there were delays in giving him vital antibiotics at Homerton University Hospital where his mum worked, an inquest heard

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6 d. ago Valentine's Day pub shooting update: Inquest hears new detail about 'man who gunned down wife before jumping to his death off bridge'

Edward Smiths, 43, is believed to have gunned down Lisa Smith, also 43, in the car park of the Three Horsehoes in Knockholt, Kent on February 14.

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6 d. ago Woman, 26, who was scared to go outside and showered up to eight hours a day killed herself after being 'let down' by NHS during pandemic

Rosie Fender, 26, died near Romsey in Hampshire in February 2022. Her inquest heard the local mental health services were not operating as normal because of the pandemic.

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7 d. ago The man found dead on M4 after paedo hunter sting: Married Adrian Smith, 48, had been confronted by self

Adrian Smith, 48, died of multiple injuries after falling from a motorway bridge and being struck by several vehicles on February 22, an inquest this week heard.

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7 d. ago Hero student, 20, drowned after saving three women who got into difficulty during a wild sea swim in Cornwall, inquest hears

Jack Edward Lees was just days away from celebrating his 21st birthday when he travelled with the group of 60 other students to Cornwall for a four-day trip back in June last year.

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7 d. ago Hero medical student drowned saving three girls from riptide on UK beach

Jack Edward Lees sent his mum photos of the beach sunset in the hours before his death. She told an inquest "When I said goodbye to him I had no reason to think that he would never come back"

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7 d. ago Pensioner, 92, died after getting stuck in an 'incredibly boggy field' while out on his regular walk, inquest hears

William Morris Jones, a retired groundsman, set out on a routine walk around his native Criccieth, north Wales, on the afternoon of 28 December 2024.

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8 d. ago Farmer will not face manslaughter charges after fatal cow attack, inquest hears

Malcolm Flynn, 72, was knocked to the ground, trampled and kicked in the head when he used a public footpath in 2020.

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8 d. ago Man got stuck in 'incredibly boggy field' on walk he took 'often' and died

William Morris Jones, 92, had been reported missing when he was later found dead in a waterlogged field, an inquest heard

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8 d. ago Poppy Atkinson died from head injuries after being hit by car, inquest hears

The promising young footballer died after being struck by a car during a training session.

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8 d. ago Schoolgirl footballer, ten, died from 'head injuries' when she was hit by electric BMW which crashed through fencing and landed on the pitch, inquest hears

Poppy Atkinson, 10, died on the artificial turf at Kendal Rugby Union Club, Cumbria, after the electric vehicle lost control on March 3 this year.

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8 d. ago Woman died of injury to heart in South Wales shooting, inquest hears

Joanne Penney, 40, died after being shot in the chest at an address in Llys Illtyd in Talbot Green on March 9.

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9 d. ago Pensioner flipped in air and kicked in the head during fatal cow attack

Malcolm Flynn, 72 from Carlisle was walking with a friend along Hadrian’s Wall when he was brutally attacked by rampaging cattle, an inquest into his death has heard

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