2 h. ago Measles signs and when to get help as hospital issues plea after child's death

A child has tragically died in Liverpool after contracting measles, as Alder Hey Children’s Hospital issues a plea to parents

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3 h. ago Doctors issue urgent warning after world's most infectious disease kills child in Liverpool

The child, who died in Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool, had been treated in intensive care. It is understood they were severely ill with measles.

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5 h. ago Omaze founder 'died and saw afterlife' before surgeon admitted 'larger forces at play'

Matt Pohlson, co-founder of Omaze, was given just a 0% chance of survival after suffering a cardiac arrest – but he claims to have visited the afterlife before being brought back to life

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5 h. ago 'I founded Omaze after dying in hospital and what I saw has never been explained'

Omaze founder Matt Pohlson once had a near-death experience that saw his brain and heart stop working for over four minutes. Here, he remembers what he saw before being resuscitated

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10 h. ago Baby boy dies after drowning in lake as police investigate the 'unexplained' death

Emergency services rushed to Chatsworth Park following reports of a baby found unresponsive in the water, the baby was rushed to hospital but sadly died shortly after arrival

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25 h. ago Measles symptoms you shouldn't ignore as child dies in UK hospital

With 529 confirmed measles cases confirmed in the United Kingdom so far this year, and a declining vaccination uptake, these are the symptoms you need to look out for

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26 h. ago NHS issues 'concerned' statement as child dies from measles amid outbreak fears

The child sadly passed away in Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool and is the second to to die following an acute measles infection in Britain this decade

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27 h. ago Child with measles dies in hospital as experts fear virus 'could spread like wildfire'

The child passed away at Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool.

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31 h. ago Child dies from measles at UK hospital as officials fear disease could 'spread like wildfire'

A child has died at a UK hospital after being admitted with measles – the second death of a child in the UK following acute measles infection this decade, with experts concerned of an outbreak

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35 h. ago Child with measles dies at UK hospital as officials fear it could 'spread like wildfire'

This year there have been 529 confirmed measles cases, the majority, 357, were children under ten. But cases of measles are increasing in Britain because low vaccination rates leave children vulnerable

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2 d. ago Arizona resident dies from the plague less than 24 hours after showing symptoms

Amid a prairie dog die-off near Flagstaff, one person in Northern Arizona has died from the plague after being hospitalized with severe symptoms.

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3 d. ago Pensioner pair die after stolen BMW ploughs into care home during police chase

A woman in her 90s and another in her 80s died in hospital on Thursday after a stolen BMW being pursued by police crashed into a care home in Sunderland, Northumbria Police said

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3 d. ago Thousands raised for funeral of 'beautiful boy' killed in horror Glencoe bus crash

Jake Larmour, 18, tragically died in hospital five days after the crash on his way home from his lifelong dream of scaling Ben Nevis.

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3 d. ago Jail death of Scots paedophile who raped two young girls to be probed by Sheriff

John Barr, 71, died while receiving palliative care at a community hospital in Granton, Edinburgh, on October 5, 2023.

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3 d. ago Man who punched Iraq War veteran three times found guilty of his murder

Lee Woodward, 39, never recovered after he was attacked by Gregory Twigg, 32, and died in hospital 10 months later.

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4 d. ago Scots dad dies two weeks after hip replacement as investigation launched into NHS care

John Ian Young, who was on a five-year waiting list for the procedure before going under the knife at Hairmyres Hospital on June 5, died just weeks later.

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4 d. ago Escape to the Country star tragically dies in hospital after 'vomiting blood'

A 53-year-old woman who appeared on the BBC's Escape to the Country with her partner in 2021 tragically died after struggling with alcoholism, an inquest has heard

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4 d. ago BBC Escape to the Country star dies in hospital after 'vomiting blood'

A BBC Escape To The Country star was rushed to Norfolk and Norwich Hospital (N&N) after vomiting blood

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4 d. ago Boy, five, died after 'accidentally being exposed to' cow's milk protein at school, inquest hears

Benedict Blythe, a reception pupil at Barnack Primary School in Lincolnshire, died in hospital from food-induced anaphylaxis in 2021, after he vomited twice before going into cardiac arrest.

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4 d. ago Awful way businesswoman, 40, died after plastic surgery on her BUTTOCKS

Natália Cavanellas had three cosmetic procedures Monday, the last being an injection on her buttocks, before she went into cardiac arrest and died at a hospital in Brazil.

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