12 h. ago Housebound grandmother, 83, drowned in her own living room when river burst its banks and unleashed 5ft torrent during Storm Babet, inquest hears

Maureen Gilbert was found by her son Paul 'floating in the water' in her home in Derbyshire on the morning of October 21.

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13 h. ago No flood defences protecting the home of trapped grandmother, 83, who drowned during Storm Babet, inquest hears

Maureen Gilbert was found by her son Paul 'floating in the water' in her home in Derbyshire on the morning of October 21.

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14 h. ago 'Vulnerable' disabled boy, 10, fell ill at school and died after ingesting cocaine at school, inquest hears

Isaac Mansfield, 10, died after being rushed to Newham Hospital having become unwell at the John F Kennedy Special School, Stratford. His death was first judged to be from natural causes.

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17 h. ago Moment girl gang of 'dine and dashers' who tucked into chicken tikka masalas, naans and pilau rice 'scarper without paying £72 bill'

They are said to have devoured a mixed chutney tray followed by chicken tikka masala and a chicken kadai special at the Indian restaurant in Blackpool. But they paid for absolutely none of it.

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17 h. ago No flood defences protecting home of pensioner who drowned, inquest hears

Maureen Gilbert, 83, drowned when her home flooded during Storm Babet nearly two years ago.

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35 h. ago Young man 'raped' in centre of major city as two suspects, 29 and 52, arrested

Police have launched a rape investigation after a man was allegedly attacked in Birmingham. Two suspects, aged 29 and 52, were arrested and remain in police custody

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36 h. ago Victoria Beckham fans get entire range of luxury perfumes for £40 this weekend

Each scent has been inspired by a pivotal moment in the former Spice Girl's life

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40 h. ago Tragic final days of world's fattest man who ate himself to death: How bed

For many years, Ricky Naputi, who at his heaviest tipped the scales at more than 64 stone, struggled with his relationship with food.

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61 h. ago Haunting final moments of girl, 14, who was left with hospital worker with fake ID

WARNING MENTIONS SUICIDE: Ruth Szymankiewicz, 14, took her life after she was left unsupervised by a hospital worker with a fake ID - CCTV shows the teenager's final moments at Huntercombe Hospital

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65 h. ago Man at centre of Newton Heath murder investigation named as tributes pour in

A 35-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder

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3 d. ago 'I was forced to give up my baby and didn't get the chance to say goodbye'

EXCLUSIVE: Jean, 85, can still vividly remember the moment her newborn baby girl was taken from her when she was 16. A Long Lost Family special tracks down Jean's daughter and highlights a UK-wide scandal

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3 d. ago 'Cherished' woman, 32, was found dead between two cars with stab wounds, inquest hears

Nirodha Niwunhella, 32, died after being 'seriously injured' on a road in a suburb of Cardiff, on August 21.

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4 d. ago British rider Sarah Yorke, 37, died after getting trapped underneath horse when it failed to jump a fence and landed on top of her, inquest hears

Primary school teacher Sarah Jayne Yorke, 37, died from chest and abdominal injuries following the horrific accident at the horse trials in Northamptonshire on August 8.

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4 d. ago Student who won Stormzy scholarship to Cambridge found dead in halls

A Stormzy scholar to Cambridge University was found dead earlier this year by a member off staff at Downing College Cambridge and an inquest hearing has since taken place

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5 d. ago Disgraced Metropolitan Police detective 'killed himself in prison' weeks after his wife was found dead in Barbados hotel room, inquest hears

Former Detective Inspector Warren Arter, 54, tried to kill himself in the Caribbean but was arrested and brought back to the UK on 'non homicide charges.'

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5 d. ago Stormzy scholar, 23, found dead in Cambridge University halls after taking antidepressants, inquest hears

Jordan Keyton, 23, had joined Downing College Cambridge in October 2019 to study chemistry, the inquest records.

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5 d. ago Superyacht sailor, 37, was killed after head injury when rigging system failed and he was hit by pulley, inquest hears

Sam Richmond, 37, was a member of the crew on board the 102ft Southern Wind yacht Farfalla when the accident happened on March 8, 2022.

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5 d. ago Father of three who 'lived life to the full' plunged to his death in tragedy on notorious Welsh mountain ridge

Father of three Thomas Smith, who 'lived life to the full', plunged to his death from the notorious Crib Goch knife-edge ridge in Snowdonia, an inquest heard.

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5 d. ago Tragic final moments of girl, 13, who suffered four cardiac arrests

Casey-Louise Horrocks was found unresponsive at a flat in Huddersfield on August 11 and died hours later - an inquest heard she suffered four cardiac arrests

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6 d. ago Dutch cops probing murder of girl, 17, and sex attacks on two women discover kitchen knife in river next to asylum centre 'where suspect was staying'

The teenager, named Lisa, was cycling to her home in the suburbs in the early hours after a night out in Amsterdam when she realised she was being followed and called the police.

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