4 h. ago One teen shot at Dallas high school prompting ‘active shooter’ calls and massive police response

Multiple emergency responders were seen arriving at the school upon a report of a shooting incident

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52 h. ago Autistic boy, 17, with cerebral palsy dies a week after he was shot by police

Victor Perez, a 17-year-old boy described by his family as nonverbal, autistic and intellectually disabled, was gunned down by Idaho police from behind a chain-link fence.

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3 d. ago Intellectually disabled teen shot by Idaho police dies after being removed from life support

Relatives say an autistic and nonverbal teenage boy who was shot by Idaho police from the other side of a chain link fence while holding a knife has died

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4 d. ago After three days of trying everything to save my baby, I finally turned off his life support. What happened next shocked everyone: LARA GIBSON

'Your son isn't going to live.' The worst words a parent can hear, and delivered by our two-month-old baby's consultant with an unblinking, eye-to-eye stare. And yet...

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5 d. ago Tottenham season on life support as Ange Postecoglou is handed fresh concern ahead of Europa League decider

Tottenham’s attacking players failed to deliver on a big night, but there is room for optimism ahead of next week’s Europa League quarter-final second leg

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5 d. ago Young woman died in crash after speeding off from police traffic stop

Xena Georgiou was rushed to hospital following a police pursuit on in December 2023 and her life support machine was switched off later that day.

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7 d. ago Autistic teen fighting for life after being shot nine times by police

Cops had responded to a call about a physical disturbance at the unnamed 17-year-old's family home in Pocatello on Saturday when multiple shots were fired, police said in a statement.

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8 d. ago Universal Credit childcare support explained as claimants due £29 more

Some parents could get nearly £30 more

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8 d. ago Autistic teen fighting for life after being shot multiple times by police in Idaho

The shooting sparked protests outside the Pocatello Police Department on Sunday

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2 w. ago DWP support plan for claimants set to lose PIP by November 2026

The DWP has confirmed details about its proposed changes to Personal Independence Payment (PIP)

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2 w. ago Mass shooting at teen party as at least 2 shot dead and 4 injured in 'chaotic' scenes

Police say there could be more than one shooter, with no suspects currently arrested following the grim attack which saw two people killed and four hospitalised

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2 w. ago Two more people, aged 17 and 30, are charged with murdering teen, 16, shot dead in Stockwell

Lathaniel Burrell, aged 16, died at the scene as he sustained gunshot wounds in Paradise Road, SW4 on Tuesday, March 4.

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2 w. ago Two men, aged 17 and 30, are charged with murdering teen, 16, shot dead in Stockwell

Lathaniel Burrell, aged 16, died at the scene as he sustained gunshot wounds in Paradise Road, SW4 on Tuesday, March 4.

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2 w. ago Rebecca Adlington receives outpouring of support after revealing life

The BBC Sports presenter made a plea to the Government in a short clip sharing her diagnosis

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3 w. ago Tamim Iqbal health update after cricket legend put on life support after heart attack

Tamin Iqbal, the former Bangladesh captain who played first-class cricket in England, suffered a heart attack while playing for Mohammedan Sporting Club and was rushed to hospital.

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3 w. ago Cricket star, 36, rushed to hospital and placed on life support after suffering heart attack during a match

A former international cricket captain has been rushed to hospital and placed on life support in intensive care after suffering a heart attack during a match.

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3 w. ago Cricket legend Tamim Iqbal, 36, on life support after heart attack during match

Former Essex star and ex-Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal complained about chest pains during the coin toss and is now in a critical condition following a heart attack

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3 w. ago ‘Nobody found him in time’: how neglect and stress led to the deaths of a full

David Lodge died after being found next to his father and full-time carer Peter’s body. His sister Keri believes the strain of caring and lack of government support contributed to their deathsPeter Lodge devoted his life to his son, David. He cherished every moment with him, even when David’s condition left them effectively housebound. Right up until he was 74, Peter would sleep on the living room floor beside David’s hospital bed. Not once did he see his role as a burden.He was angry, though. He was angry at what he described as the “state exploitation” of family carers. Angry at the pittance paid in carer’s allowance to those giving up their lives to care for loved ones, propping up the UK’s ailing social care system in doing so. It was, he said, “insulting”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago The truth about cholesterol: 12 things you need to know – from eggs to weight to statins

What is good and bad cholesterol? Should you remove fat from your diet? And what about shellfish? Experts explain it allHigh cholesterol can cause heart problems and strokes – but levels can creep up without showing any symptoms. This is why, if you’re over 40, you should be getting your cholesterol checked every five years. It’s a simple enough concept, but, like alcohol and other things that could be slowly, invisibly damaging our bodies, cholesterol can feel a little abstract, hovering in the background less urgently than everything in the foreground of a busy life.It doesn’t help when myths are flying about online, such as eggs being unhealthy because they contain cholesterol. Or when some fringe scientists and proponents of low-carb and high-fat diets dramatically downplay cholesterol’s significance in heart disease – arguing that sugar is a bigger risk to our health, despite all the evidence to the contrary. Nor does it help us laypeople that there are so many different ways t...

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4 w. ago Simba Hybrid mattress review: A sleep expert’s verdict (and by expert, I mean someone who sleeps every night)

A real-life, long-term test of the Simba Hybrid mattress - comfort, support, cooling and whether it’s worth the investment.

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