11 h. ago Jury in crash inquest told they ‘may not record there was a police pursuit’

Muhammad Qasim, 29, died when he lost control of his car and hit a tree on Island Road in Birmingham in the early hours of October 2 2023.

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57 h. ago 'Extremely qualified' chief engineer onboard a £50million superyacht died when he failed to isolate the power during repairs, inquest told

'Dedicated' Roy Temme, 47, was working in a 'hot and sweaty' tiny compartment on the luxury 62.5 metre superyacht when he was fatally electrocuted.

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5 d. ago Market town jeweller, 66, was found hanged next to his wife's dead body after 'rapid deterioration' of his mental health during Covid, inquest hearing is told

A jeweller was found hanged near to his wife's dead body at their home after his mental health declined following the 'anxieties and challenges' of the covid pandemic, a coroner was told today.

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6 d. ago Sisters drowned in pools in Eryri National Park, inquest told

Students Hajra Zahid, 29, and Haleema Zahid, 25, were pronounced dead at the scene.

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6 d. ago Boy, 17, died after taking one 'Andrew Tate' ecstasy pill in friend's garage

Kristian Jolly, 17, died after taking an ecstasy pill named after controversial influencer Andrew Tate on a day out with friends - one pal told an inquest he had never taken the drug before

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6 d. ago Record amount of dangerous driver footage handed to police by cyclists

Many cyclists capture footage of their journeys, with basic cameras available for under £50

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2 w. ago Baby dies after getting ten times recommended dose of powerful drug

A leading doctor has told an inquest that a newborn baby was given ten times too much of a powerful drug usually used in surgery - just minutes before she collapsed.

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2 w. ago Tourist, 12, slipped in puddle before falling off cliff to his death, inquest told

Chinese tourist Zhihan Zhao, 12, tragically slipped in a puddle and fell to his death at the Cliffs of Moher in Ireland, a witness told an inquest

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2 w. ago Mother who got trapped headfirst in sea defence boulders drowned in front of daughter amid 'possible delay' to firefighters who were trying to rescue her, inquest told

Saffron Cole-Nottage, 32, screamed for help as her 11-year-old daughter and two bystanders desperately tried to pull her free from the rocks beneath the Esplanade in Lowestoft, Suffolk.

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2 w. ago Cricket star's daughter Bethan James would 'have likely survived' if medics had acted differently, inquest told

An expert witness said Bethan's cardiac arrest could have been avoided, and that she could have survived if it had been. Bethan is the daughter of former Glamorgan and England cricketer Steve James

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3 w. ago Inquest told soldier was 'missing for three weeks' before body was found in barracks

The 33-year-old's family say they have been left with "so many questions"

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3 w. ago Runner who died in crash took up sport after fraud charge in US, inquest told

Stephen Chamberlain sustained a traumatic head injury in a collision on the A1123 near Stretham, Cambridgeshire, on August 17 last year.

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3 w. ago Death of 'bullied' soldier whose badly decomposed body was found three weeks after he died remains a mystery, inquest told

Lance Corporal Bernard 'Bernie' Mongan, 33, was allegedly the victim of 'systematic harassment' and 'bullying', a coroner was previously told.

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3 w. ago Boy who killed foster carer was placed with family despite concern, inquest told

Marcia Grant, 60, died when a 12-year-old boy drove over her as she tried to stop him taking her car outside her home in Sheffield.

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3 w. ago Police officer struck by train while helping man on railway, inquest told

Graham Saville, 46, died after responding to a call of a distressed man near a railway line in Nottinghamshire.

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3 w. ago Second inquest into mother’s death after losing benefits hears of debt concerns

Jodey Whiting was housebound but had been called in to be medically assessed and was told she was fit for work, an inquest has heard.

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3 w. ago London police seize record $2.7M of fentanyl, shut down home production facility

London police seize record $2.7M of fentanyl, shut down home production facility  CBC

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3 w. ago What police found on Erin Patterson’s computer and text messages with mother

Detective also tells mushroom lunch trial that phone records indicate a sim card was switched while police searched murder accused’s homeWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?Electronic records taken from a computer seized by police from Erin Patterson’s house indicated that it had been used to visit webpages listing sightings of death cap mushrooms, a Victorian court has heard.The court also heard on Wednesday that Patterson sent multiple text messages to her mother-in-law, Gail Patterson, about health issues and medical appointments that police found no record of having ever occurred. Continue reading...

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