13 h. ago Huntingdon stabbing: Major update on train hero left fighting for his life

Rail worker Samir Zitouni was in a critical condition after suffering multiple injuries in the Huntingdon train stabbing - he bravely protected passengers during the attack

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19 h. ago Horror racecar crash as vehicle smashes into crowd with person fighting for life

A 54-year-old man is reportedly fighting for his life after a racecar at a demolition derby in New South Wales smashed into a fence and into crowds of spectators

Events

24 h. ago In the name of their fathers: Eubank v Benn began and ended a heady era of British boxing

Their dads lit a fire that consumed me but Eubank Jr v Conor Benn embodies all that has gone wrong with the Dark TradeThirty-five years ago this month, on 18 November 1990, my life changed course when I watched Chris Eubank and Nigel Benn fight each other in Birmingham with a ferocity which left me astonished and breathless. After that savage and surreal contest, I began working on a book about boxing, Dark Trade, which allowed me to become a full-time writer.Benn and Eubank were so different that my already deep interest in boxing caught fire. I became consumed by the fight game for decades until, earlier this year, I finished writing The Last Bell, my fifth and final book about boxing. I still loved the most interesting fighters and their incredible life stories, but the controversies around the manufactured rivalry between Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr left me sick at heart. Continue reading...

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33 h. ago Man fighting for life in hospital after eating entire burger in one go for a 'joke'

The man is believed to have caused serious damage to his organs after attempting to pull a prank with his mates, but went horribly wrong and is now on a ventilator in hospital

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34 h. ago Diner, 22, fights for life after trying to swallow an entire burger whole ‘for a joke’ leaving him in intensive care

A MAN is fighting for his life in intensive care after attempting to swallow a burger whole "for a joke". Doctors say it will now take a “miracle” to save the 22-year-old, who has suffered irreversible damage. The man was attempting a dangerous social media challenge involving gulping down an entire burger without chewing when...

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36 h. ago Watch salesman who killed himself after being tied up in £1.1million heist had been working in shop that was a 'front for organised crime', court told

Oliver White, 27, took his own life after being accused of 'not putting up enough of a fight' against robbers who grabbed a haul of luxury watches.

Economics

44 h. ago Man, 22, fights for life after swallowing a whole burger without chewing it 'for a joke'

A 22-year-old man is fighting for his life in hospital after he swallowed an entire burger while having a meal with his friends 'for a joke'.

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64 h. ago 'One day I was running half marathons, the next I was fighting for my life'

Karina was fit, strong, and healthy - then it all went wrong

Sport

3 d. ago Person fighting for their life after being hit by train in Lewisham

Person fighting for their life after being hit by train in Lewisham  This Is Local London

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4 d. ago Lion drags tourist off her horse by the neck and leaving her fighting for life

The beast sunk its teeth into the neck of Naemi Boy before dashing back into the bushes - the Swede, lucky to be alive, said she must have a 'guardian angel' watching over her

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4 d. ago ‘Honest & hardworking’ dad left in a coma after being hit by Range Rover in Sainsbury’s car park as wife speaks out

A DAD's quick trip to buy a lottery ticket has turned into a nightmare for his family after he was hit by a Range Rover in a Sainsbury’s car park. Lewis Rimmer, 42, is fighting for his life in an induced coma after suffering “severe and life-changing” injuries in the October 27 crash. Lewis had...

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4 d. ago Dad fighting for life after being hit by Range Rover on way to buy lottery ticket

Lewis Rimmer, 41, was driving to a Sainsbury's in Bolton, Greater Manchester, when a Range Rover struck his vehicle and the wall of the store, causing him serious injuries

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4 d. ago UK’s £150m cut to worldwide fund fighting deadly diseases will force ‘impossible life

The cut from £1bn to £850m pledged to the Global Fund to Fight Aids, TB and Malaria – risking 250,000 lives – was revealed by The Independent last week

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4 d. ago UK’s £150m cut to global fund fighting deadly diseases will force ‘impossible life

The cut from £1bn to £850m pledged the Global Fund to Fight Aids, TB and Malaria – risking 250,000 lives –was revealed by The Independent last week

Economics

4 d. ago Father left fighting for his life after being hit by Range Rover in freak crash on the way to buy a lottery ticket

The freak crash occurred as Lewis Rimmer, 41, was about to enter a Sainsbury's supermarket in Bolton, Greater Manchester.

Events

4 d. ago Crazy golf wall collapse leaves boy, 5, fighting for his life

The facility remains closed today after two children were injured in the incident

Sport

4 d. ago Horror wall collapse as boy, 5, fights for his life after crazy golf incident in London

A party at family-friendly crazy golf course turned to horror after a wall collapsed during a child's birthday leaving one boy, five, currently fighting for his life

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4 d. ago Boy, five, fighting for life after wall collapse at London crazy golf

This is a breaking news story and is being constantly updated by our reporters as the breaking news story develops

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4 d. ago BREAKING Basketball ace, 21, fights for life after smashing £200k Ferrari into shop wall

He lost control of his supercar and crashed into a flower shop wall before firefighters had to cut him and a passenger free from the wreckage

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4 d. ago Basketball ace, 21, fights for life after smashing £200k Ferrari into shop wall

He lost control of his supercar and crashed into a flower shop wall before firefighters had to cut him and a passenger free from the wreckage

Economics