43 h. ago Singer known for classic hit single Lightnin' Strikes dies aged 82 after illness

Singer Lou Christie, best known for his hit single Lightnin' Strikes, has died at the age of 82 after battling a brief illness, his wife Francesca confirmed

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4 d. ago Developer and four men in court after woman killed by bricks falling from crane

Michaela Boor, 30, died in March 2018 after she was hit by the bricks that fell from a tower crane as she walked along a pavement in Bethnal Green.

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5 d. ago 'Stealing' your OWN car: How Brits can use trackers and even hire private security to get their vehicles back from thieves instead of waiting for overstretched police to act

Victims, exasperated by the crimewave, now appear to be taking the law into their own hands by hunting down and 'stealing back' their pinched motors.

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7 d. ago Death of police sergeant who was hit by train ‘wholly preventable’, coroner says

Sergeant Graham Saville died after being hit by a train as he attempted to save a distressed man on the tracks near Newark, Nottinghamshire.

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7 d. ago Air India crash LIVE: Entire London families among 241 victims on Gatwick

At least 290 people are believed to have died in the devastating crash after the police hit housing used by medical workers

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8 d. ago Man, 70, on mobility scooter dies after being hit by military truck

The collision happened near Colburn, Catterick Garrison, at around 12.50pm on Wednesday.

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1 week ago Man dies after being hit by car which ploughed into Manchester shop and bus stop

A large cordon was in place on Monday night

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1 week ago Alleged sword attacker ‘smiled’ after slashing man in the neck, court hears

A victim said he feared he would die after being hit by a van and attacked with a samurai sword.

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1 week ago Two men charged with murder after teenage pedestrian died in ‘hit

Abdullah Yaser Abdullah Al Yazidi, 16, was hit by a car on Staniforth Road, in the Darnall area of Sheffield on Wednesday.

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2 w. ago Teenager who died in ‘hit and run’ had just arrived in UK ‘for a better future’

Abdullah Yaser Abdullah Al Yazidi was walking along a street in Sheffield when he was hit by a car which appears to have mounted the pavement.

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2 w. ago Young mum dies after passing out in hot tub and waking up to skin peeling off

Mum-of-one Gabriele Cristine Barreto de Freita, 24, died after she hit her head when jumping into a hot tub, knocking her out, only to find her skin peeling away when she woke up

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2 w. ago Hot tub horror as mother, 24, suffers fatal burns after hitting her head and falling into scalding water

Mother-of-one Gabriele Cristine Barreto de Freitas, 24, died in hospital after suffering third degree burns when she hit her head and fell unconscious hot tub in a hotel in Brazil.

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2 w. ago Boy, 16, struck and killed by Audi in horror CCTV was going to meet his dad

Abdullah Yaha Al-Zaidy has been remembered as a 'beloved' teenager after he died in a suspected hit and run while going to meet his father in the Darnall area of Sheffield

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2 w. ago Cheers star George Wendt’s tragic cause of death revealed as certificate released

Cheers icon George Wendt, who played beer-swilling Norm Peterson in the hit show, died last month at the age of 76 and his cause of death has now been released

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2 w. ago Footballer, 33, dies after ball hits him in stomach as young family left devastated

Roberto Peterson Hubner died after a tragic incident that claimed the life of the dad-of-three during a football match and left his young family and team-mates heartbroken

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2 w. ago Sheffield police arrest man on suspicion of murder after teen boy killed in 'hit

A 16-year-old boy died after being hit by a car which failed to stop in Sheffield, with another teen injured. A man has now been arrested in Kent on suspicion of murder

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2 w. ago Man denies manslaughter of woman who died after golf course collision

Suzanne Cherry, 62, died in hospital four days after she was hit on a golf course by a van that was being followed by police.

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2 w. ago Nick Offerman reveals Parks and Recreation cast were 'texting all day' after Jonathan Joss' death

The actor - who had a recurring role as Chief Ken Hotate in the hit sitcom between 2011 and 2015 - died in a shooting

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2 w. ago Tributes paid to dad who died after being hit by Skoda on way home from night out

A fundraiser has been launched to support John Provan's devastated family including his partner and two children after the incident at around midnight on Sunday.

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2 w. ago Girl, 14, dies after Turkey earthquake sees 69 people jump from buildings in panic

A 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit Turkey this morning and a 14-year-old girl has died after 69 people jumped from buildings as they were panicked, the Turkish disaster control authority has confirmed

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