5 h. ago Man dragged from mobility scooter and attacked in street by gang dies days after

Police say the 48-year-old man suffered a "short illness" following the attack on April 18 in Middlesbrough and has since passed away

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6 h. ago Baywatch legend who saved show from cancellation dies at home aged 73

Paul Nichols, who is credited with saving Baywatch from the axe, has died at the age of 73, just 12 days after the death of his wife of 31 years, Linda

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43 h. ago Boy, 16, dies after freak sporting accident at school in front of peers despite wearing helmet

Dylan Veselic, 16, was struck in the back of his head by a ball during a sporting event on Tuesday and died from his injuries two days later, despite wearing a helmet

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56 h. ago Man, 87, dies after being ‘robbed’ near kids’ playground in broad daylight

Peter Augustine, 58, from Hornsey, north London, has been charged with the murder of an 87-year-old man in Manor House, north London - he has also been charged with robbery

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3 d. ago Murder arrest after man, 87, dies following 'robbery' in Manor House

Elderly victim was rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries after incident but died two days later

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3 d. ago Gladiators star 'Steel' mourns loss of newborn son at emotional funeral

Zack George, who is known for his appearance on the TV show Gladiators, has paid an emotional tribute to his son Leo, who died at just 13 days old after being born prematurely

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4 d. ago BBC's Sophie Raworth heartbreak as father dies days before VE Day coverage

BBC presenter Sophie Raworth has been at the helm of the broadcaster's VE Day coverage this week.

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4 d. ago VE Day 80: Find people in your family, town or city who died in World War II using our war graves search tool

Today marks 80 years since the end of the Second World War

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4 d. ago Baywatch icon who worked with Pamela Anderson dies at age 77... just 12 days after his wife's death

He died only 12 days after his wife of 31 years, Linda, passed away making it a double tragedy for the Nichols family. Paul was a publicist in 1991 when he helped the show from being canceled.

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4 d. ago Paul Nichols dead – Baywatch icon who saved show from being axed dies days after wife

Paul Nichols, who saved Baywatch from being axed and turned it into a global TV phenomenon, has died at his home in Weatherford, Texas, just weeks after his wife's death

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4 d. ago Baby died at just three days old after nurses 'laughed off' mum's plea for C

Emmy Russo died in her father Dan's arms in hospital, with mum Bryony beside them. The couple, from Harlow, Essex, said they were 'completely broken' by their loss.

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4 d. ago Man who 'had best day of his life' dies in hotel room just hours later

'It will stay with us forever seeing how happy he was that night'

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4 d. ago Gladiators star Steel says son who died at 13 days old 'will always matter' after funeral

The BBC athlete shared the 'hardest speech' he's ever had to give

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4 d. ago BBC's Sophie Raworth suffers heartache as family member dies days before hosting VE day coverage

BBC presenter Sophie Raworth - who has been fronting coverage of the 80th anniversary celebrations for VE Day this week - lost her father Richard Raworth at the age of 83 recently

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4 d. ago Gladiator star Steel holds a funeral for his baby son who died at 13 days old as he shares heartbreaking speech about his 'tiny and brave' boy

Gladiator star Steel has laid his baby son to rest at a funeral service following the tragic death of his newborn, who passed away at just 13 days old.

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4 d. ago Readers' Letters: Make Scotland better in name of those who died for VE Day

John Swinney’s Programme for Government failed to impress correspondents

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6 d. ago New details in death of Super Bowl reporter as second person charged with murder

Police say Rickey White allegedly had been texting with another murder suspect on the day Adan Manzano died

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6 d. ago Teen flies off rollercoaster and dies just two days after theme park opened its doors

Joao Victor Souza Trindade da Silva, 19, was on a fairground ride in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil when he was violently thrown from the attraction and died after suffering multiple fractures

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6 d. ago Police investigate two motorcyclists’ deaths in British Superbikes crash

Owen Jenner and Shane Richardson died at Oulton ParkFellow riders pay tribute on ‘black day for motor sport’Police have launched an investigation into the deaths of two motorcyclists who were killed during a horrific “chain reaction” crash involving 11 riders during a British Superbikes event on Monday.Owen Jenner, 21, and Shane Richardson, 29, sustained fatal injuries after a pile-up during the first corner of the race at Oulton Park in Cheshire. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Sergio Agüero: ‘Dad never said I played well. He didn’t want me to become cocky’

Now the subject of a documentary, the former striker opens up on his strict upbringing in Argentina, the heart troubles that ended his career and that Manchester City goalDuring a visit to Madrid in 2007, Anatoliy Byshovets, the then head coach of Lokomotiv Moscow, said watching Sergio Agüero was like visiting the Prado. Pep Guardiola said he was a legend. Jorge Valdano said he could invent anything, anywhere, a unique footballer who had lost all fear, although he was wrong on that. Lionel Messi said he did the impossible. Diego Maradona said Agüero reminded him of himself, phoning one day to apologise for not playing him more. “I was a dickhead,” Maradona said.Sometimes it can feel like the one person who never said Agüero was good was the one person he really wanted to. When the former Manchester City striker announced he was retiring at the age of 33, forced to stop by a heart problem, all the stress accumulated beneath the surface since his debut at 15, his dad called and said h...

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