14 h. ago Father of kickboxer, 15, breaks down in tears at inquest as he reveals how 'beautiful son' suddenly collapsed moments after unsanctioned fight and died three days later

Stephen Eastwood, 40, from Liverpool, said he stayed with his son Alex Eastwood at his hospital bedside until he passed away three days after the fatal bout.

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15 h. ago Bus driver high on drugs who fell asleep at wheel and killed girl, 9, is jailed

Ada Bicakci, 9, died in hospital on August 5 last year, two days after the collision in Bexleyheath, south-east London, which left her with 'catastrophic injuries'

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15 h. ago Final days of little boy with 'killer grandparents' before they 'murdered him while his mother was upstairs' is shown to jury

Ethan Ives-Griffiths was last caught on camera with his grandparents at Broughton Retail Park on August 13, 2021, just days before he collapsed and died.

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15 h. ago Frederick Forsyth, The Day of the Jackal author, dies aged 86

British novelist and former MI6 agent died after a brief illness

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16 h. ago Frederick Forsyth dies: Day of the Jackal author and former MI6 agent passes away aged 86

Day of the Jackal author Frederick Forsyth has died after a brief illness at the age of 86.

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16 h. ago Frederick Forsyth dead: The Day of The Jackal author dies, aged 86

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16 h. ago Frederick Forsyth, Day of the Jackal author and former MI6 agent, dies aged 86

Writer used his experience reporting on De Gaulle’s France to plot his thriller, and continued to draw on real-world research for subsequent bestsellersFrederick Forsyth, the author who turned his adventures as a journalist and work with MI6 into bestselling thrillers, has died after a brief illness aged 86.Forsyth brought a reporter’s eye to his fiction, transforming the thriller genre with a series of novels including The Day of the Jackal, The Odessa File and The Dogs of War. Combining meticulous research with firecracker plots, he published a series of novels that sold more than 75m copies around the world, and won him honours including a CBE in 1997 and the Crime Writers’ Association Diamond Dagger award. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Heckmondwike house fire: Girl, 9, among two killed in West Yorkshire blaze as 11

Medics tried to save man’s life but he died at the scene - while young girl was taken to hospital but died later that day

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22 h. ago Schoolboy, 14, pleaded 'I don't want to die' as he was held by passers

The tearful parents of a 14-year-old boy who was stabbed to death in broad daylight yesterday have left a picture of him outside the pub in north Manchester where he was brutally attacked.

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31 h. ago Pal of father killed 'when drunk Brit backpacker ploughed into him' calls for ban on e

Alicia Kemp, 24, was arrested and charged for allegedly riding the hired e-scooter on a footpath and knocking down engineer Thanh Phan (pictured) on May 31, who died of brain injuries two days later.

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49 h. ago Death of newborn 'Baby C' at women's prison to be investigated by bosses

Prison bosses are set to investigate the death of a newborn baby who died one day after being born at HMP Foston Hall in Derbyshire on October 16, 2023, officials have confirmed

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61 h. ago Tragic tot 'was already dead' when mum got call from nursery

Little Genevieve Meehan died in hospital after being rushed from Tiny Toes Children’s Day nursery.

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68 h. ago Second Brit tourist found dead and 'naked' in Albufeira holiday resort horror

The tourist is believed to have died in a drunken fall in the Algarve holiday resort just days after a Scottish tourist was found dead in the same location earlier this week

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4 d. ago Boy, 6, dies after inhaling helium from balloon just eight days after his birthday

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Following Gunner's death last month a coroner has warned the public about the “unrecognized” dangers of the large, child-sized balloons

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5 d. ago A&E 'should have been warned' by paramedics about seriously ill 21

“Caring” Bethan Amy James was admitted to hospital by ambulance and died the next day

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5 d. 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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5 d. ago Injured dog walker’s face was ‘black and blue’, jogger tells murder trial

Mother-of-six Anita Rose, 57, was found injured by a cyclist in Suffolk on July 24 last year and died four days later.

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5 d. ago Osprey chicks born from 'very rare' love triangle in Scots forest die after just three days

The ospreys' nest was being filmed on a live-stream camera which the public could watch.

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6 d. ago Reprieve for critically ill Mexican girl, 4, who could have died within days if deported under Trump order

Without the care she’s receiving, Sofia Vargas’ body would be unable to receive nutrients from food and she would die within days, her doctors said

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6 d. ago Sport star's 'beautiful' daughter 'dismissed multiple times' before death

Amy James died a day after being admitted to hospital.

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