28 h. ago Man with Down's Syndrome 'starved to death' in hospital after mistake by staff

Adrian Poulton died just two weeks after being admitted to hospital - but his family believed he was being fed.

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30 h. ago Man with Down's Syndrome 'starved to death after hospital mistake'

Adrian Poulton, 56, died in an NHS hospital in September 2021, with an internal report later finding that a lack of nutrition had contributed to his death

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59 h. ago Philippines earthquake death toll rises to at least 69 as Cebu hospitals struggle

More than 700 aftershocks recorded – mostly minor – while rescuers search for casualties in coastal city of BogoThe death toll from a powerful earthquake in the Philippines has risen to at least 69, with the number of patients overwhelming hospitals on the island of Cebu.Injured children cried and adults screamed as they were treated on beds beneath blue tents outside the Cebu provincial hospital. They had been wheeled outside as a precaution against waves of aftershocks overnight. Continue reading...

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60 h. ago Murder probe launched after death of pensioner who was ‘assaulted in hospital’

Andrew Farmer died a week after being injured at Charing Cross Hospital

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7 d. ago William Shatner, 94, makes death quip as he breaks silence on hospital scare

Star Trek legend William Shatner was hospitalised in Los Angeles following a medical emergency but has assured fans he's doing better

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8 d. ago Star Trek icon William Shatner, 94, jokes about his DEATH as he breaks silence after 'medical emergency'

Shatner, 94, who is beloved by Trekkies as the show's lead character Captain Kirk,  was hospitalized for a medical emergency involving his blood sugar late Wednesday afternoon.

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1 week ago Tragic girl, 14, dies after getting secret breast enlargement operation, grieving dad claims

A SCHOOLGIRL has died after allegedly undergoing a secret boob job – with her devastated dad insisting medics are covering up the truth. Paloma Nicole Arellano Escobedo, 14, passed away in hospital in Durango, Mexico, a week after the surgery. Her death certificate stated the cause as cerebral oedema due to a respiratory illness. But...

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1 week ago Horror as boy, 2, dies after being found unresponsive at nursery

Lancashire Police said the two-year-old was found unresponsive at nursery and taken to hospital where we later died. His death is not being treated as suspicious

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1 week ago BBC and ITV's John Stapleton dies aged 79 in hospital and cause of death confirmed

John Stapleton's agent has confirmed the Watchdog star died on Sunday morning at the age of 79

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2 w. ago Man stabbed to death on busy high street pictured for first time

The Met Police have a murder investigation underway after the death of Michael John Edwards in Southwark. He died in hospital four days after he was reportedly attacked

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2 w. ago Inside England's 'worst hospital' where 'everything cracks' and 'death trap ceilings' leave patients in fear

Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn, Norfolk, was this week branded the worst of 134 acute hospital trusts in England in damning government analysis.

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2 w. ago Inside the UK's 'worst hospital' where 'everything cracks' and 'death trap ceilings' leave patients in fear

Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn, Norfolk, was this week branded the worst of 134 acute hospital trusts in England in damning government analysis.

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2 w. ago Girl, 2, dies in UK hospital as man and woman arrested over 'unexplained death'

A two-year-old girl has died in hospital after police were called to a home in Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees, following concerns for the welfare of a child

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3 w. ago Netanyahu dismisses 'insane' conspiracy theory that Israel was behind assassination of Charlie Kirk amid growing swirl of online rumours

Less than an hour after news broke of the conservative influencer's death in hospital, dozens of tweets were published on X blaming the Jewish state for the killing.

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3 w. ago Brazilian bodybuilder, 41, stabbed to death by his girlfriend as she's left fighting for her life in hospital

Valter de Vargas Aita, 41, died Sunday morning and his girlfriend has also been hospitalized and is fighting for her life due to her injuries. Police say that she had a stab wound.

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4 w. ago Scientists identify breakfast mistake that's shortening your life

Eating breakfast and dinner at certain times of the day could raise the risk of disease and early death, researchers at Mass General Brigham, a Harvard-affiliated hospital system found.

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4 w. ago Exactly when to eat each meal to extend your life, according to Harvard scientists

Eating breakfast and dinner at certain times of the day could raise the risk of disease and early death, researchers at Mass General Brigham, a Harvard-affiliated hospital system found.

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4 w. ago Valerie Kneale's mysterious final words after being sexually abused to death in hospital

Valerie Kneale, 75, died at Blackpool Victoria Hospital in November 2018 and an inquest into her death has unearthed some harrowing discoveries amid ongoing murder investigation

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last month Senior nurse was in 'utter disbelief' after female patient, 75, bled to death following sexual assault in hospital bed, inquest told

Retired clerical assistant Valerie Kneale, 75, died at Blackpool Victoria Hospital on November 16 2018, four days after she was admitted following a stroke at her home in Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire.

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