5 h. ago Freddie Flintoff's BBC show star killed driving 80mph on 30mph road in 'utter tragedy'

18-year-old Umar Kamani, who appeared in Freddie Flintoff's show Field of Dreams, lost control of his car while speeding at nearly 80mph on a bend, an inquest heard

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19 h. ago Everything we know about new Covid 'Stratus' variant as unique symptom emerges

The new variant has come out of seemingly nowhere, but now is fast becoming the dominant strain of the potentially deadly virus with scientists tracking it with concern

Science

19 h. ago Freddie Flintoff's Field of Dreams star, 18, 'lost control' before fatal crash

An inquest heard that 18-year-old Umar Kamani, who appeared in Freddie Flintoff’s Field of Dreams, died after losing control of his car while speeding at nearly 80mph on a bend

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22 h. ago Freddie Flintoff's Field of Dreams star, 18, was doing 80mph on 30mph road when he crashed and died, inquest hears

Eighteen-year-old Umar Mahmood's Audi A3 Sport hit a kerb four times before ploughing into two trees and overturning on its side, an inquest in Preston, Lancashire, heard today.

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30 h. ago Escape to the Country star tragically dies in hospital after 'vomiting blood'

A 53-year-old woman who appeared on the BBC's Escape to the Country with her partner in 2021 tragically died after struggling with alcoholism, an inquest has heard

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30 h. ago Children’s social media activity ‘highlights stress of living with health issue’

Research used AI language models to analyse sentiments and emotions expressed by almost 400 paediatric patients and their carers on social media

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32 h. ago Woman who appeared in BBC show Escape to the Country died of alcoholism, inquest hears

Escape to the County star Emma Izzard, 53, was rushed to hospital in Norfolk on November 19 last year after she started vomiting blood.

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33 h. ago Bungalow comes with a whole lot more than you'd expect in pretty market town

Space and potential inside, amazing added extras on the outside

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38 h. ago Woman who starred in BBC show Escape to the Country died of alcoholism, inquest hears

Escape to the County star Emma Izzard, 53, was rushed to hospital in Norfolk on November 19 last year after she started vomiting blood.

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44 h. ago Boy, five, died after 'accidentally being exposed to' cow's milk protein at school, inquest hears

Benedict Blythe, a reception pupil at Barnack Primary School in Lincolnshire, died in hospital from food-induced anaphylaxis in 2021, after he vomited twice before going into cardiac arrest.

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47 h. ago Should we be worried about ‘Stratus’? The new Covid variant spreading fast

‘Stratus’ is the nickname for Covid variant XFG which is spreading across the world

Politics

56 h. ago What is the Stratus covid variant? New 'XFG' strain displays unique symptom

A new Covid-19 variant, Stratus, is spreading globally, displaying unique symptoms like a scratchy voice

Science

58 h. ago Should you be worried about the new Covid strain Stratus? Signs and symptoms as cases on the rise in the UK

Just because it’s summer doesn’t mean Covid is taking a holiday 🤧

Science

68 h. ago Baby died after mother was left to give birth alone in Wales' biggest hospital

An inquest into the death of Liliwen Iris Thomas heard her mother was left alone for an hour. She managed to cry for help and it was discovered that her baby daughter had already been born

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3 d. ago Jury retires in inquest into death of boy who had allergic reaction at school

A jury has heard evidence in the inquest for Benedict Blythe, five, who became unwell at school before his death.

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3 d. ago New Covid variant Stratus now 'growing rapidly' and these are the symptoms

The 'Stratus' Covid-19 variant is now the dominant strain in England, new data has revealed. Here are the symptoms of the XFG and XFG.3 strains of the virus

Science

4 d. ago Speeding Audi driver, 17, told worried friend 'I know these lanes, mate' before horror crash left him and two friends dead just a day after passing his test

Three teenage friends died in a horror crash after a 'naïve, young and inexperienced' driver lost control of his Audi the day after passing his test, an inquest heard today.

Events

6 d. ago Latest Covid strain spreading through UK could cause new 'wave of infection'

The XFG strain of Covid, known as Stratus, has quickly become one of the most dominant variants in the UK.

Science

6 d. ago What’s behind the global surge of new Covid variant XFG – and should you get vaccinated?

WHO data shows ‘Stratus’ was a fastest growing variant in May to June

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6 d. ago Leaders of Russia and China snub Brics summit in sign group’s value may be waning

Rapid expansion of Brics has diluted its coherence as a body offering an ideological alternative to western capitalismRussia and China are not sending their leaders to a Brics summit starting in Brazil on Sunday in what may be a sign that the group’s recent expansion has reduced its ideological value to the two founding members.China’s 72-year-old leader, Xi Jinping, has attended Brics summits for the past 12 years. No official reason has been given for sending the premier, Li Qiang, other than scheduling conflicts. Continue reading...

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