3 h. ago ‘Cheeky, kind and full of life’: Mum pays tribute to boy, seven, killed in drugs lab explosion as man jailed

Reece Galbraith jailed for 14 years after explosion in Newcastle terraced street that killed two peopleA man operating a cannabis drugs lab which caused an explosion in a terraced street has been jailed for 14 years for the deaths of two people, including a seven-year-old boy.The boy, Archie York, was asleep in the flat above the drugs lab being run by Reece Galbraith, 33, when the blast happened in the Benwell area of Newcastle in the early hours of 16 October 2024. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Man who killed boy, 7, in explosion while making cannabis gummies jailed

Archie York was asleep on the sofa with his father when the explosion ripped through the home

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5 h. ago Newcastle explosion: Full victim statement from mother of killed seven

The deadly blast ‘broke us in ways I didn’t know were possible’, says grieving mum

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5 h. ago Moment 'highly dangerous' drugs lab explodes killing cannabis dealer and seven

Reece Galbraith, 33, has been jailed for 14 years at Newcastle Crown Court for manslaughter after causing the death of two people in a house explosion while making cannabis 'gummies'.

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5 h. ago Mother’s warning as cannabis gummy factory explosion that killed boy caught on camera

An explosion that killed a seven-year-boy and a 35-year-old man happened when butane gas ignited during the “highly dangerous” process of producing so-called cannabis shatter in a small flat.

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5 h. ago ‘You killed my son’: Explosion victim’s mother sobs as cannabis gummy dealer sentenced

Archie York was just seven years old when the blast ripped through his family’s home

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6 h. ago ‘Highly dangerous’ cannabis shatter factory caused explosion that killed two

Police found the explosion that killed Archie York, seven, and Jason Laws, 35, in Newcastle was caused by a butane gas build-up in a drugs lab.

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6 h. ago Parents of boy, 7 killed in cannabis gummies blast will never forgive 'selfish' dealers

Little Archie York was fast asleep in his bed when cannabis dealer, Reece Galbraith caused a devastating explosion killing him and Galbraith's pal, Jason Laws in Newcastle

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6 h. ago Man killed boy, 7, in explosion while making cannabis sweets – today he learned his fate

Reece Galbraith was making cannabis gummies in the flat below little Archie York's home, when a huge explosion killed the boy and Galbraith's own friend

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11 h. ago Man to be sentenced over cannabis lab explosion which killed friend and child

Reece Galbraith has admitted manslaughter following the blast in Benwell, Newcastle, in October.

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16 h. ago Man sentenced for cannabis plant explosion which killed friend and boy, seven

Reece Galbraith has admitted manslaughter following the blast in Benwell, Newcastle, in October.

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Libyan officials say clashes between heavily armed militias rocked the Libyan capital, with gunfire and explosions heard across the city following the killing of a powerful warlord

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Missouri’s attorney general has sued a natural gas company over the explosion of a home in a small town that killed a 5-year-old boy

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58 h. ago Australian former soldier killed by explosive device in Ukraine while working for aid organisation

Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese confirmed the death of the man, a former Australian soldier, following media reports the charity worker died after an an improved explosive device went off in a building

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5 d. ago Brit 'talisman' tragically killed in Ukraine explosion after saving 'countless lives'

Christopher Garrett, from the Isle of Man, was brutally killed in a nightmare explosion while clearing landmines in Ukraine this week. Tributes have poured in for the dad-of-one

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5 d. ago British bomb disposal expert killed in Ukraine while clearing landmines

Christopher Garrett, from the Isle of Man, was killed after an explosion on Tuesday

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The 38-year-old woman was killed at around 5am Saturday in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki. She was reportedly carrying the bomb to place it outside a nearby bank, police said.

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1 week ago Woman killed in Thessaloniki bomb explosion as police probe Greece bank attack plot

The 38-year-old woman was killed early Saturday in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki after a bomb she was carrying exploded in her hands

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Official reports say authorities in northern China have ruled out a gas explosion or arson as possible causes of a restaurant fire that killed 22 people and injured three others

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