2 h. ago Boy dies and two family members in serious condition 'after eating poisoned Easter egg'

Jordélia Pereira Barbosa, 35, was arrested by the Civil Police in Brazil after a seven-year-old boy died and his mother and sister were left fighting for their lives in hospital

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33 h. ago Olympic champion running London marathon for paralysed friend who signed up with her

Ros Canter was due to run the race alongside friend and fellow rider Saffron Cresswell before she was involved in a life-changing accident at Bramham Horse Trials last year

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46 h. ago Mother of two died while heroically saving her children from holiday park caravan blaze sparked by faulty fire alarm, inquest hears

'Utterly devoted' Ruth Pingree, 42, helped her children escape before succumbing to the fumes on the family holiday in Suffolk. She died after becoming overwhelmed by the raging fire.

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46 h. ago Olympic equestrian champion runs emotional London Marathon after friend paralysed in fall

Ros Canter was due to run the race alongside friend and fellow rider Saffron Cresswell before she was involved in a life-changing accident at Bramham Horse Trials last year

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51 h. ago Widow of man whose corpse was allegedly abused on New York subway tells of shock

Woman identified as Teresa says she was estranged from Jorge Gonzalez, 37, and is worried for her ill mother-in-lawThe widow of a man who died on a New York subway train before his corpse was robbed by two different people and then allegedly sexually violated by one of the assailants says learning of her mostly estranged husband’s grim fate left her “shocked” as well as worried for her ill mother-in-law.In an interview published on Tuesday by the New York Daily News, the woman said the last thing she was expecting was to learn from investigators the horrifying details concerning the death of 37-year-old Jorge Gonzalez as authorities asked for help in finding suspects. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Paddy Higson death: Taggart producer called ‘mother of Scottish film’ dies, aged 83

Paddy Higson OBE has died following a battle with cancer

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3 d. ago EA FC 25 TOTS Warmup Series – start date, leaks, and expected Ultimate Team content

The TOTS Warmup Series is the first TOTS-themed event that will be released in EA FC 25 Ultimate Team

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3 d. ago Taggart star and 'mother of Scottish film' Paddy Higson dies aged 83

Her children Michael, Chris and Frances announced the news in a Facebook post on Monday, revealing she was 'surrounded by love' in her final hours.

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3 d. ago First picture of 'beautiful' woman, 25, who died in equestrian centre tragedy

Katie Hacche tragically died after a fall at the centre in Carmarthen on Saturday morning

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3 d. ago Mother watched newborn baby 'die in her arms' after being refused emergency c

Two midwives expressed concerns for 27-year-old mother Shannon Lord after cardiotography (CTG) scans showed up as abnormal as she was about to enter labour.

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3 d. ago Mother, 25, dies in tragic horse riding accident while warming up for event at equestrian centre

Mother-of-one Katie Hacce, 25, was preparing for an event at Little Mill Equestrian Centre, Camarthen, when she fell from a horse in the warm-up area on Saturday morning.

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4 d. ago Only Fools And Horses star dies aged 78 after tragic health battle

Mario Ernesto Sánchez appeared in the beloved BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses and in Miami Vice, has sadly passed away after a "long and painful illness", it's been confirmed

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4 d. ago A new start after 60: I had a breakdown, the old me died – and I cried for the first time in my life

David Williams lost his mother, his marriage fell apart and he was diagnosed with a brain tumour. But it took one more blow to bring him to tearsDavid Williams was 17 when his mother died of cancer. But he didn’t cry when his mum’s friend knocked on the door in the dead of night to give him and his sisters the news. He was the eldest of three, “the adult male” as his father had left years earlier.Instead, he bottled up his feelings and carried on working. Williams, now 61, says: “Something happens to you in that situation that isn’t your choice.” This was 1980, and the family lived on the Lache social housing estate in Chester, which was, he says, “a tough place. Lads didn’t go around crying.”Tell us: has your life taken a new direction after the age of 60? Continue reading...

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5 d. ago What is methanol poisoning? Inside the deadly trend targeting young backpackers

The mother of a young backpacker that died of suspected methanol poisoning is campaigning for greater awareness of bootleg alcohol, a deadly trend affecting backpackers in southeast Asian countries

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7 d. ago 'Heartbroken' Grand National jockey who rode tragic horse breaks silence after fierce backlash

Micheal Nolan has been forced to delete his social media accounts after the reaction to his ride on Celebre D'Allen, who sadly died on Tuesday after his run in the famous race

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8 d. ago America's Got Talent singer and mother of Oscar nominated US actress dies aged 72

Precious actress Gabourey Sidibe's mother Alice Tan Ridley, who sang her way to the semi-finals on US TV series America’s Got Talent back in 2010, has passed away

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8 d. ago Tributes pour in for Britain's Got Talent star, 18, killed in car crash just weeks after his father died

Oran McConville, 18, was killed in a car smash when he was in the front passenger seat in the early hours of Saturday morning.

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9 d. ago Grand National jockey banned after tragic horse death deletes social media amid backlash

Michael Nolan was handed a 10-day ban by the British Horseracing Authority in the wake of the Grand National and he has faced a wave of abuse after it was announced that Celebre D'Allen had died

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9 d. ago Baby dies more than a week after crash that injured four in Wiltshire: Heartbroken mother pays tribute to her 'gorgeous boy'

One-year-old Teddy had been fighting for his life since three vehicles collided in Amesbury, Wiltshire, on March 28.

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1 week ago Voices: Whisper it, but UK plc is nearly ready for Trump’s new world order

With the US president showing no sign of backing down on tariffs, a global trade war looks likely – but, thanks in part to happy accidents, Britain could be well-placed to ride it out, says Chris Blackhurst

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