2 h. ago Mum of tragic teen who drowned in River Kelvin calls for better water safety measures

The 15-year-old body of Emilis Vanagas was pulled from the River Kelvin, near Maryhill Road, on July 12, following a five-hour search.

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9 h. ago A84 farm shop staff were 'first on scene' when car flipped and crashed into field as campaigners call for urgent action

Activists in the area have called for urgent measures to be put in place to improve safety on the route, which has seen a number of serious crashes in the last month.

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34 h. ago 'Silent killer' could be lurking in your home when you move house

While moving house can be a tedious process, adding these safety measures to your to-do list could save you money, trouble and potentially your life down the line

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4 d. ago ‘Do you care about our kids?’ Minnesota parents demand gun ban after deadly shooting

Families say they will ‘settle for nothing less’ than instant ban on semi-automatic rifles and high-capacity magazinesSome parents whose children were wounded in the recent deadly school shooting in Minnesota are demanding greater gun safety measures as the divided legislature gets ready to debate the state’s response this week.Mothers and fathers have gone public to highlight the acute suffering being endured by their children in the aftermath of last month’s attack by a shooter that killed two children and injured 17 others while they were at prayer at the Annunciation Catholic school, traumatizing the community in south Minneapolis. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago 'Her death exposed not just the failings of one nursery, but the gaps in a system that must immediately do better'

Jo Frost, 'Supernanny', has backed calls for improved safety measures in nurseries

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5 d. ago Scottish prisons 'boiling water' attacks sparks calls for kettle ban

There were a shocking eight incidents of boiling water being used to attack prison officers across five Scottish prisons in 2024.

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8 d. ago Tragic mum seen on CCTV 'running from invisible pursuer' hours before she vanished

The body of a devoted mum, who had been suffering with her mental health because of childhood trauma, was found in the River Derwent by police divers, three weeks after she went missing

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9 d. ago Mum told family she was going on holiday before text confirmed tragic death

Maureen Slough, 58, never told her children how much she was suffering. She only confided in a friend, whom she only met on TikTok, in her final hours.

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9 d. ago Mum's tragic final four words before her body was pulled from reservoir

Kimberley Johnson, 33, went for a swim while at a local reservoir with her partner - but vanished beneath the water moments later where she was found dead by rescue teams

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1 week ago Girl becomes orphan after dad kills mum and then himself in tragic murder

The teenager returned home in Katy, Texas, to find her parents dead and family members have told police the couple - a 48-year-old woman and a 47-year-old man - had experienced marital trouble

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2 w. ago Calls to put 'millions' into Welsh hospital as fears grow over 'doomed' £1bn replacement

There was hope that a new hospital in Carmarthenshire would be ready to open within the next four years, but ambitious plans seem dead in the water, at least for now, leading to calls for fresh investment in an existing hospital which has seen better days

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2 w. ago ‘Gigi's story is not just about one individual, it's about a system that failed her’

The Lullaby Trust has joined forces with the parents of a baby girl who was killed at her nursery to call for improved safety measures

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2 w. ago Firefighters and police called to reports of 'person in the water'

Officers were called to Manchester Old Road

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3 w. ago Scottish Water calling on people to use water as efficiently as possible to help protect resources and maintain normal supplies

Following the driest spring in Scotland in 70 years, August has been drier than average, meaning many reservoirs are below normal levels.

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3 w. ago Scottish Water calling on West Lothian locals to use water as efficiently as possible

Following the driest spring in Scotland in 70 years, August has been drier than average, meaning many reservoirs are below normal levels.

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3 w. ago Tormented final days of mum who shot husband and two kids as tragic last promise revealed

Emily Long, 34, uploaded a series of distressing TikTok videos in the lead up to the deaths, detailing her struggles to come to terms with her husband's terminal brain cancer diagnosis

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3 w. ago Citizen science water tests reveal ‘really concerning’ pollution in Windermere

Campaigners are calling for decisive action to improve water quality in England’s largest lake.

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3 w. ago Death in Paradise star addresses 'getting cancelled' on tour with co

Ralf Little and Will Mellor are set to embark on a live tour together, but the Death in Paradise star has admitted that they have some strict safety measures in place

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3 w. ago Major emergency services response at reservoir as rescue teams search area

Police, fire crews and paramedics along with specialist water incident units were called to the Strinesdale Reservoir

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3 w. ago Tragic mystery of missing toddler who was 'sold by mum after she beat tot with paddle'

Little London Kerr was last seen in 2022 and police are desperately trying to track her down. It comes as the child's mother Ashley Ceejay Rowland, 39, and boyfriend Joshua Denton, 40, have both been arrested on multiple counts of child abuse

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