23 h. ago Former jockey who rescued injured children from school coach crash that killed boy, 10, says he 'can't sleep' from the horror of what he saw inside

Former professional jockey Alan Jones, 64, who helped ferry passengers to safety following a school bus crash in Somerset said he 'couldn't sleep' because of the scenes he witnessed.

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23 h. ago Minehead bus crash: Almost £40k raised for victim's families after boy, 10, dies

Three separate fundraisers have been created to help those affected by Thursday's fatal bus crash in Somerset - and people have donated more than £36,000 in total

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39 h. ago Two surrogates speak out about California couple under investigation

Authorities are investigating a Southern California couple after their infant child was taken to a hospital with a traumatic head injury and 21 children were discovered in their custody

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39 h. ago Killing of young siblings at Gaza water point shows seeking life’s essentials now a deadly peril

Karam al-Ghussain, 9, and Lulu, 10, were fetching water from a nearby distribution station when an Israeli strike hit it, and themIn Gaza, being a helpful, loving child can be a death sentence. Heba al-Ghussain’s nine-year-old son, Karam, was killed by an Israeli airstrike because he went to fetch water for the family, and her 10-year-old daughter, Lulu, was killed because she went to give Karam a hand.The siblings were waiting beside a water distribution station, holding jerry cans and buckets, when it was bombed last Sunday, killing six children and four adults and injuring 19 others, mostly children. Continue reading...

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47 h. ago Police: 4 dead in a San Antonio crash involving a bus and a stolen vehicle

Police say four people have died and over a dozen are injured after a speeding stolen car struck a trailer attached to a bus in San Antonio

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50 h. ago Girl, 10, told to get off 'full' Minehead school bus before fatal zoo trip crash

Emily Manning, 10, was set to board the second of two coaches following an end of term trip to the zoo but ultimately she needed to get off as it was already full

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51 h. ago IDF soldiers deliberately wounding children in Gaza ‘like a game’, says British doctor

A British surgeon in Gaza has claimed medical workers are seeing “clear patterns of injury”, suggesting IDF soldiers are deliberately shooting Gazan children in different body parts depending on the day of the week.

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53 h. ago Minehead school bus crash: Boy, 10, dead and nine people injured still in hospital after coach flips onto roof

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said he was being ‘kept up to date’ on the tragic incident

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53 h. ago Minehead bus crash latest: Schoolboy, 10, killed after bus overturned with two seriously injured

Police say the child who died after a school coach crashed near Minehead in Somerset on Thursday was a 10-year-old boy

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53 h. ago Minehead school bus crash:Boy, 10, dead and 21 injured after coach flips onto roof on way back from zoo trip

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said he was being ‘kept up to date’ on the tragic incident

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56 h. ago Schoolgirl, 10, dodged crash that killed pupil and injured 21 when she wasn't allowed to board full coach

Following a day out with year five classmates at Exmoor Zoo, Emily Manning, 10, had hoped to ride back on the same coach as her friends.

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59 h. ago How tragic Somerset bus crash unfolded as one child is killed and two others seriously injured

One child died and 21 were injured in the coach crash

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59 h. ago How hero firefighter who was driving behind Minehead bus before crash saved kids

The off-duty firefighter's quick actions helped save the lives of a number of children after the bus they were riding in overturned in Minehead, Somerset yesterday

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60 h. ago Minehead school bus crash: One child dead and 21 injured after coach flips onto roof on way back from zoo trip

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said he was being ‘kept up to date’ on the tragic incident

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61 h. ago Minehead school bus crash: One child dead and several hurt after coach flips onto roof on way back from zoo trip

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said he was being ‘kept up to date’ on the tragic incident

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62 h. ago PM 'heartbroken' after child dies, 21 hurt in Somerset bus crash

The coach on its way back from a school trip had 70 people on board when it slid down a bank

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63 h. ago Minehead school bus crash latest: One child killed and 21 injured after coach carrying pupils overturns in Somerset

Police say at least one child has been killed and two more are seriously injured following the crash

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64 h. ago One child dead and 21 injured after school coach overturned onto its roof and slid 20ft down an embankment:  Bus full of 10

Emergency services, including five helicopters, rushed to the scene on the A396 in Somerset to free passengers who had become trapped inside the bus.

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2 d. ago Child dead in major incident on UK road as coach with at least 60 passengers crashes

A major incident has been declared after a school bus crashed along an A-road in Somerset. Several people have been rushed to hospital and 60 to 70 children were on board

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2 d. ago Minehead school bus crash latest: One child killed after coach carrying dozens of pupils overturns in Somerset

Police say at least one child has been killed and two more are seriously injured following the crash

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