17 h. ago Murder investigation after elderly couple, 91 and 88, killed in house fire in idyllic town

Stan Rickman, 91, and Roma Rickman, 88, were pronounced dead at the scene in  their home on Heron Close in Alton in the early hours of Monday, April 14.

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44 h. ago Joe Thompson's wife's heartbreaking tribute after footballer's tragic death aged 36

Rochdale confirmed the tragic death of their former star Joe Thompson on Friday after a long battle with cancer and his wife Chantelle has now spoken out on the sad news

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45 h. ago OAP charged with murdering elderly wife dies in jail ahead of trial

John Hanson, 84, died at HMP Edinburgh on April 9.

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46 h. ago Murderer killed after being smacked over head with dumbbell inside jail gym

John Mansfield was killed while serving a life sentence at HMP Whitemoor in Cambridgeshire after he was jailed in 2014 for the murder of his elderly neighbour Ann Alfonso

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63 h. ago Boy, 16, arrested on suspicion of murder after elderly couple killed in house fire

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after an elderly couple, aged in their 80s and 90s, died in a house fire in Alton, Hampshire, this week

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65 h. ago Wife investigated by police for taking motor neurone disease sufferer husband to Dignitas to die says she has 'no regrets'

Louise Shackleton took her husband Anthony (both pictured), 59, to Switzerland in December to assist his suicide, after he had suffered from the neurodegenerative condition for six years.

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2 d. ago Wife who 'assisted' husband's Dignitas suicide in Switzerland says it was 'beautiful death'

A wife said her husband told her he wanted to die with grace in Dignitas instead of unable to move on a bed

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3 d. ago Weinstein’s lawyers want him held in hospital rather than jail while he faces trial

Disgraced Hollywood mogul fears he could be vulnerable to life-threatening injuries or death if he’s not moved

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3 d. ago Murder probe after woman found dead in home and female suspect arrested

Greater Manchester Police have charged a 39-year-old woman with murder after a 93-year-old elderly woman was found dead in a home in Gatley this morning

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3 d. ago Where are Gene Hackman's dogs now as heartbreaking final act footage emerges

The fate of Gene Hackman's dogs was revealed after they led paramedics to the Hollywood actor's body shortly after he and his wife Betsy died inside their Santa Fe property

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3 d. ago What is Hantavirus? Disease explained as rat nests found on Gene Hackman's property after wife's death

The actor's wife Betsy Arakawa died of hantavirus – which can be caught from rodents

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3 d. ago Hantavirus UK guidance issued as pet owners all ask same question

Gene Hackman's wife Betsy Arakawa's died due to a respiratory illness linked to hantavirus - a rare disease carried by infected rodents. Here's what you need to know about the virus

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4 d. ago Dad calls for son's body to be exhumed after death on holiday in Morocco

Brewery owner Allen McKenna died while on holiday in Morocco with his Moroccan wife

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5 d. ago Warwick Davis wife's cause of death revealed: Coroner finds Samantha Davis died hours before planned discharge from London hospital

Samantha Davis died aged 53 hours before University College Hospital was planning to discharge her

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5 d. ago Warwick Davis' wife Samantha died 'just hours before she was due to be discharged from hospital': Coroner rules on standard of her care

The 53-year-old actress passed away in the early hours of 24 March last year at London's University College Hospital, after suffering a sudden cardiac arrest the night before.

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5 d. ago Father of British businessman, 47, who mysteriously died on holiday with Moroccan wife, 25, calls for his body to be exhumed and says 'questions need answering

Allen McKenna, 47, died two months ago just hours after landing in the north African country with his wife of seven years Majda Mjaoual, 27, who he had married under Islamic law.

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5 d. ago Warwick Davis' wife Samantha died hours before planned hospital discharge, inquest hears

Warwick Davis' wife Samantha died last year

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5 d. ago Warwick Davis’s wife died hours before planned hospital discharge, inquest hears

Actress died in March last year of arrhythmic cardiac arrest following complications of essential surgical treatment

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5 d. ago Warwick Davis's wife died hours before London hospital discharge

Warwick Davis's wife died hours before London hospital discharge  BBC

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5 d. ago Warwick Davis' wife Samantha's cause of death was 'complications of surgery'

Samantha Davis, the late wife of Harry Potter star Warwick Davis, died following complications of essential surgery, an inquest has heard.

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