6 d. ago Four nurses investigated over death of boy, 5, at flagship children’s care home

Exclusive: Nurses facing fitness to practise probe as The Independent reveals a litany of failings at one of Britain’s biggest care homes for disabled children

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7 d. ago Death of boy, 5, with sepsis 'contributed to by neglect' amid 'gross failings' in his care at hospital

'On the balance of probabilities, had there been earlier intervention, he would have survived'

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7 d. ago Teen charged with 4 counts of murder in Utah carnival shooting

Prosecutors in Utah have charged a 16-year-old boy with four counts of murder Friday for allegedly shooting to death three people in an apparent gang confrontation at a carnival in the Salt Lake City area

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8 d. ago Teenage boy, 15, 'cried out help after being stabbed to death with machete' in Woolwich

Daejaun Campbell died on a path in Woolwich, southeast London after being stabbed, the Old Bailey heard

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1 week ago Hundreds line the streets to pay tribute to boy, 14, stabbed to death

Ibrahima Seck, 14, died after suffering fatal stab wounds last week

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2 w. ago Cannabis changed me, claims 'sword killer who hacked boy aged 14 to death after hallucinating that his cat was causing "Armageddon"', court hears

Marcus Monzo, 37, admitted that he had been using cannabis 'extensively' which had changed his personality and caused a mental health decline.

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2 w. ago ‘They entrusted me with their daughter’s memory’: Women’s prize winner Rachel Clarke on her story of a life

The Story of a Heart, which won this year’s award for nonfiction, tells how one child saved the life of another. The author talks about the amazing families involved, campaigning for a better NHS, and how being a doctor frames the way she writesTo read Rachel Clarke’s The Story of a Heart, which has won this year’s Women’s prize for nonfiction, is to experience an onslaught of often competing emotions. There is awed disbelief at the sheer skill and dedication of the medical teams who transplanted the heart of nine-year-old Keira, who had been killed in a head-on traffic collision, into the body of Max, a little boy facing almost certain death from rapidly deteriorating dilated cardiomyopathy. There is vast admiration for the inexhaustible compassion of the teams who cared for both children and their families, and wonder at the cascade of medical advances, each breakthrough representing determination, inspiration, rigorous work, and careful navigation of newly emerging ethical territ...

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2 w. ago Horrific moment killer slashes at police with sword after he stabbed boy, 14, to death in Hainault rampage

Shocking footage shows Marcus Arduini Monzo wielding the weapon before he was Tasered

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2 w. ago Two men charged with child cruelty and sexual offences after death of baby boy

Jamie Varley, 36, will appear at Lancaster Magistrates’ Court today charged with the murder of 13-month-old Preston Davey. John McGowan-Fazakerley, 31, will also appear charged with allowing the death of a child

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2 w. ago Boy, 14, 'who knifed French teaching assistant to death had been told off for kissing his girlfriend and could 'no longer tolerate' female staff', cops reveal

Mélanie G., a 31-year-old mother-of-one, was attacked several times with a knife by the unnamed teenager outside the Françoise Dolto secondary school in Nogent, northeast France

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2 w. ago Ibrahima Seck death sees three teens in court charged with murder of boy, 14

Ibrahima died in hospital after he was attacked on Sunday as he was on his way to play football with his brother and friends, magistrates in Manchester heard

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2 w. ago Boy, 14, stabbed to death on way to play football in park, court hears

Three teenagers are accused of the murder of Ibrahima Seck on Sunday afternoon in Manchester.

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2 w. ago 'Shock' at lack of kickboxing regulations before tragic death of boy, 15

There were "no guidelines for health and safety" at the kickboxing match that led to Alex's death

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2 w. ago School's tribute to 'lively' and 'intelligent' boy, 14, who was stabbed to death

Ibrahima Seck died from his injuries after being rushed to hospital

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2 w. ago Family pay tribute to ‘funny, caring’ boy, 14, stabbed to death in Manchester

Three teenagers – aged 14 and 16 – arrested on suspicion of murder, Greater Manchester Police says

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2 w. ago ‘Funny, caring, hardworking’ boy stabbed to death named as Ibrahima Seck

The 14-year-old was injured in New Moston, Manchester, on Sunday.

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2 w. ago "Why would anyone do this to him?" Family pay heartbreaking tribute after 'smiley' boy, 14, stabbed to death

"The killers have killed two people- me and my son"

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2 w. ago 'He was a beautiful soul who had the most infectious smile': Heartbreaking tributes paid to boy, 14, stabbed to death

Ibrahima Seck tragically died in hospital following the incident on Sunday evening

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2 w. ago Four people including woman, 21, and teenage boy, 16, are arrested over 'unexplained' death of baby

Police were called to an address in Middlesbrough on Saturday following the death of an infant.

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2 w. ago Boy, 14, stabbed to death in 'row over bike' as house sealed off by police

A murder investigation is underway in Manchester after Ibrahima Seck was killed

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