77 m. ago Man dies after medical emergency at one of UK's largest Tesco supermarkets

A person has died after a medical emergency at a Tesco Extra supermarket in Pitsea, near Basildon, Essex, on Friday (December 12)

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1 hour ago Person dies after 'medical emergency' at huge Tesco Extra superstore in Essex

Emergency services rushed to the Tesco Extra in Pitsea, near Basildon, Essex, on Friday (December 12) but a person died at the scene

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10 h. ago Person dies in hospital after falling on London Underground tracks

Person dies in hospital after falling on London Underground tracks  My London

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27 h. ago Corriedale trailer reveals 19 characters in crash horror as multiple deaths teased

Coronation Street and Emmerdale have released a new Corriedale trailer confirming more cast involved in the horror crash, as one cast member hinted more than one person dies

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59 h. ago Police update issued after two killed in US university shooting

A 'person of interest' is in custody after two died and nine others were injured in the shooting

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3 d. ago My cultural awakening: The Lehman Trilogy helped me to live with my sight loss

My reduced vision badly affected my ability to appreciate films and art, but the stripped-back staging and immediacy of the play gave me back my sense of selfI began to notice my sight deteriorating in my 40s, but not just in the way that you expect it to with age. I had night blindness and blind spots in my field of view. At 44, I was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, a genetic eye condition that causes the retina cells to die. I had always been a very visually oriented person: I was a practising architect, and someone who loved to read, draw, go to the cinema and visit art exhibitions. So when black text disappeared on a glaring white page, films became impossible to follow and artworks only took shape once explained to me, I questioned who I would be without my vision.Around the age of 50, I had a particularly stressful year: I got divorced; dissolved my business; started a new job; moved house; and my dad died. As my life fell off a cliff, so did my eyesight, so tha...

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7 d. ago Person dies after becoming unwell near south east London park

Person dies after becoming unwell near south east London park  News Shopper

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7 d. ago M66 closure LIVE: Major UK motorway shut after crash and Storm Bram floods junction

The M66 is being held after a collision with flooding on the carriageway

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8 d. ago M&S horror as police rush to store and shoppers told to leave after 'sudden death'

A person has suddenly died at an M&S Foodhall in Ormskirk, with shoppers asked to leave and staff sent home while emergency services attended the scene

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1 week ago California officials warn foragers after person dies from poison mushroom

Several additional people, including children, have severe liver damage amid 21 cases of amatoxin poisoningCalifornia officials are warning foragers after an outbreak of poisoning linked to wild mushrooms that has killed one adult and caused severe liver damage in several patients, including children.The state poison control system has identified 21 cases of amatoxin poisoning, likely caused by death cap mushrooms, the health department said Friday. The toxic wild mushrooms are often mistaken for edible ones because of their appearance and taste. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Boy, 14, who was youngest in Britain to be diagnosed with motor neurone disease dies as heartbroken family pay tribute

A SCHOOLBOY who became the youngest person in Britain to be diagnosed with motor neurone disease has died aged just 14. Brave Kyle Sieniawski was just like other schoolboys who enjoyed playing with his friends until the shock diagnosis just ten months ago. The MND usually affects adults over 50 - but sufferers include the...

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2 w. ago Schoolboy, 14, who became youngest person in Britain to be diagnosed with motor neurone disease dies after 'fighting with all his strength'

Brave Kyle Sieniawski was just like other schoolboys who enjoyed playing with his friends until the shock diagnosis just ten months ago.

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2 w. ago A person has died from the H5N5 bird flu strain. Here’s what we know

The infection is the first recorded human case of an H5N5 avian influenza virus

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3 w. ago Bodies of US climber and guide found after distress call from New Zealand’s highest peak sparked desperate search

The other person who died was an internationally-recognized climbing guide

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3 w. ago Bird flu: first ever death from rare H5N5 strain is recorded in US

The man in Washington state had a backyard flock of domestic poultry that had been exposed to wild birds, health officials saidA US man is believed to be the first person to die from a rare strain of bird flu, but state health officials said on Friday the risk to the public is low.The man in Washington state, an older adult with underlying health conditions, was being treated for a bird flu strain called H5N5 after becoming seemingly the first known human infected by the strain, according to a statement from the Washington State Department of Health. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Washington state man believed to be the first to die from a rare strain of bird flu

A Washington state man is believed to be the first person to die from a rare strain of bird flu, but state health officials say the risk to the public is low

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3 w. ago The man who froze his wife and got a new girlfriend: a stranger, sadder tale than I expected | Imogen West

The story has sparked debates about cryogenics and fidelity. But it also tells us something deeper about our responses to loss One of the last remaining fun things about the internet is getting to pass judgment on the goings-on in households that you would never hear about otherwise. On Reddit, for instance, there is a whole thriving sub for just this purpose called Am I the Asshole?, where people describe conflicts from their lives and ask strangers to adjudicate on them.This week, a story on the BBC threw up a particularly juicy piece of other people’s business that has been sparking debates on Chinese social media. It starts in 2017, when Gui Junmin decided to cryogenically freeze his wife, Zhan Wenlian, after she died of lung cancer. She was the first Chinese person to undergo this procedure, which was paid for by a science research institute in Jinan, east China, that agreed with Gui to preserve his wife’s body for 30 years. Reports suggest Zhan herself consented to the process...

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4 w. ago Teen who died on M66 pictured after 'friends let off fireworks sparking police chase'

Kade Hughes, 19, has been named by friends as the teenager who died in collision on the M66 motorway, near Simister Island, on Sunday night (November 16), after a series of fireworks were set off sparking a police chase.

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4 w. ago Teen killed in M66 crash 'after cop chase' as pals set off fireworks at scene in tribute

Kade Hughes has been named as the teenager who died in the collision on the M66, near Simister Island, in Bury, on Sunday night (November 16) - he was on foot when the incident happened

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4 w. ago M66 tragedy as teen on foot killed in Tesla horror collision 'after police chase'

The M66 was closed after a young man was hit by a Tesla and died, Greater Manchester Police have said - no arrests have been made in connection with the incident

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