6 h. ago Drunken teenager, 19, plunged 50ft to his death while hopping over rooftops with pals to get 'cool view'

Harry Calam, 19, and his two friend jumped over a fence at a construction site and scaled a scaffolding tower to reach a shared rooftop so they could look down at the bar where he worked in York.

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8 h. ago Revealed: The four men who 'preyed' upon teenage soldier who was hounded to her death while trying to achieve her 'dream' Army career

No fewer than four of Gunner Jaysley-Louise Beck's superiors, all older and one more than twice her age, would see her kind and friendly nature as an open invitation for their predatory instincts.

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13 h. ago ‘I forgive the girl and boy for what they’ve done. If I didn’t, the hate would eat away at me’: Esther Ghey on life after the murder of her daughter Brianna

Transgender teenager Brianna Ghey was stabbed to death by two 15-year-olds. The killers had been radicalised on the dark web, while the victim was trapped in an online world of her own. Now her mother has become friends with the parent of one of the murderersThe first thing I notice about Esther Ghey is a blossom tree trailing down her left arm to her hand. There is one pink flower on the tattoo. Pink was her daughter Brianna’s favourite colour. If Brianna had got her way, the whole world would have been pink. And just after she was murdered by two teenage schoolchildren in February 2023, Ghey says, the world did briefly turn pink. The local blossom trees filled with the blossomiest blossom she had ever seen. “It really felt she was with us and that she was sending us a sign she was OK,” she says.Now Ghey has written a book, Under a Pink Sky. It’s a memoir of her and Brianna’s lives, and a manifesto of sorts; a shocking exploration of how deadly smartphones and online spaces can be....

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15 h. ago ‘I forgive them for what they’ve done’: Esther Ghey on life after the murder of daughter Brianna – podcast

Two years ago, transgender teenager Brianna Ghey was stabbed to death by two 15-year-olds. The killers had been radicalised on the dark web, while the victim was trapped in an online world of her own. Now her mother has become friends with the parent of one of the murderers. On the second anniversary of Brianna’s death, Esther sits down with Simon Hattenstone to discuss her daughter’s murder and her own extraordinary response. Continue reading...

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29 h. ago Jaysley Beck inquest prompts flood of testimonies of abuse in UK military

The Ministry of Defence says the lessons learned from the teenager’s death will make the military safer, but victims and their families have heard it all beforeA soldier left suicidal after complaints about a senior officer were ignored. Two women told that they needed to grow up, or their heads would be banged together after they complained about sexual harassment by their major. A servicewoman raped and left with PTSD, while her attacker was given a slap on the wrist.Online army forums have been flooded with testimonies of abuse – and the military’s failure to tackle it – this week, sparked by the inquest into the death of 19-year-old gunner Jaysley Beck. The head of the army, General Sir Roly Walker, has expressed his disgust and suggested that senior ranks may even be “actively complicit” in abusive behaviour. The Ministry of Defence has promised that lessons will be learned. Continue reading...

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31 h. ago 'Girls should not join the Army': Sister of teenage soldier 'hounded to her death' by her superiors says military is 'not safe for women' after her ordeal was 'swept under the carpet'

The sister of Jaysley Beck, the teenage soldier who killed herself after being 'hounded' by her superiors, has urged women to not join the army after her sister's ordeal was 'swept under the carpet'.

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48 h. ago Mother of teenage soldier 'hounded to her death' by superiors demands police investigation as she accuses Army of 'covering up' abuse before her suicide

Royal Artillery Gunner Jaysley Beck, 19, was found hanging in her room at Larkhill Camp near Salisbury in Wiltshire on December 15, 2021.

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49 h. ago Murderer who stabbed the teenage mother of his child to death in front of horrified commuters at train station is jailed for life

A murderer who stabbed the teenage mother of his child to death in front of horrified commuters at a train station has been jailed for life.

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53 h. ago Teenage soldier was hounded to her death by superiors 'including man who sexually assaulted her, and another who harassed her and bombarded her with 4,600 texts', coroner rules

Royal Artillery Gunner Jaysley Beck, 19, was found hanging in her room at Larkhill Camp near Salisbury in Wiltshire on December 15, 2021.

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54 h. ago Death of teenage gunner Jaysley Beck ‘partly caused by Army complaints failure’

The 19-year-old was found hanged at Larkhill Camp in Wiltshire on December 15 2021.

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65 h. ago Coroner to give conclusion at inquest into death of teenage soldier

Gunner Jaysley Beck was found dead at Larkhill Camp, Wiltshire, in December 2021.

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3 d. ago Scots teen was 'days from death' after bloated stomach led medics to rare brain tumour diagnosis

Alex Arkell, from Stirling, is hoping to raise awareness of people living with pituitary conditions after she received a shock brain tumour diagnosis at the age of just 16.

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3 d. ago Viral ‘Spudman’ TikTok star wins council apology amid battle to save pitch he’s held for 22 years

A petition to keep Spudman at his site in Tamworth town centre is approaching 100,000 signatures

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3 d. ago Major update after teen supermarket worker 'baked to death' inside bakery oven

A supermarket employee Gursimran Kaur's body was found by her own mother after she realised she hadn't seen her daughter on the shop floor for more than an hour

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3 d. ago Devastated parents remember "brightest light" after sudden death of Stirling teenager

The family have spoken about the fateful day - and paid tribute to the rallying of their community - almost eight months on.

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4 d. ago Death of teenager found in primary school grounds declared 'unnatural'

The death of a schoolboy, 13, who was found inside a primary school grounds has been declared 'unnatural'.

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4 d. ago Petition for stricter driving licence rules nears 100,000 signatures after teen's death

Grieving mother Crystal Owen has launched the petition to improve road safety for young motorists following her 17-year-old son Harvey’s death

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5 d. ago Nearly 100,000 people back major change to UK driving licence rules

Harvey Owen and three friends lost their lives in 2023, now his mum is petitioning for change

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