6 h. ago Schoolboy cyclist, 11, died in crash after 'veering sharply' into path of bus after its driver beeped horn and tried to overtake, inquest told

Lucas Ashton was riding his bike in Bolton, Greater Manchester, when he was killed in a bus crash on December 30, 2022.

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50 h. ago Top British gamer, 17, killed himself after failing GCSE maths exam only for his parents to find out the next day he had actually passed, inquest told

Alex Henshaw, 17, from Winchester, Hampshire unexpectedly took his own life the month after his exam results came out, an inquest heard. However, the day after his result was upgraded after a remark.

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8 d. ago Student died after slipping while using gym’s weight machine, inquest told

Medical student Mohammed Farraj had been exercising at the gym at the University of East Anglia.

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9 d. ago Hero medical student drowned saving three girls from riptide on UK beach

Jack Edward Lees sent his mum photos of the beach sunset in the hours before his death. She told an inquest "When I said goodbye to him I had no reason to think that he would never come back"

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9 d. ago 'I was crying for help and got told for pressing emergency hospital alarm, hours later my husband was dying'

Star and Garter landlord Andy Martin waited hours before 'crucial' treatment was given, an inquest has been told

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9 d. ago 'I was crying for help and got told off for pressing emergency hospital alarm, hours later my husband was dying'

Star and Garter landlord Andy Martin waited hours before 'crucial' treatment was given, an inquest has been told

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1 week ago Poppy Atkinson died from head injuries after being hit by car, inquest hears

The promising young footballer died after being struck by a car during a training session.

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1 week ago Schoolgirl footballer, ten, died from 'head injuries' when she was hit by electric BMW which crashed through fencing and landed on the pitch, inquest hears

Poppy Atkinson, 10, died on the artificial turf at Kendal Rugby Union Club, Cumbria, after the electric vehicle lost control on March 3 this year.

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1 week ago Poppy Atkinson died of head injuries in sports pitch car collision, inquest told

On Tuesday, the acting senior coroner for Cumbria opened an inquest into the 10-year-old’s death.

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1 week ago Families say they have been told Loughgall legacy inquest will be restored

Families of those killed in the SAS attack met with NI Secretary Hilary Benn on Monday.

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1 week ago Man confronted by online paedophile hunters was found dead on a motorway, inquest hears

A man confronted by online paedophile hunters was found dead on a motorway having suffered multiple injuries, the opening of an inquest has been told.

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1 week ago Teenager killed in dog attack was bitten on face and neck, inquest opening told

An inquest into the death of Morgan Dorsett has been opened at Avon Coroners’ Court.

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1 week ago Dog attack bar worker may have died from heart condition, inquest told

Grace Gardner, 21, had three separate potential causes of death, a forensic pathologist said at Worcestershire Coroner’s Court.

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2 w. ago Bar worker died after suffering ‘trauma wound’ caused by pet dog, inquest told

Grace Gardner was declared dead by paramedics called to her partner’s home in Bewdley, Worcestershire.

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2 w. ago Teenage kickboxer, 15, collapsed and died from traumatic brain injury after taking part in unsanctioned fight, inquest told

Alex Eastwood became seriously unwell after fighting in three two-minute rounds against an opponent at a kickboxing competition in Wigan on June 29, 2024.

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2 w. ago Schoolgirl, 16, died after A&E doctors failed to spot she was having her first ever asthma attack and sent her home, inquest told

Billie Wicks, 16, tragically died after doctors at the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead, north London, failed to spot she was having her first ever asthma attack, in September 2024.

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2 w. ago Deaf TikTok star 'told care worker she bought poison online a month before her death'

Imogen Nunn's family claim she was failed by mental health services as an inquest heard she told her care worker about a "pro-choice suicide forum" before her death

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2 w. ago Teenage terror suspect in ‘good mood’ day before death, inquest told

Rhianan Rudd, 16, died at a children’s home five months after her terror charges were dropped.

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2 w. ago British TikTok star, 25, took her own life using 'suicide kit' after being 'failed' by mental health services, inquest told

Imogen Nunn, 25 - known as Deaf Immy on the social media platform where she highlighted hearing and mental health issues - had sourced a 'suicide kit' online.

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3 w. ago ‘A leap’ to say man would have lived if hospital care different, inquest told

William Hewes died aged 22 at Homerton University Hospital in January 2023.

Society