80 m. ago Russian captain did 'absolutely nothing' to stop ship from 'obvious collision course' with oil tanker which killed one crew member, court hears

Vladimir Motin, 59, was on sole watch duty when his vessel smashed into the US oil tanker the Stena Immaculate, causing the death of Mark Angelo Pernia, 38.

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2 h. ago Russian captain caused death of seaman in ‘avoidable’ collision, court told

Vladimir Motin is on trial at the Old Bailey accused of manslaughter.

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2 h. ago Russian ship captain to blame for crewman's death in 'entirely avoidable collision'

Captain Vladimir Motin's ship the Solong collided into the US oil tanker the Stena Immaculate after leaving Grangemouth last year.

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5 h. ago Captain to blame for crewman’s death in ‘entirely avoidable’ collision – court

Mark Angelo Pernia, 38, died last March after the incident near the Humber Estuary.

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6 h. ago Rogue roofer who killed woman on golf course during police pursuit is jailed

John McDonald, 52, admitted causing the death by dangerous driving of 62-year-old Suzanne Cherry who was ploughed into by a van on April 11 last year.

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23 h. ago Man steps over woman's dead body after hitting her in 70mph police chase on golf course

John McDonald, 52, admitted causing death by dangerous driving after a 12-minute police chase through Birmingham ended when he hit Suzanne Cherry as she played golf

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24 h. ago Dancing With The Stars choreographer Léo Blanco dead at age 47 as cause of death remains unknown

Léo Blanco, a choreographer on the Brazilian version of Dancing With The Stars, has reportedly died at age 47.

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26 h. ago Mum and two children's cause of death confirmed after Boxing Day house fire

The family were asleep when the fire tore through the cottage

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27 h. ago Driver whose electric car 'accelerated on its own' cleared of killing boy, 5, in south London

Ashenafei Demissie, 53, who claimed a fault made his car move on its own has been cleared of causing death by careless driving

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31 h. ago Roofer admits killing mother of three who was killed on golf course by van in police chase

John McDonald, 51, pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving at Worcester Crown Court on Monday in relation to the death of Suzanne Cherry, 62, who was struck by a grey Nissan van at Aston Wood Golf Club in Shenstone, near Sutton Coldfield, on April 11 last year.

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3 d. ago Woman who caused car crash death of two while 'hurrying' to beauty salon spared jail

Laila Barnard-Wigley was driving her Mercedes Benz when she caused a head-on collision that killed Dean Yarrow, 33, and Faye Wardle, 32, while 'hurrying' to a beauty salon

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4 d. ago Woman who caused death of two while driving to beauty salon escapes jail

Laila Barnard-Wigley has been given a suspended sentence after she admitted causing the deaths of Dean Yarrow and his girlfriend, Faye Wardle, in a 'head-on' collision

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4 d. ago Police officer reached 93mph in city centre car chase before collision that killed doctor, 35, court hears

Matthew Pike (pictured), 40, was pursuing a white Volkswagen Tiguan through Bristol when he collided with a Honda Jazz being driven by Dr Keryl Johnson.

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4 d. ago Aria Thorpe's cause of death revealed at inquest after boy, 15 charged with murder

Aria Thorpe was pronounced dead at her home in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset on December 15 - her heartbroken family said she was a 'beautiful and innocent soul'

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4 d. ago Trial of man accused of causing death of baby in car park collapses

The jury have been discharged

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5 d. ago Patrick Swayze's brother Sean dead at age 63 as cause of death is revealed

Sean died on December 15th in the Los Angeles area, his son Jesse Swayze told TMZ.

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6 d. ago Tragic teenager died of cold water shock after night swim with pals, inquest finds

Michael Oppong-Yeboah, 18, vanished after a night-time swim with friends off Plymouth's East Hoe beach before his body was found two weeks later - a coroner has now revealed his cause of death

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6 d. ago Top Israeli judge is killed 'after vehicle driving off road joined highway and ploughed into his motorbike'

Benny Sagi, the president of the Beersheba District Court, died at the scene following the collision on Route 6 in southern Israel.

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6 d. ago Brigitte Bardot’s cause of death revealed ahead of icon’s Saint

Bardot died after undergoing surgeries for cancer, late icon’s husband says

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6 d. ago Brigitte Bardot: French film star's cause of death and final words revealed as funeral held in Saint

Her husband Bernard d’Ormale opened up about the late screen star’s final moments ahead of her funeral in France

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