4 d. ago Sailor, 37, died after part of superyacht rigging system failed and accidentally hit him on the head, coroner rules

Sam Richmond, 37, from Southampton, was fatally injured when a metal fitting failed aboard the 102ft yacht Farfalla during preparations for the Superyacht Challenge Antigua on 8 March 2022.

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5 d. ago Family of Salford 'Mr Big' Paul Massey GRANTED inquest into his death in major victory after 10

A coroner has ruled there is a 'sufficient cause' for an inquest, which will explore alleged police failures to protect him from threats on his life prior to his murder

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5 d. ago Superyacht sailor, 37, was killed after head injury when rigging system failed and he was hit by pulley, inquest hears

Sam Richmond, 37, was a member of the crew on board the 102ft Southern Wind yacht Farfalla when the accident happened on March 8, 2022.

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7 d. ago Son who collapsed in seizure on street offered 'remote consultation' instead of ambulance

Martin Logan accused the Scottish Ambulance Service call handler of 'just reading off a menu' after his son Gregor hit his head when having a tonic-clonic seizure.

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1 week ago British woman stranded alone in Spain as horrific accident leaves her in coma

Michaela Hadley had been enjoying a family holiday to sunny Majorca when she fell and hit her head in her hotel room - with her family now desperately trying to bring her home

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1 week ago Millions could lose their driving license over proposed new rule change

The UK Government is planning to introduce a new mandatory rule for drivers, following an inquest that saw a coroner call the UK's licensing system the "laxest in Europe"

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2 w. ago Man guilty over gang shooting of young girl amid brutal turf war

The child, who was hit in the head by one of six bullets, was an innocent victim of a bloody rivalry between Turkish gangs.

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2 w. ago Girl, 9, shot in head outside restaurant as man found guilty

The child was hit in the head by one of six bullets fired outside Evin in Hackney

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2 w. ago Stoke Newington shooting: Girl, 9, with bullet in brain back at school after gang hit

Doctors feared the nine-year-old would not survive after she was hit in the head by a stray bullet but surgeons saved her and she is now 'walking, talking and playing with her friends'

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2 w. ago Woman, 70, is hospitalised after seagull attacks her as she walks down the street

Lesley Wright, 70, was heading to a neighbour's house in the north-east of Scotland, when the bird swooped down from behind and hit the back of her head, sending her crashing to the ground.

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2 w. ago London teenagers cry in court as they are charged with murder of man, 49, killed at seaside resort in Kent

Alexander Cashford is thought to have died after being hit over the head with a large stone on the Isle of Sheppey

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2 w. ago London teenagers are charged with murder of man, 49, killed at seaside resort in Kent

Alexander Cashford is thought to have died after being hit over the head with a large stone on the Isle of Sheppey

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2 w. ago Adult star driver nearly killed by psycho pigeon gives horror 'memory loss' update

WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: Model Mercedes Valentine, 25, smashed her motorbike into a parked car after the winged terror swooped and hit her on the head as she rode home last year, causing a brain injury

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2 w. ago Three teenagers remain in custody over murder at seaside resort

A man in his 40s is thought to have died after being hit over the head with a large stone during an altercation on the Isle of Sheppey.

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3 w. ago Man killed on Isle of Sheppey 'was hit over the head with a concrete slab': Girl, 16, and two boys, 14 and 15, are arrested after holidaymaker heard shouts of 'I've done him'

Emergency services raced to the Warden Bay Road area in Leysdown-on-Sea shortly after 7pm on Sunday after reports that 'an altercation broke out involving a small group of people'.

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3 w. ago My Chemical Romance to bring The Black Parade back to the UK in 2026

The celebrated ‘emo’ head back to the United Kingdom in celebration of their smash-hit work, ‘The Black Parade’

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3 w. ago Priest in serious condition after ‘brutal attack’ in Co Down church

It was reported to police that a man walked into the church and hit the priest on the head with a bottle.

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3 w. ago Priest attacked with bottle by man who walked into Downpatrick church before mass

Fr John Murray was attacked in his church before mass by a man who hit him across the head with a bottle - the priest was rushed to hospital and was in a 'serious condition'

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3 w. ago Call from suicidal mum, 27, who died two days after alleged rape 'should have been escalated', inquest finds

The coroner ruled that doing so 'would not have prevented' Jessica Smithson's death

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3 w. ago Mystery of how superfit British schoolgirl, 13, drowned in swimming pool at Discovery Cove resort is 'impossible' to solve, coroner rules

Anna Beaumont, 13, was snorkelling with her family at the Discovery Cove theme park in Orlando on May 28 when she was spotted 'floating and unresponsive' in the natural-style pool.

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