13 h. ago Teen died from asthma attack after she was wrongly discharged from hospital

Billie Wicks died age 16 after an asthma attack – the first she had ever had.

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13 h. 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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37 h. ago Hero boy, 4, saves mum's life by calling 999 after she took asthma attack at home

The mother was at home alone with her two kids, aged three and four, when she took an asthma attack. Thankfully her son acted quickly to save her.

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6 d. ago Teen boy dies of sepsis after 111 handler failed to refer urgent call to clinician

Cyrus Perry's mum Hayley called the service after the teenager fell ill at his home in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset.

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8 d. ago Rider dies at motocross event just months after teen killed at same race track

A man in his early 40s died in a crash at Mildenhall MX on Sunday, just months after a 17-year-old boy was killed on the same motocross track

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1 week ago Teen boy dies on Glasgow street after being seriously injured as cops launch probe

One officer appears to be standing outside the door to a block of tenement flats which is inside the cordon.

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1 week ago Shoeless and disabled grandmother dumped 'like a parcel' at wrong address by a taxi after being discharged from hospital

Rosalind Armiger, 72, was dumped by a taxi driver at the wrong address after she was discharged from hospital, as her family are now criticising the care she received.

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2 w. ago Clapham shooting: Teen, 16, dies in south London attack after neighbours hear 'three bangs'

A murder investigation is underway after a 16-year-old boy was pronounced dead in Clapham, south London, this afternoon following reports of gunshots in the area

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2 w. ago Teen dies months after suspected ear infection turned out to be aggressive brain tumour

Jac Sexton, from Aberdare in South Wales, had only just started working as a barber when he suddenly began experiencing dizziness and slurred speech in October 2024.

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2 w. ago Teen, 19, dies months after being told headache was ear infection

Jac Sexton, who had just started working as a barber, was initially diagnosed with an ear infection but his symptoms were soon found to be the result of a high-grade glioblastoma

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2 w. ago Teen dies after headache at work led to devastating diagnosis

Doctors initially believed the 19-year-old was experiencing side effects of a recent bout of glandular fever

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2 w. ago Teen dies months after doctor diagnosed headache as ear infection

Jac Sexton had just started working as barber in his friend's shop.

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2 w. ago Teen dies months after headaches were dismissed as ear infection

Doctors initially believed the 19-year-old was experiencing side effects of a recent bout of glandular fever

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2 w. ago Teen dies just months after symptoms mistakenly diagnosed as ear infection

Jac Sexton, 19, had just started his career as a barber when he started experiencing symptoms

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3 w. ago Farmer Tony Martin who shot dead teen burglar 'died a millionaire' with mystery heir

A farmer who shot and killed a 16-year-old boy who was attempting to rob the man's property has passed away – who will inherit his his multi-million pound estate remains a mystery

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3 w. ago British teen, 13, dies after ‘crashing into tree’ on Italian ski slope

The boy, who was on a half-term skiing holiday with his parents, was killed on the Falzarego pass in the Italian Dolomites

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3 w. ago Missouri man who pleaded guilty in shooting of Black teen at wrong door dies

Andrew Lester, who is white, was charged with assault after Ralph Yarl, who survived, rang doorbell by mistake in 2023An 86-year-old Missouri man died just days after pleading guilty to a lesser charge in the 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black honor student who rang the white man’s doorbell by mistake, prosecutors announced on Wednesday.Andrew Lester of Kansas City had been charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action in the shooting of the then 16-year-old, who survived and is now a freshman at Texas A&M. Before his trial was scheduled to begin, Lester had pleaded guilty on Friday to a lesser charge of second-degree assault, which carries up to seven years behind bars. He had been scheduled to be sentenced on 7 March. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Ralph Yarl shooter Andrew Lester dies days after admitting shooting black teen for knocking on wrong door

Andrew Lester, a white homeowner who pleaded guilty days ago to shooting black teenager Ralph Yarl in 2023, has passed away aged 86.

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3 w. ago Ralph Yarl shooter Andrew Lester dies the day after admitting shooting black teen for knocking wrong door

Andrew Lester, a white homeowner who pleaded guilty days ago to shooting black teenager Ralph Yarl in 2023, has passed away aged 86.

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3 w. ago The white man who pleaded guilty to shooting a Black teen who rang a wrong doorbell dies

An 86-year-old Missouri man has died just days after pleading guilty in the 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black honor student who rang the white man’s doorbell by mistake

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