4 h. ago Rescuers in Philippines detect ‘signs of life’ in garbage avalanche that killed four workers

Twelve workers have been rescued with injuries from the huge mound of garbage that collapsed among the low-slung buildings of waste management facility

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31 h. ago Tragedy as teenager dies after being tasered and then hit by car on M5

An ambulance taking 18-year-old Logan Smith to hospital had to pull over onto the hard shoulder of the M5 near Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, but tragedy soon followed

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51 h. ago Horror deaths of divers trapped in diving bell 520ft underwater for 24 hours

Richard Arthur Walker, 32, and Victor Francis "Skip" Guiel Jr, 28, died of hypothermia in the 1979 Wildrake diving bell tragedy in the North Sea after investigators found multiple safety violations

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65 h. ago Tragedy could strike again if action isn't taken following deaths of mum and baby in home birth case, coroner warns

A coroner has published a damning list of risks that could lead the deaths of women and their newborns across the country, after the shocking inquest of Jen and Agnes Cahill who died in a home birth tragedy

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67 h. ago Tragedy as British skier collapses and dies while descending Italian piste

 A British skier has died in Italy after falling ill while going down a mountain.

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3 d. ago Dad opens up on 'worst nightmare' after teen son dies in farm tragedy

The dad of Aaron Anderson who tragically died after an incident on a farm in County Durham has told how the family is living their 'worst nightmare'

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4 d. ago British dive master dies just minutes into exploring Malta shipwreck in holiday tragedy

A British diving expert has tragically died only minutes into exploring the P29 ship wreck in Malta. A coroner has ruled the cause of his rapid ascent leading to his death remains unknown

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4 d. ago Marc Guehi: Man City 'explore move' for Crystal Palace star after Liverpool transfer collapse

Eagles captain saw a summer move to Anfield called off at the 11th hour on Deadline Day

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5 d. ago Mum and daughter die in Christmas food poisoning tragedy as five doctors under investigation

The pair are believed to have eaten a meal containing fish, mussels and mushrooms and died within hours of each other after developing symptoms including nausea and abdominal pain

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5 d. ago Scots band frontman dies in Hogmanay hillwalking tragedy one day after birthday

Dad-of-two Andrew Ure, 41, was found dead on Ben Vane after going missing during a solo hike.

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5 d. ago Tragedy strikes as sixth person dies at Disney World property in recent months

Several deaths have been reported at various Disney properties in Florida and California since last fall

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5 d. ago Boy, 15, dies in freak bike crash just four years after escaping death in bouncy castle tragedy which killed 6 children

A TEENAGER has died in a freak bike crash just four years after he miraculously survived a bouncy castle tragedy. Lucas Reid, 15, was killed on New Year's Eve when he collided with a telephone pole while out on a nighttime e-bike ride, Australia police believe. The young man was cycling through Devonport, Tasmania, at...

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5 d. ago Pictured: 'True hero' father who died trying to rescue two people from the icy sea in Withernsea tragedy

Mark Ratcliffe, 67, was pulled from the sea at Withernsea on Friday

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5 d. ago Hero grandad who died in sea tragedy named as family pay tribute

Mark Ratcliffe, 67, died trying to help people in difficulty in the sea at Withernsea

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5 d. ago Scots frontman, 41, dies day after his birthday in hillwalking tragedy as band and family pay heartbreaking tributes

TRIBUTES have been paid to a Scots singer who died on Hogmanay after he went out hillwalking. Dad-of-two Andrew Ure, who turned 41 on December 30, is understood to have gone out to try new gear he got for his birthday - but never made it home. Andrew was the lead singer of Falkirk band...

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6 d. ago Withernsea tragedy: Lifeboat crew injured in rescue bid as two die in huge waves

Heroic rescuers are still trying to locate one more victim of the tragedy in Withernsea off the East Yorkshire coast. Two bodies have so far been recovered from the sea

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7 d. ago Double tragedy as at least two people die while 'trying to rescue teenage girl who was swept into freezing sea'

Rescue crews launched a dramatic search following reports of a 'number of people in difficulty in the water', near Withernsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, on Friday afternoon as an Arctic chill grips Britain.

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7 d. ago Tragedy as man dies after New Year's Day swim at Brighton beach

The 51-year-old was recovered from the water after he was seen in trouble at about 10.30am west of Brighton Palace Pier

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8 d. ago Toboggan ride ends in tragedy as husband dies and wife is critically injured when they take a wrong turn and plunge 250ft off vertical cliff in Austria

The couple were sledding down the Rabantalm mountnain in East Tyrol on New Year's Day alongside their daughter and her partner when they suddenly veered off the edge of the vertical slope.

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8 d. ago One of Switzerland's worst tragedies left about 40 people dead after a fire in an Alpine resort bar

A New Year’s party at a Swiss Alpine bar turned into a tragedy after about 40 people died in a fire and another roughly 115 were injured, mostly seriously

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