5 h. ago Two children die after horror M4 minibus crash with five other kids injured in slip road chaos

Othniel Adoma, 11, is confirmed to be the second child to have died in a grim crash on the M4, police have confirmed - a minibus overturned during the incident on May 11

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13 h. ago Popular kids' toy sold on Amazon urgently recalled over 'serious' injury risk

Parents have been warned after a popular summer kids toy - sold on Amazon - was recalled over fears it could pose 'serious risk of injuries' due to 'accessible magnets with a magnetic flux index'

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59 h. ago Munich school 'gas leak' with 17 people injured as kids struggled to breathe

Emergency services rushed to a school following reports of a toxic gas leak - eight people are reported to be seriously injured

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4 d. ago 'Utter chaos' on M62 as slip road closure causes miles of congestion and 'severe' delays

One motorist described the incidents as 'utter chaos' and said they had been stuck for 30 minutes with 'four lanes of standing traffic'

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7 d. ago As Ice deports children, what futures do we lose? | Ariel Dorfman

I was forced to flee my homeland as a child; so were my own children. So the horror can be grasped by our celebrity-driven society: are we removing the next Mozart?Two children – a nine-year old boy and his six-year old sister – are playing at “house”, pretending to be their father and mother. Absorbed in the game, they repeat the words their parents have been whispering to each other when they thought their progeny were not listening.Playing like innocent children all over the world play and have played since the beginning of history. But, here and now, in America, the words some endangered children may be exchanging are far from innocent.Ariel Dorfman, an emeritus distinguished professor of literature at Duke University, is the Chilean-American author of the play Death and the Maiden and, more recently, the novels The Suicide Museum and Allegro. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Horror as 'dark Peppa Pig' videos that are terrifying kids rack up millions of views on YouTube

Parents are being warned about 'Dark Peppa Pig' horror videos circulating online to target terrified children. One clip with 18 million views showed the character holding a machine gun

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1 week ago Liverpool parade horror: Four children among 47 injured as car ploughs into fans celebrating Premier League title

Police say ‘horrific incident’ not being treated as terrorism as 53-year-old white man from Liverpool area is held

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1 week ago Four children among 47 hurt in Liverpool parade horror: 'White Brit' driver, 53, tore through crowd at 30mph leaving 250

Authorities have confirmed the incident is not being treated as terrorism, and the man in custody, a white British male from Liverpool, is believed to have been the driver of the vehicle.

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1 week ago Liverpool parade live as children among 41 injured and police say horror not terrorism

At least 27 people, including four children, have been injured after a car drove into fans at the Liverpool FC Premier League Victory parade as a British man, 53, arrested after the shocking incident

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1 week ago Doctor still fighting for his life after Israeli strike killed nine of his 10 children

As a result of the attack, in the southern city of Khan Yunis, Mr al-Najjar sustained significant injuries to his brain, lungs, right arm and kidney.

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1 week ago Mum killed in horror house fire alongside three children 'was pregnant'

The woman, 43, died alongside her children in the fatal house fire on Saturday.

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1 week ago Mum who died with her three children, 4, 8 and 15, in horror house fire 'was pregnant'

Mum who died with her three children, 4, 8 and 15, in horror house fire 'was pregnant'  Daily Express

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2 w. ago Horror as Israeli strike kills NINE of Palestinian doctor's 10 children amid renewed military offensive in Gaza

According to the region's civil defence agency, the strike in the southern city of Khan Yunis killed nine children belonging to a pair of married doctors.

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2 w. ago Man arrested on suspicion of murder after mother is killed alongside her three children aged four, eight and 15 in horror house fire

Firefighters arrived to Stonebridge, Wembley, at 1:22am on Saturday morning after reports of a fire and worked for two hours to tackle the blaze. A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder.

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2 w. ago House fire horror: Mother and three children killed as blaze rips through north London home and man arrested

Emergency services were called to Tillett Close in Stonebridge, Brent, at 1.22am on Saturday

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2 w. ago Brent fire: Tragedy as three children, 4, 8 and 15, and mother die in horror house blaze

Brent fire: Tragedy as three children, 4, 8 and 15, and mother die in horror house blaze  Daily Express

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2 w. ago House fire horror: Three children and woman killed as blaze rips through north London home and man arrested

Emergency services were called to Tillett Close in Stonebridge, Brent, at 1.22am on Saturday

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2 w. ago Sea shanty band caught in slavery probe as six members are arrested while group's leader 'goes on the run' after minibus crash

Six members of The Old Time Sailors have been arrested by Devon and Cornwall Police and there are reports that the band's leader is on the run and being sought by detectives.

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2 w. ago Multiple kids killed and 38 injured after suicide car bomber strikes school bus

A suicide car bomber has struck a school bus in Pakistan, killing at least four children and wounding 38 others, with the attack taking place in the tense Balochistan province

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3 w. ago Andrea Mclean tearful as she starts one thing 'from scratch' after health battle

The former Loose Women star, 55, recently suffered acute kidney injury, sepsis and severe pneumonia, losing '80% capacity' in one lung

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