4 h. ago Two children who died in Stafford murder investigation named

The youngsters were pronounced dead at a house in Stafford on Sunday morning.

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4 h. ago Two toddlers found dead in Staffordshire double murder probe named as woman arrested

Meraj Ul Zahra, aged two, and Abdul Momin Alfaateh, aged three, were both pronounced dead at a house on Corporation Street, in Stafford, this morning, sparking a double murder probe

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4 h. ago Stafford 'murder': Two kids, 2 and 3, named after being found dead inside home

Meraj Ul Zahra, aged two, and Abdul Momin Alfaateh, aged three, were both found unresponsive with injuries inside a home in Stafford this morning, police have confirmed

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6 h. ago 'Profound sadness' at school after two children die within hours of each other

People are being asked not to speculate

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6 h. ago Two primary school pupils die within hours of each other as teachers left heartbroken

The two children, who attended Carr Lodge Academy in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, died within 24 hours of each other, with staff saying they will be supporting pupils in the coming days and weeks

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7 h. ago Stafford horror as 'nothing could be done' to save two dead kids after woman arrested

'Children dying is a horror. It’s quite painful to hear it,' a local resident said after a 43-year-old woman was arrested in Stafford on suspicion of murder on Saturday morning

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7 h. ago 'Nothing could be done' to save two children found dead in house as woman arrested for murder

A murder investigation has been launched in Stafford

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13 h. ago Woman, 43, arrested on suspicion of murder after deaths of two children in Stafford

Police have asked the public 'not to speculate' on the cause at this stage

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14 h. ago Woman, 43, arrested on suspicion of murder as two children found dead in home

A 43-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after police were called to a home in Stafford this morning - two children were sadly pronounced dead at the scene

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14 h. ago Woman, 43, is arrested on suspicion of murdering two children

A 43-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the death of two children in Stafford, Staffordshire Police have said.

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3 d. ago At least 20 children under age of five die after taking contaminated cough syrup

Reports that at least 20 children have died in India after taking a contaminated cough syrup have sparked national outrage

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4 d. ago Children die in UK as number of deaths of homeless people rises

The Museum of Homelessness said its research suggested at least 1,611 deaths in 2024 of people experiencing homelessness

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4 d. ago Man accused of murdering mother and her three children died of heart attack after collapsing in prison minutes after visit from his family, inquest hears

Mohammed Shabir, 45, was due to go on trial later this year for the murders of Bryonie Gawith, 29, Denisty Birtle, nine, Oscar Birtle, five, and 22-month-old Aubree Birtle, who died in the blaze last year.

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4 d. ago 11 children die in UK amid surge in deaths of homeless people

Four of the deaths were of babies who had not yet reached their first birthday

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5 d. ago UK’s housing crisis laid bare as record number of homeless people – including 11 children – died last year

Eleven children – including four under the age of one – died while homeless last year, data from The Museum of Homelessness found

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5 d. ago Which vitamin supplements do kids really need? An expert explains

Leading health bodies advise that children who consume a varied diet do not need additional supplementation

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6 d. ago Mick Philpott's mate who burned six children to death in twisted arson plot dies at 58

Paul Mosley was sentenced to 14 years in prison for manslaughter after he helped act out his friend's twisted plot to set a home alight in Derby on May 11, 2012.

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6 d. ago Killer Paul Mosley jailed for manslaughter of six children in house fire dies

Paul Mosley, 58, was convicted following a seven-week trial of killing six children belonging to the Philpott family in Allenton, Derbyshire where the youngsters lived

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6 d. ago What every parent should know before giving their child supplements

Leading health bodies advise that children who consume a varied diet do not need additional supplementation

Society

6 d. ago Camilla’s tribute to ‘legend’ Dame Jilly Cooper after author’s death aged 88

The ‘bonkbuster’ author died after a fall on Sunday morning, her children announced.

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