56 m. ago Waterworld statement after young girl dies at UK's biggest indoor water park

The new owner of Waterworld has issued a statement over a week on from the tragedy.

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69 m. ago New statement issued after death of girl, 4, in Waterworld tragedy

The attraction's new owners have spoken out

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90 m. ago Waterworld issues statement after young girl dies at Britain's largest aqua park

A four-year-old girl was tragically found unconscious at the Waterworld aqua park in Stoke-on-Trent last Monday. Now the executive chairman and co-founder of the Looping Group has spoken out

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2 h. ago Waterworld issues statement after tragic death of girl, 4, at aqua park

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21 h. ago Brit man 'beaten to death with rocks' pictured as girl and two boys charged with murder

The children, who cannot be named due to their age, have now been charged with the murder by joint venture of Alexander Cashford, 49, who was found on the beach with serious injuries

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22 h. ago Stepmother's chilling 911 calls released 'after she tortured girl, 10, to death'

Anicia Woods and Richard Baptiste have been accused of carrying out a prolonged campaign of cruel sexual and physical abuse that ultimately lead to the death of 10-year-old Rebekah Baptiste in Holbrook, Arizona

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39 h. ago Wicked Arizona stepmother's chilling 911 calls 'after she and boyfriend tortured girl, 10, to death'

Anicia Woods called 911 three times on July 27 to report she was taking her 'daughter' - later identified as Rebekah Baptiste - to an emergency medical service station because she was not breathing.

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4 d. ago Evil dad kills daughter, 5, for wetting herself and carries body parts around for months

A 'monster' father punched his little girl to death and scattered her body in various places. He refused to tell police where he'd hidden her remains in a cruel final insult to her family

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5 d. ago Reality TV winner beat toddler, 3, to death after girl threw

Ariel Robinson was a schoolteacher and stand-up comedian who found fame in 2020 after winning the 20th season of 'Worst Cooks in America', but in a rage after church the woman did the unthinkable

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6 d. ago Girl who was 'tortured to death' had begged her school not to let her go home

Rebekah Baptiste's father and his girlfriend have been accused of her murder.

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7 d. ago Bizarre cause of death revealed for girl, 11, who fell off boat into lake and died

The horror unfolded around 4pm on July 27 on Wisconsin's Lake Alexander as the girl, Maisy Livingston, 11, lost her life. Her body was dragged from the lake around four hours later.

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7 d. ago Hospital worker tears up as she recalls death of girl, 14, left alone on ward

Ruth Szymankiewicz died after she was left unsupervised at a children’s mental health hospital by an inexperienced agency worker.

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8 d. ago Council issues update on Waterworld tragedy as probe into girl's death underway

A four-year-old girl tragically died after being found unconscious at Waterworld, Stoke-on-Trent, and now the city council has said that it would launch a "full health and safety investigation"

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8 d. ago Girl, 10, dies all alone in hospital 'after being tortured to death by father and his girlfriend'

A 10-year-old girl died all alone after she was brutally tortured by her father and his girlfriend, according to police.

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8 d. ago 'Loving family man' Lee Claydon named as fan who died at Oasis gig

The band said in a statement: "We are shocked and saddened to hear of the tragic death of a fan at the show'

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9 d. ago Water park to stay shut 'out of respect' after girl, 4, dies

Waterworld bosses have issued an update after the tragedy

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9 d. ago UK largest indoor water park "shocked" and "saddened" after death of little girl

Despite best efforts of staff and paramedics at the poolside of Waterworld in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, the tragic tot was pronounced dead in hospital.

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3 w. ago Father Figure by Emma Forrest review – a slippery tale of teenage obsession

Bristling with sexual, political and emotional angst, this finely tuned coming-of-age tale thrives on the grey areas of adolescenceFather Figure opens with a memory of murders, bought and paid for; then skips briskly to scholarship girl Gail, who is on the verge of being expelled from her expensive London academy for writing a scandalous essay. The connection between death and day school is new girl Agata, the daughter of notoriously corrupt East End businessman Ezra Levy.Ezra, a man who takes phone calls from Putin, buys football clubs and has had people killed, wants more for Agata than he had when young. Her anorexia is killing her, and he, “fleshy and stupid”, can’t stop it. Gail sets her sights on Ezra: part compulsion, part seduction, an adolescent power game taken to dangerous conclusions. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Christie Brinkley details devastating heartbreak that 'nearly broke her'

Christie Brinkley revealed she was almost driven to tears while recording the audio version of her memoir, Uptown Girl, which recounted her four marriages and near-death experiences.

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3 w. ago Coroner criticises senior care home managers over teenage girl’s death

Maria Voisin, the senior coroner for Avon, said there was a ‘catalogue of failures’ that allowed Jason Conroy to strangle Melissa Mathieson in 2014.

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