15 h. ago 'Nothing could be done' to save woman who died after speeding off from police

Xena Georgiou was stopped as part of a routine check before speeding away from officers

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3 d. ago 'Travellers' force dementia centre to close for a week after setting up camp outside car park

A fleet of caravans and other vehicles have pitched up outside the Reflections community hub in Camborne, Cornwall.

Transport

5 d. ago Three died from smoke inhalation in station house fire, inquest openings told

Emma Conn, 30, her daughter Mayci Fox, four, and Louie Thorn, 23, died in the blaze in Rushton, near Kettering, Northamptonshire, on March 28.

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5 d. ago 'Nothing could have been done' to save woman, 20, who died after speeding off from police

Xena Georgiou was at the wheel of a BMW One Series in Sale, Greater Manchester, when she was pulled over by cops - but failing to stop, she sparked a police chase which ended in her crashing into parked cars on the side of the road

Events

5 d. ago Young woman died in crash after speeding off from police traffic stop

Xena Georgiou was rushed to hospital following a police pursuit on in December 2023 and her life support machine was switched off later that day.

Events

5 d. ago 'Nothing could be done' to save woman, 20, who died after speeding away from cops

Xena Georgiou, 20, died after speeding off in a BMW One Series during a police stop in December 2023 - an inquest has heard that 'nothing could have been done' to save her

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5 d. ago Seven police officers hospitalised after devastating crash as cops 'chased' BMW down major dual carriageway before six car pile

Seven police officers were taken to hospital after a catastrophic chase ended in disaster, leaving five police vehicles wrecked and a major dual carriageway shut.

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5 d. ago Young artist killed by Night Tube train entered tunnel after taking cocktail of drugs, inquest told

Sarah Cunningham thought to have been hit by Northern line train 15 minutes after entering Tube tunnel

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6 d. ago Woman, 20, died after speeding away from cops in her BMW and crashing into parked car just a week after she bought it at a police auction, inquest told

Xena Georgiou, 20, had only just bought the black BMW One Series at a police auction a week before the horror crash.

Events

7 d. ago Grandfather who quit driving for health reasons was killed by pensioner who stayed behind the wheel for nine years despite doctors warning him to stop, inquest told

Keen climber and walker Peter Westwell, from Billington, was crossing the A666 Whalley Road, Langho, when he was hit by a Honda Jazz being driven by Neil Pemberton.

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7 d. ago 'It was all lies, I wasn't that person': Furniture salesman, 62, left cryptic note about 'allegations from 40 years ago' before driving into tractor at high speed, inquest told

Phillip Roger Howarth was travelling westbound along the A14, a three lane carriageway,in his Skoda car shortly before he collided with the rear of a parked tractor, an inquest heard.

Politics

1 week ago Schoolboy cyclist, 11, died in crash after 'veering sharply' into path of bus after its driver beeped horn and tried to overtake, inquest told

Lucas Ashton was riding his bike in Bolton, Greater Manchester, when he was killed in a bus crash on December 30, 2022.

Events

1 week ago Top British gamer, 17, killed himself after failing GCSE maths exam only for his parents to find out the next day he had actually passed, inquest told

Alex Henshaw, 17, from Winchester, Hampshire unexpectedly took his own life the month after his exam results came out, an inquest heard. However, the day after his result was upgraded after a remark.

Events

2 w. ago Student died after slipping while using gym’s weight machine, inquest told

Medical student Mohammed Farraj had been exercising at the gym at the University of East Anglia.

Events

2 w. ago Hero medical student drowned saving three girls from riptide on UK beach

Jack Edward Lees sent his mum photos of the beach sunset in the hours before his death. She told an inquest "When I said goodbye to him I had no reason to think that he would never come back"

Society

2 w. ago 'I was crying for help and got told for pressing emergency hospital alarm, hours later my husband was dying'

Star and Garter landlord Andy Martin waited hours before 'crucial' treatment was given, an inquest has been told

Events

2 w. ago 'I was crying for help and got told off for pressing emergency hospital alarm, hours later my husband was dying'

Star and Garter landlord Andy Martin waited hours before 'crucial' treatment was given, an inquest has been told

Events

3 w. ago Poppy Atkinson died of head injuries in sports pitch car collision, inquest told

On Tuesday, the acting senior coroner for Cumbria opened an inquest into the 10-year-old’s death.

Events

3 w. ago Families say they have been told Loughgall legacy inquest will be restored

Families of those killed in the SAS attack met with NI Secretary Hilary Benn on Monday.

Politics

3 w. ago Man confronted by online paedophile hunters was found dead on a motorway, inquest hears

A man confronted by online paedophile hunters was found dead on a motorway having suffered multiple injuries, the opening of an inquest has been told.

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