7 h. ago I watched my best friend die in agony after doing cheap vodka shots while backpacking. Here's what everyone MUST know about drinking abroad

There are nights when Bethany Clarke dreams of when she was racing through the bucket list of countries to visit with her lifelong friend Simone White.

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50 h. ago Coronation Street star Adam Rickitt left heartbroken as best man and friend of 46 years dies

Former Coronation Street star Adam Rickitt has shared a heartbreaking tribute following the death of his close friend of 46 years. He described his friend as 'the rock that would stand by me as the waves crashed'

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66 h. ago Friends pay tribute to wall of death operator who died in cruise ship incident

Hampshire Constabulary are investigating the death of James Messham on the MSC Virtuosa as murder.

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67 h. ago Teen best friends die 'hand in hand' on roadside after driver ignores pleas to slow down

Anthony McGinn, 61, crashed into a tree killing Kiea McCann, 17, and Dlava Mohamed, 16, after he drove at more than 90mph in a 50mph zone on a wet road

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2 d. ago Teen best friends died 'holding each other's hands' in 75mph horror crash on the way to prom after driver ignored pleas to slow down

Two teen best friends were laid next to each other 'holding hands' after they died in a horror 75mph crash on their way to their school leavers ball, a court was told. 

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3 d. ago Young best friends die hand in hand after driver ignored pleas to slow down

Anthony McGinn was driving Kiea McCann, 17, and Dlava Mohamed, 16, to a ball in Monaghan Town, Ireland, when he crashed into a tree after speeding and ignoring pleas to slow down

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3 d. ago Teen best friends die 'hand in hand' on roadside after driver ignored pleas to slow down

Anthony McGinn, 61, will be sentenced next week after pleading guilty to dangerous driving which caused the deaths of best friends Kiea McCann, 17, and Dlava Mohamed, 16

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3 d. ago 'Family man' dies after Lloyds Bank stabbing as friend says 'it makes no sense'

The UK tragedy has left the man's family 'devastated' at the 'senseless' incident

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3 d. ago Brit dad dies after horror accident on friend's stag do as family speak out

Alex Jones, 34, was left in a coma after fracturing his skull in Liverpool on March 28 and died on April 10 - he left behind his girlfriend, Paige, and four children

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3 d. ago Brit's warning as best friend dies after horror holiday night

Simone White, 28, was travelling in Laos with her best friend, Bethany Clarke, when she died after drinking what turned out to be bootleg alcohol during a night out

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5 d. ago Dad 'brutally beaten to death by mate' as he tried to stick up for his daughter

Louis Serbeck died after he was allegedly beaten by a friend since high school and his son in an attempt to defend his daughter on Easter Sunday in the Vineland area of New Jersey

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5 d. ago Dad 'beaten to death by friend' while trying to defend daughter

Louis Serbeck died after he was allegedly beaten by his friend since high school and the pal's son.

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6 d. ago Heartbreaking tributes paid to 'brilliant dad' who died after collapsing on Benidorm night out

Joseph McManus, 42, was on a three-day trip with a group of friends when he collapsed in Benidorm - has family are now raising money to have his body brought home

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6 d. ago Dad 'savagely beaten to death by friend' as he tried to defend daughter

Louis Serbeck, who was praised as being a devoted father and grandfather, died after he was allegedly savagely beaten by his friend since high school and the pal's son

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6 d. ago WW2 veteran, 99, says 'incredible friendship' with man, 28, 'stopped my nightmares'

A World War II veteran aged 99 has formed an incredible bond with a 28-year-old man whose great grandfather died at the very same battle his new 'best friend' survived

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8 d. ago Ugandan activist asks HSBC to put ‘lives before profit’ as campaigners target bank’s AGM

Patience Nabukalu, who has experienced climate-related flooding, joins protestors from around the world to deliver a letter to CEO Georges Elhedery criticising the financing of oil, gas and coal projectsAt nine years old, Patience Nabukalu was devastated when her friend, Kevin, died in severe flooding that hit their Kampala suburb, Nateete, a former wetland. Witnessing deaths and the destruction of homes and livelihoods in floods made worse by extreme rainfall has had a profound impact on her.She decided to try to bring about change – to do what she could to amplify the voices of those in the Ugandan communities worst affected by the climate crisis. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Pictured: College student, 16, who died after getting into difficulty while swimming with friends in lake during mini

Valentine Ikechukwu has been named locally as the teenager whose body was recovered from a lake in Colwick Country Park. Friends described how they had gone swimming in the hot weather.

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1 week ago Signs of dementia or normal forgetfulness? How to tell the difference

Some memory lapses are nothing to worry about, but getting help for early warning signs can reduce the risk of them progressingYou walk into a room and forget why. Someone introduces themselves at a party and within seconds you’ve forgotten their name. You can’t remember where you parked the car. You’ve put your phone in the fridge. You can’t recall your granddaughter’s name. Your best friend dies and you keep forgetting they’re gone.Is it tiredness, distraction, or is it dementia? Most of us over a certain age will, at least once in our lives, do one of the above and worry we are losing our marbles. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Teen kills three friends in horror car crash just five weeks after passing test

Edward Spencer lost control of his Ford Fiesta while on his way home from school just five weeks after passing his test. His three friends, Harry, Tilly and Frank died

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1 week ago Inside the tragic death of Sophia Bush's Google exec ex on Everest aged just 33 that left actress 'shattered'

Sophia Bush's world was 'shattered' in 2015 when her Google executive ex and 'best friend' died in an Mount Everest avalanche aged just 33.

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