Police are investigating the ‘unexplained and sudden’ death of a 10 year-old boy at his home. Paramedics were called to a property in Ilfracombe, Devon
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STUDENT FOUND DEAD AFTER NIGHT OUT
A student found dead after a night out has been named as Hamish Howitt. The 20-year-old was discovered in a house on the morning of
SWIMMING WOMAN DROWNS WHILE OUT AT SEA
People were seen jumping into the sea to try and save a drowning swimmer who was later found dead in the water. The swimmer –
ONE IN THREE TERMINALLY ILL OLD PEOPLE ENDURE “UNNECESSARY” SURGERY IN HOSPITAL
A third of terminally ill elderly hospital patients undergo “unnecessary” invasive and potentially harmful medical treatment, according to a new study. Researchers analysed 38 studies
DRUG RING GANG JAILED
A brazen drug dealer was caught on camera waving a massive knife in a street, as part of a police sting which saw seven thugs
LOSING A PET ‘AS UPSETTING AS LOSING A FAMILY MEMBER’
Losing a pet can leave animal lovers just as distraught as losing a FAMILY member, suggests new research. Almost two out of three people says
POLICE WATCHDOG INVESTIGATE DEATH OF MAN IN CUSTODY
The police watchdog is investigating the death of a man in custody. The Independent Police Complaints Commission says it is investigating Gloucestershire Constabulary following death
MAN DIED FALLING FROM SCAFFOLDING
A 66-year-old man died after falling from scaffolding while helping his son-in-law with a roofing job. Daniel Lee was lending Neil Dunham a helping hand,
AIDE TURNED TO PAEDOPHILIA WHILE GRIEVING FOR DEAD MUM
Patrick Rock downloaded the indecent images of girls and turned to paedophilia while grieving his mother’s death, his defence told the court. Rock, 65, of
COMPANY FINED £300,000 AFTER LORRY DRIVER CRUSHED TO DEATH ON ‘WACKY RACES’ ESTATE
A construction company has been fined £300,000 after a dad-of-two was crushed to death by a reversing lorry on an industrial estate which was like
ALICE GROSS INQUEST
The mother of schoolgirl Alice Gross, killed by a convicted murderer from Latvia, told her inquest the family has lost faith in Britain’s ability to
COUPLE ARRESTED AFTER MURDER OF BABY
Police have launched a murder investigation following the death of a four-week-old baby boy. The baby was taken to the Royal Cornwall Hospital, Treliske, on
THINNEST DOG RSPCA HAVE EVER SEEN ON ROAD TO RECOVERY AT NEW HOME
A puppy who was described as the thinnest dog an RSPCA inspector has ever seen is on the road to recovery after being rehomed by
FAMILY OF ARMY CAPTAIN WHO DIED IN LONDON MARATHON COMPLETE COURSE
The family of an Army captain who died while running the London Marathon completed the course in his memory, raising almost £200,000 for Help for
BABIES UNDER 5.5LBS ‘130 TIMES MORE LIKELY TO DIE YOUNG’
Babies born weighing five-and-a-half pounds or less are 130 times more likely to die before they are 18 than those born at a normal birth-weight,
TODDLER DIES AFTER EMERGENCY
Police say the death of a two-year-old girl who was airlifted to hospital in an emergency at the weekend is not suspicious. The alert was
ELLIE’S DAD DISGUSTED WHEN PARTNER BECAME PREGNANT
A father man accused of battering his six-year-old daughter to death told his girlfriend he was “disgusted” when he found out she was pregnant, a
DUCKLINGS RESCUED AFTER FALLING DOWN A DRAIN
A group of three cute ducklings were rescued from almost certain death after their tiny cheeps were heard by a passer-by – from the bottom
PATIENTS’ PERSONALISED VIRTUAL HEARTS
Personalised 3D computer models of patients’ hearts have been created to help cardiologists carry out life saving treatments. The virtual organs, for instance, can work
POLICE TO RENEW THEIR APPEAL TO FIND MISSING CHILDREN’S AUTHOR
Police will today (Weds) renew their appeal to help find a missing best-selling children’s author who vanished from her home a month ago. Helen Bailey,
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