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Four young boys died in a fire ’surrounded by excrement after their mother went to Sainsbury’s’
Deveca Rose is accused of the manslaughter of her four sons, twins Kyson and Bryson, four, and three-year-old twins Leyton and Logan after a devastating a house fire in December 2021
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Lucy Letby described as ’the elephant in the room’ at hospital with spike in baby deaths, inquiry reveals
The Thirlwall Inquiry heard that doctors did not discuss neonatal mortality or concerns raised about Letby until the new year following a pivotal board meeting in 2016
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Boy, 15, dies after struggling in water at beauty spot
A 15-year-old boy has died after being pulled from the water at a beauty spot in Greater Manchester.
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721 children were treated by a ‘rogue surgeon’ at Great Ormond Street Hospital
The hospital has launched an investigation into the surgeon, who no longer works there (Picture: AFP)
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‘Two killed and four wounded’ in high school shooting
At least two people have been reportedly killed and four others injured in a shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia.
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Toddler falls from second-floor window with man and woman arrested
Two people have been arrested after a toddler fell from the second-floor window of his home in Derbyshire.
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Surrey: Bodies of three children and a man found at a house in Staines
Surrey Police say an investigation is under way to establish the circumstances of their deaths. It is believed to be an isolated incident with no third-party involvement.
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Teenagers at more risk online than Interrailing in Europe, say experts
Debate follows TV presenter Kirstie Allsopp’s decision to let 15-year-old make independent trip
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Mum faked child’s terminal cancer to scam charity named after boy, 3, who died of disease
A heartless mother faked her own child’s cancer diagnosis to pocket thousands of pounds from charity.
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Three children and a woman killed in house fire
Three children and a 29-year-old woman have died in a house fire and a man has been arrested on suspicion of murder.
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Swedish police to be deployed to Denmark to help stop gangs from recruiting children
Cross-border cooperation comes as Danish gangs use children from Sweden to commit violent crimes
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Girl, 13, dies after sipping Costa Coffee hot chocolate
Hannah Jacobs died within hours of drinking a hot chocolate that was supposed to be made with soya milk in February 2022, a coroner is told. Her mother says she informed staff her daughter had a severe dairy allergy when ordering the drink.
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The parents of Southport victim Bebe King, 6, reveal that her sister witnessed the stabbing but managed to escape
The family of Bebe King, six, who died after being stabbed in Southport, said her older sister Genie also witnessed the attack in a heartbreaking new statement
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First picture of boy, 15, stabbed to death on way home from picking little sister up
A 15-year-old boy who was stabbed to death in east London while picking his sister up from school has been named and pictured.
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11-year-old girl dies on her birthday after London neighbor uses bedbug pesticide
Jesmin Akter left aluminium phosphide around Tower Hamlets flat to deal with infestation, killing Fatiha Sabrin
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Man, 24, charged with murder of 14-month-old baby girl who died after more than a year of hospital treatment
The young child was rushed to hospital but later died from her injuries
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East London fire kills child and critically injures five others
A child has died in a house fire in east London that seriously injured five others this morning.
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Newborn baby found dead in bin as police launch murder probe
A murder investigation has been launched by the Met Police following the death of a baby girl in Camden, whose tiny body was discovered in a container
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Teen guilty of shaking ex-partner’s four-month-old baby to death
A teenager has been found guilty of murdering his ex-girlfriend’s baby son by shaking him and causing ‘catastrophic injuries’.
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Body found in search for 14-year-old boy missing after swim
Police searching for a 14-year-old boy who went missing after swimming in water with friends have said a body has been found by the coastguard.