All news on the topic: Deaths

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Tourist discovered dead with arm torn off following shark attack - as another diver drowns after becoming separated from scuba group
Two tourists passed away while scuba diving in the Philippines after being carried away from their diving group.
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Prosecutors say British husband ’likely killed ex-pat wife in France during a staged home burglary that went wrong’
A British man found dead alongside his wife at their home in rural France likely killed her during a botched staged burglary, police believe.
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Infant discovered deceased at family daycare center as ’neighbors report hearing screams’
Shortly after 2pm on Wednesday, emergency services were called to a home on Balinga Dr in Skye, south-east Melbourne, after the discovery of a deceased baby.
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Footballer Gabriel Popo, 26, tragically passes away just moments before he was set to play a match
Clubs in Brazil have honored XV de Jau midfielder Gabriel Popo after he sadly passed away at the age of 26, just minutes before he was scheduled to play in a match.
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Prince William’s former flying instructor passes away after years of inhaling fumes
Prince William’s flying instructor from his days in the military has died after years of exposure to helicopter fumes.
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Twin sisters missing for three weeks found dead in river
Two bodies pulled from the River Dee in Aberdeen have been confirmed as missing twin sisters Henrietta and Eliza Huszti, police have confirmed.
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Ex-Norwich footballer Devonte Aransibia dies at 26; GoFundMe campaign launched for his family
Devonte Aransibia, formerly of Norwich City, has passed away aged just 26 with the former player enjoying a career in the non-league, helping Maidstone embark on a historic FA Cup run last year.
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Female soldier, 19, took her own life after fearing her ’psychotic and possessive’ boss had hacked her phone
A teenage soldier took her own life after she feared her ’psychotic and possessive’ boss had hacked her phone, an inquest has heard.
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Polly Peck tycoon turned fugitive, Asil Nadir, dies at 83
Turkish Cypriot businessman Asil Nadir, once a fugitive from justice for stealing millions from his British Polly Peck conglomerate, has died, a social media post by his wife said. He was 83.
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15-year-old boy dies after car plunges into river
A teenage boy has died after a car he was riding in crashed into the River Nene in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire.
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Man, 41, and woman, 21, arrested after baby girl found dead at house
A man and woman have been arrested after a baby girl was found dead at a house in Oldham.
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11-year-old girl found dead in woods, stabbed multiple times after school
An 11-year-old girl who vanished on her way home from school was reportedly found dead in woodlands with ‘numerous’ stab wounds.
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Student discovered dead in university dormitory, police investigating ’unexplained’ death
Police were called to the Alexander Court area of Bridge of Allan in Stirling after reports of a sudden death on Friday afternoon. The death is being treated as ’unexplained’.
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Irish boxer John Cooney, aged 28, dies one week after sustaining injury in match
The Irish boxer John Cooney has died, his promoter Mark Dunlop has announced, a week after he was injured in a fight in Belfast.
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Coroner’s final ruling on the death of five-year-old Freddie Farrow, killed by falling mirror in shop
Freddie Farrow died of a traumatic brain injury when a "very large mirror" fell on him at a Fenwick department store in Colchester, Essex.
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Italy helicopter crash results in the death of a salami heir and at least two others
The helicopter crashed into the property belonging to the family whose company previously sponsored the Bundesliga team Schalke on Wednesday evening leaving at least three dead.
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Three teenagers tragically die in a horror crash on a country lane after attending a house party
Dafydd Huw Craven-Jones only had his driving licence for less than six months prior to the crash in Penkridge, Staffordshire, which killed him and passengers Morgan Jones and Sophie Bates.
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11 people reported dead in Örebro campus attack, according to Swedish police
Victims still being identified after what Sweden’s PM says was the worst mass shooting in the country’s history.
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Gunman opens fire at a Swedish school, resulting in multiple deaths
Several people have been killed after a gunman opened fire at a school in Sweden.
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Lucy Letby’s defence requests miscarriage of justice investigation as medics present alternative causes of death
The panel laid out alternative causes of death in many of the cases, including natural causes and poor medical care.
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5-year-old boy dies after 8ft mirror falls on him while he was looking at his reflection
A ‘funny and clever’ five-year-old boy was killed by a falling mirror after he touched it while looking at his own reflection, an inquest heard.
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British woman found dead in holiday island mystery, hostels ordered to close
A 24-year-old British woman has mysteriously died at the Miracle Colombo City Hostel in Sri Lanka. A court has ordered the hostel to shut pending a full investigation.
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British teenager, 18, killed by Russian drone minutes into first mission on Ukraine frontline
Britsh teen volunteer James Wilton “did not stand a chance” when he was killed by a Russian drone while fighting in Ukraine, his best pal said.
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Talented Colchester basketball players killed in a tragic crash, along with two others
Basketball players Anthony Hibbert and Daljang Wol, as well as Makyle Bayley and Eva Darold-Tchikaya, tragically died in the horrific car crash in Colchester this weekend.
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Mother of four, 37, discovered dead beside her ill daughter’s bed in Stoke hospital tragedy
Stoke-on-Trent pathologists found traces of several different drugs in 37-year-old Lindsey Owen’s body, and concluded she fell into a deep, drug-induced sleep before she died.