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A former British architect from Upper Tysoe, Warwickshire has described the moments when he “died” for five minutes after suffering a cardiac arrest while putting out a house fire.Steve Taylor, 64, and his wife Jo, 53, who own a holiday home together, were having dinner on 14 January when smoke started rising from the side of the house.“We were eating dinner with Jo’s 80-year-old parents when smoke suddenly started pouring through the light fittings in the ceiling and the alarms went off,” Mr Taylor was quoted as saying to PA.He then led the family including his five children out as...
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'He passed away holding my hand': Brenda Edwards breaks down in tears as she returns to Loose Women for the first time since son Jamal's death aged 31 as she reveals they celebrated his life with Chelsea themed 'homegoing'
Brenda Edwards broke down in tears as she revealed she was holding her son Jamal's hand aged 31 in February of this year, while confirming it was from a cardiac arrest. The Loose Women panellist, 53, also revealed details of his Chelsea FC-themed funeral for the very first time in a chat with her co-star Coleen Nolan during the ITV show on Monday.
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Helen Anderson: Boyfriend jailed for mother-of-four's murder
A man has been jailed for life for the murder of a mother-of-four whose body was found in undergrowth by a roadside. The body of Helen Anderson, 41, from Finsbury Park in north London, was found beside a slip-road of the A3 near Guildford, Surrey, on 23 August. Dane Messam,...
Countryfile host Helen Skelton says husband Richie Myler has ‘left the family home’ after birth of third child
Helen Skelton has revealed that she has separated from her husband, rugby player Richie Myler.The Countryfile host announced the news in an Instagram statement, writing that Myler has “left the family home”.Skelton’s announcement comes just four months after they welcomed their third child.“Very sad to say that Richie and I are no longer a couple,” she wrote. “He has left the family home. We will be doing our best to co parent our small children.”Skelton, who married Myler in 2013, accompanied the post with two broken heart emojis.The pair have three childen together: Ernie, aged six, Louis, aged...
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Archie Battersbee: Judge sets date to decide on future of Southend boy in coma
A High Court judge has set a timetable for decisions on the future of a boy at the centre of a treatment dispute after suffering brain damage. Specialists treating Archie Battersbee, 12, at the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel, east London, think it "highly likely" he is dead and say life support treatment should end.
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Ava White: Murder accused 'just wanted to frighten her away'
A boy accused of stabbing schoolgirl Ava White to death has told a jury he was "scared" she would "jump" him. The 12-year-old was killed after a Christmas lights switch-on in Liverpool city centre on 25 November 2021. The 14-year-old boy, who denies murder and manslaughter but admits having an...
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Cian Milligan: Crash was life-changing for County Down teenager
The family of a County Down teenager have spoken about the moment their lives changed after a two-vehicle crash which left him in a wheelchair. On 16 October 2020, a car and a bus collided on the Downpatrick Road outside Clough. Everyone involved survived. But for the father of Cian...
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Children's Trust criticised by coroner over death of five-year-old
A coroner has criticised a children's brain injury charity over the death of a five-year-old while under its care. An inquest concluded Connor Wellsted died in 2017 following "entrapment by a loose cot bumper" at the Children's Trust facility in Tadworth, Surrey. Coroner Dr Karen Henderson also criticised the trust...
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Kelly Hartigan-Burns death: Officer loses custody death misconduct appeal
An appeal against a gross misconduct ruling, which found a former police sergeant had "lost control" while dealing with an arrested woman who later died, has been dismissed. Jason Marsden was working as a Lancashire Police custody sergeant when Kelly Hartigan-Burns, 35, was brought into a Blackburn police station. She...
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Ambulance service staff suspended over social media claims
An ambulance trust has suspended members of staff over claims they misused social media. The East of England Ambulance Service (EEAST) said it had "acted swiftly" - and an investigation was under way, as first reported by Essex Live. The number of staff involved, and the departments they work in,...
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Birmingham man who left dog in hot car banned from ownership
A man who left his dog in a car for more than two hours on a day when temperatures reached 30C (86F) has been banned from keeping animals for five years. The German Shephard, known as Brogan, was rescued by police from a parked car on Hunters Road, Birmingham, in 2021.
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Natasha Abrahart suicide: Parents call for universities to change
The parents of a woman who took her own life have called for universities to take better care of their students. Natasha Abrahart, 20, was in her second year at the University of Bristol when she took her own life in April 2018. Parents Robert and Margaret Abrahart, from Nottinghamshire,...
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Katie Kenyon: Mourners wear purple for mum found dead in forest
Dozens of mourners wearing purple have gathered to celebrate the life of a mother-of-two, whose body was found in a forest a week after she went missing. Katie Kenyon's body was found in the Forest of Bowland on 29 April, seven days after she was seen leaving Burnley in a silver Ford Transit van.
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Man charged after weapons stash found at Great Barr property
A man has been charged after several guns and ammunition were found at a property in Birmingham. Officers raided an address in Great Barr and recovered the weapons which will be analysed to establish if they are linked to any offences. Dean Owen, of Great Barr, is accused of illegally...
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Transfer rumours: Calvert-Lewin, Gundogan, Lingard, Umtiti, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Pogba
Everton and England striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin, 25, expects to leave the club in the summer, with Arsenal and Newcastle United both interested. (Football Insider) France striker Kylian Mbappe has agreed deals with both current club Paris St-Germain and La Liga side Real Madrid and it is now up to the 23-year-old to make his choice between the two, says his mother and agent. (Kora Plus, via Goal)
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Harri Stickler: Parents pay tribute after Aberdare boy's death
A three-year-old boy who was being treated for blood cancer has died. Harri Stickler, of Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf, was diagnosed with leukaemia when he was six months old. Despite treatment, including chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant, Harri suffered relapses. A "Help for Harri" fundraising campaign was launched to...
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Ealing stab murder: Ania Jedrkowiak named as victim
Detectives investigating the fatal stabbing of a 21-year-old woman in west London have named her as Ania Jedrkowiak. The Polish national was found in an alleyway in South Ealing, shortly after midnight on Tuesday and was pronounced dead at the scene. A 29-year-old man, who was known to Ms Jedrkowiak,...
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Nighthawking: Metal detectorist explains why he broke the law
A metal detectorist has explained why he broke the law to go "nighthawking" on private land in search of buried treasure. Peter, from Southampton, used to go out at night two or three nights a week until he stopped during the pandemic. Dorset Police said so-called "nighthawking", or illegal metal...
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Mohammed Islam: Daughter condemns sentence for father's killer
The daughter of a man who died after he was knocked down by his own car as it was being stolen has said she feels let down by the criminal justice system. Mohammed Islam, 53, was fatally injured as he tried to stop a 14-year-old taking his car in Stockport in 2021.
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Danny Humble: Cramlington man 'murdered after Ant and Dec comment'
A man was murdered by seven teenagers after they joked that he looked like one of TV stars Ant and Dec, a court has heard. Danny Humble, 35, from Cramlington, Northumberland, suffered a "catastrophic" head injury in May 2021 as he returned home from a night out. The group, then...
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