First ever water safety summit to reduce tragic toll of deaths from drowning
A new strategy designed to reduce the tragic toll of deaths from drowning in canals, rivers and open water across Greater Manchester is being devised.
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Review into deaths of three young people at Prestwich Hospital to be published this month
An independent review into the deaths of three young people at the same mental health unit is set to be published this month. Rowan Thompson, 18, died while a patient at Prestwich Hospital, Bury, in October 2020, followed by Charlie Millers, 17, in December that year, and Ania Sohail, 21, in June last year.
Man in his 20s charged in connection with 'dreadful and traumatic' deaths of three siblings
A man in his 20s has been charged in connection with the deaths of three siblings who tragically died at their home in the early hours of Sunday (September 4), the Garda has confirmed. Lisa Cash, 18, and her eight-year-old twin siblings Christy and Chelsea Cawley, died following the violent incident at their home in Rossfield Avenue, Tallaght, Dublin.
Second death confirmation rocks 2022 Comrades: 'Two deaths are two too many'
The Comrades Marathon has been rocked by another tragedy of a participant who died while participating in Sunday's down-run.
Heroin and cocaine delivered quicker than pizza in Greater Manchester, says ex-addict as drug deaths hit highest in 30 years
“It’s like being in hell. You wake up in the morning, you’ve got to score drugs. You take the drugs, you come back home and take more drugs,” sighs John. At 47-years-old, he’s spent more than half his life - 27 years - addicted to drugs, including heroin and crack cocaine.
Human rights in the Gulf states: Thousands of migrant worker deaths unexplained
Meanwhile, a United Nations investigation has found that Israeli forces fired the bullet that killed Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. The Palestinian-American reporter was shot dead last month despite wearing a jacket marked "press", while covering a raid in Jenin in the occupied West Bank. The UN's findings contradict Israel's assertion that indiscriminate firing from Palestinians was to blame. Israel has dismissed the results of the UN probe as unfounded.
Father and son killed in latest tragedy as Isle of Man TT deaths rise to five
The death toll at the 2022 Isle of Man TT motorcycle races rose to five on Friday after organisers said British father and son sidecar riders Roger and Bradley Stockton were killed in a crash.
Father and son take Isle of Man TT deaths to five for 2022
The death toll at the 2022 Isle of Man TT motorcycle races rose to five on Friday after organisers said British father and son sidecar riders Roger and Bradley Stockton were killed in a crash.