Heart Wrenching
Young victim of house blaze in which three children died is named locally
One young victim of the house blaze in which three children died was today named locally as Demi Pearson, aged 14. Seven people were in the address at the time of the blaze and Greater Manchester Police are keeping an 'open mind' as to whether or not the incident is 'gang related'. The father of the children was not in the house at the time of the incident - but has been notified about the deaths, officers say. Today people...
Two 19 year-old men have died after taking drugs at a nightclub in a tragedy described as ‘one silly mistake’
Two 19 year-old men have died after taking drugs at a nightclub in a tragedy described as 'one silly mistake...one moment of madness' by their families. Aaron Reilly and Joshua Brock collapsed unconscious at the Pryzm nightclub in Plymouth, Devon around 1.40am on Saturday. They were rushed by ambulance to hospital but died from what is believed to be MDMA. Joshua's grieving relatives said it was "totally out of character" for him to take drugs, while Aaron's family said he...
Former homeless man helps fund funeral of homeless woman who died in the same doorway her aunt did
A formerly homeless man is helping fund the funeral of a homeless woman who died this week in the same doorway her aunt had been found dead in seven years before. Kathleen O’Sullivan, 44, was found dead on Wednesday morning in a doorway outside a homeless shelter in Cork. Reports suggested that she may gave been ill as the night temperatures across Ireland have plunged. Christina Chalmers, founder of volunteers’ group Helping Cork's Homeless has reported that a man who...
Veteran dairy farmer killed by his own cattle
A veteran dairy farmer was killed by his own cattle as he tended to them - something he had done "thousands of times", an inquest heard. Brian Swales, 67, went to check on his 17 Friesian heifers and one bull like any other day after one was described as "acting lame". But mystery remains over what happened as the grandad-of-two was alone and no-one saw how he came to die. North Yorkshire Coroner's Court heard he suffered broken ribs and...
9-year-old pens heartbreaking letter asking Santa for one thing this Christmas – a home
A nine-year-old boy has penned a heart-breaking letter asking Santa for one thing this Christmas – a home. Little Louis Williams wrote to Father Christmas asking for his own “forever home” where he can play with his Lego. Mum, Nicola Williams, said she felt heartbroken that all her son was asking for this year was a permanent home for the family of four. Nicola, who lives with her three children in temporary accommodation since March, said their entire living space...
Charity helping vulnerable older people last Christmas admits it was “inundated” with calls
A charity helpline was so inundated with calls from vulnerable and isolated older people last Christmas - it struggled to answer more than 5,000 due to a lack of funding. More than a million pensioners admitted feeling lonely over the Christmas period, due to living alone or having no one to talk to. The Silver Line helpline receives an average of 10,000 calls every week from vulnerable and isolated older people - a number which increases over the Christmas period....
Shocking footage reveals people being auctioned for $400 in a modern day slave auction in Libya
Shocking footage obtained by CNN has shown people being auctioned for as little as $400 in Africa. Carrying concealed cameras, journalists witnessed dozens of people go "under the hammer" in the space of six or seven minutes in the Libyan capital of Tripoli. Shouts of "Does anybody need a digger?" can be heard from salespeople, who receive bids until they sell off their captive slaves. Reporters say the market has been built on the back of a crackdown on refugee boats reaching Europe,...
Exceptional”engineering student fell to his death at Cambridge while high on LSD
An "exceptional" student who died in a fall at a Cambridge University college had evidence of LSD in his system, a pre-inquest review has heard. Thomas Millward, 19, was found injured at the bottom of stairs after police were called to 148-year-old Girton College on March 5 last year. The engineering student suffered serious injuries and was taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge with serious injuries where he died the following day. Cambridgeshire assistant coroner Simon Milburn said medical evidence...
‘Let this not be a tragedy; let this be a lesson’ young woman’s heartbreaking suicide note calling for better mental health funding
A tragic young woman left a heartbreaking suicide note calling for better funding of mental health services, saying 'let this not be a tragedy; let this be a lesson.' Tormented Caroline Davis, 23, penned her powerful message demanding more mental health services and facilities before ending her own life, an inquest heard. She was diagnosed with borderline emotionally unstable personality disorder and made several suicide attempts after moving from Northampton to Exeter, Devon, in the summer of 2015. But the...