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The Iranian skipper of a migrant boat which capsized in the Channel killing a family of five faces 10 years in prison after being charged with ‘aggravated manslaughter’. Police yesterday arrested the suspected captain who insisted he was simply another passenger trying to reach the UK for a better life. The unidentified 37-year-old Iranian appeared … Read more
The father of the girl who died in a parasailing accident in Rhodes says his nephew is fighting for his life in hospital. Tony Hayes said he has no idea if James Connelly, 15, will recover from the horror fall, which caused the death of his brother Michael, 13, and their cousin Jessica, 15. A … Read more
By the time he was in his mid-20s, he’d blazed a trail through Glastonbury and other festivals as half of aristocratic electronica duo The Correspondents, as they earned the accolade ‘the kings of hip-hop swing’. But today, family, friends and fans are in mourning for Tim Cole — or ‘DJ Chuckles’, as he was known … Read more
Prosecutors today showed jurors what they claimed was footage of a people-smuggling gang trafficking migrants into the UK two weeks before 39 Vietnamese victims suffocated to death in a lorry on the same route. Gheorghe Nica and Eamonn Harrison are accused of the manslaughter of the group, who died in a trailer transported from Zeebrugge … Read more
A grief-stricken couple lost both their children when they took their own lives within a year of each other. Quinn Beadle, 17, took her own life yards from her front door in December 2018 after suffering from a long history of depression. Her death forced her older brother Dyllon, 21, into a spiral of grief, … Read more
Two friends who survived mysteriously falling ill during a teeth whitening trip to Turkey were not poisoned by their dental treatments, the hospital treating them has revealed. ‘Big Richie’ Molloy, 33, was found dead in a rented apartment in the resort of Marmatis on Saturday. His friends with him on the trip, Aaron Callaghan and … Read more
‘Unspeakable and unimaginable’ tragedy as girl, 12, dies in house fire in Ballymena Emergency servies were called to the property at around 5.50pm Wednesday Police attended the scene alongside ambulance and fire and rescue services Authorities confirmed a child, believed to be a 12-year-old girl, died By Sophie Tanno For Mailonline Published: 22:08 BST, 30 … Read more
British man, 63, drowns off Corfu beach in latest tragedy involving a UK tourist on the island The 63-year old’s body was recovered from Issos beach today Leukimi port authorities have launched an investigation on the scene Two more Britons have died on the island, earlier this month By Aliki Kraterou For Mailonline Published: 19:28 … Read more
The younger sister of Jaimi Kenny has shared her grief in a heart-wrenching tribute. Jaimi, the eldest daughter of Aussie sporting power couple Grant Kenny and Lisa Curry, died at the age of 33 on Monday after battling an eating disorder for years. Morgan Gruell remembered her ‘beautiful big sister’ on Tuesday in an emotional Instagram … Read more
The winners of the prestigious Paris Photography Award have captured the beauty and tragedy around use from a feeding whale in Mexico to the frenzy of a coronavirus ward. The Photographer of the Year Award was presented to Alberto Giuliani whose series of portraits titled, ‘San Salvatore,’ captured front line medics during hellish shifts at the … Read more