Diego Maradona’s doctor has tearfully denied any wrongdoing in his care of the late footballing icon as the police investigation into his death continues. Leopoldo Luque is being probed over medical negligence and police are treating the footballer’s death as a possible culpable homicide. But in his first media interview since police raided his home … Read more
Family’s fury as man who stamped on teenager’s head and kicked him in fatal attack is released after just 12 months behind bars Connor Brown was aged 18 when he was killed trying to protect others last year Ally Gordon, 20, found guilty of manslaughter and possessing a bladed weapon He was sentenced to three-and-a-half … Read more
People with high blood pressure or diabetes who catch Covid-19 are more likely to develop potentially fatal brain complications, a study has shown. Researchers in the US looked at a small group of infected hospital patients who had been given a brain scan because of their concerning neurological symptoms. Half of the patients with life-threatening … Read more
Actor Michael Fishman shared the story of his youngest son’s heart-breaking overdose for the first time on Wednesday, revealing that he had taken ‘bad drugs’ which gave him a ‘serious reaction’. The Conners star, 39, told the Tamron Hall Show that he wanted to talk about Larry’s death to encourage parents to speak to their … Read more
Emiliano Sala died when a plane plunged into the English Channel on January 21 last year The pilot who was meant to have flown footballer Emiliano Sala over the Channel is being prosecuted over the fatal flight, a hearing was told today. David Henderson, 66, a private pilot from Hotham, North Yorkshire, was replaced on … Read more
Women aged under 50 are more at risk than men of suffering a fatal heart attack, new study suggests Women under 50 who suffer heart attacks are more likely to die within 11 years Study found women were less likely to receive treatments and drugs in hospital They were 60 per cent more likely to … Read more
An alcoholic Belgian anaesthetist accused of downing drinks before a fatal caesarean on a British mother has gone on trial in France. Expat Xynthia Hawke, 28, from Somerset, died shortly after giving birth to her baby son Isaac at the Orthez maternity hospital in southwest France, in September 2014. Ms Hawke went into cardiac arrest … Read more
A Belgian anaesthetist accused of downing drinks before a fatal caesarian on a British mother has gone on trial in France. Expat Xynthia Hawke, 28, from Somerset, died shortly after giving birth to her baby son Isaac at the Orthez maternity hospital in southwest France, in September 2014. Ms Hawke went into cardiac arrest after … Read more
A teenage student who was one of four young people to die in suspected drug incidents over the weekend had been a ‘model pupil’, her former school said. Jeni Larmour was one of two 18-year-old freshers who died in Newcastle University student accommodation after they were thought to have taken ketamine. Both women were said … Read more
The knobby ‘horns’ on top of a giraffe’s head may act like a dangerous lightning rod, according to a conservation scientist in South Africa. Two female giraffes were found dead at Rockwood wildlife reserve in Northern Cape after a sudden lightning storm in February. When rangers investigated, they found that one of the older giraffe’s … Read more