Child pedestrian deaths are almost five times higher in England’s worst-off areas
Official figures expose widening gap in road casualty rates between poor and wealthy postcodesThe number of children killed or seriously injured cross...
Fifteen elephant deaths at Kenya park may be due to cyanide poisoning
Analysis of samples collected from carcasses found traces of toxic chemical compound, says Kenya Wildlife ServiceThe recent deaths of 15 elephants nea...
Nearly 3,000 heat-related deaths during summer heatwaves, UKHSA estimates
The agency said its preliminary date suggests "it is likely that 2026 could see the highest number of heat-associated deaths on record", following wee...
Excess deaths caused by heatwaves in England ‘almost double’ so far this year
UKHSA estimates 2,877 heat-associated deaths during heatwaves in May and June, almost twice the number in summer 2025The number of excess deaths cause...
NSW to send paramedics not police to some mental health emergencies after multiple deaths
Mental health experts to triage triple zero calls, but not all of the changes will be implemented 24/7 or statewideNew South Wales will send specialis...
Mother and toddler’s deaths in South Australia investigated as murder-suicide as hopes for missing baby fade
Police say search for three-month-old a ‘retrieval effort’ after bodies of mother Helena Wright and toddler found in the ocean near Port MacdonnellGet...
Kenya investigating unexpected deaths of 15 elephants in national park
Potential toxic substance detected in several of 15 elephants found dead in Kenya’s Amboseli national parkOfficials are investigating the deaths of 15...
11 people indicted over deaths of six people in cargo container in Texas
Six migrants from Honduras and Mexico – including 14-year-old boy – were found dead in May near US-Mexico borderSign up for the Breaking News US newsl...
Mission to ‘eradicate scourge of drowning’ after deaths surge across England
Strategy will tackle ‘public health disaster’ that claims more lives than fire, flooding or knife crimeA national strategy to address the “public heal...
France recorded more than 5,700 excess deaths during June heatwave
Figures come as large parts of southern Europe endure another record-breaking period of extreme temperaturesFrance recorded more than 5,700 excess dea...
First Thing: Trump urged to end Iran escalation as US deaths and injuries rise
Democrats have called for an end to the war’s resumption amid widespread anxiety over climbing casualties. Plus: Ted Lasso’s Hannah Waddingham on find...
‘It needs to end now’: Democrats urge Trump to halt Iran war after US troop deaths
President accused of having ‘lost control of this war’ as deaths of trio in Iranian military strikes fuel rising concernDemocrats have seized on the d...
US targets Iran in ninth night of strikes in wake of US troop deaths – Middle East crisis live
Preliminary deal aimed at ending the war has collapsed as US and Iran fight to break deadlock over strait of HormuzUS says another service member kill...
Family devastated by ‘unacceptable’ charges over methanol deaths of Australian teenagers in Laos
Australian government says it is ‘deeply frustrated’ and will continue to press for ‘real charges with teeth’ over deaths of Bianca Jones and Holly Mo...
Mexico asks US state attorneys general to investigate immigrant ICE deaths
Since start of Trump’s second term, 14 Mexican immigrants have died in ICE custody and three in agency operationsMexico formally requested that US sta...
Save the Children clashes with Labour after accusing Starmer of ‘complicity’ in Gaza deaths
Government, which provides significant portion of charity’s funding, is understood to have demanded an explanationThe charity Save the Children has an...
Ebola is spreading faster in eastern Congo than it can be tracked, as deaths pass 700
Eighty percent of new Ebola cases in eastern Congo are emerging from unknown chains of transmission, according to WHO, a sign the outbreak is spreadin...
