A one-year-old toddler died after choking on a stone he swallowed in Kerala. The incident occurred on Sunday at Changaramkulam in Malappuram district. The child, Aslam Nooh, son of Mahroof and Rumana from Pallikkara, swallowed several small stones while playing in the courtyard of his house. One of the stones became lodged in his throat, … Read more
Google Graham had been taken for treatment to Bassetlaw Hospital several times before The care given to a 45-year-old man with disabilities who died from sepsis after not being given the correct medication for 34 hours has been described as a “shambles” by his mother. The father of two – named only as Graham – … Read more
Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto An Army soldier died in a landmine blast in the Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Tuesday (December 16, 2025). Havildar Zubair Ahmad of the Army’s 13 Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry was injured in a land mine blast at Putaha … Read more
Family handout Meg Draper joined the swimming and netball teams and was a popular figure in the student community A popular and sporty teenager who made a “big impression” at her new university died within weeks of starting, after contracting meningitis. Meg Draper was 18 and had joined swimming and netball teams, but died in … Read more
A 24-year-old woman died after inhaling toxic carbon monoxide (CO) gas leaking from a gas geyser while she was taking a bath. The incident took place at Thotadaguddadahalli in the Madanayakanahalli police station limits on November 29. The deceased, Bhumika, a homemaker and a native of Hassan, married Krishnamurthy four months ago. The couple had … Read more
Getty Images Nobel Prize-winning American scientist James Watson, one of the co-discoverers of the structure of DNA, has died aged 97. In one of the greatest breakthroughs of the 20th century, he identified the double-helix structure of DNA in 1953 alongside a British scientist, Francis Crick, setting the stage for rapid advances in molecular biology. … Read more
A resident of Rampura village in Arsikere taluk succumbed to injuries he suffered in an assault by a person at the village on Saturday. Girish, 44, died at a hospital in Bengaluru on Saturday night. He was allegedly attacked by Ramesh, another resident of the village. Ramesh was reportedly quarrelling with residents of the village … Read more
Getty Images A baby whose mother was not vaccinated against whooping cough while pregnant has died after contracting the infection, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said. The death, which occurred between January and June 2025, is the first fatal case of whooping cough in the UK this year. It follows government warnings about … Read more
A man died in an accident while reportedly cleaning a waste pit of a restaurant at Ummini, Olavakode, near Palakkad, Kerala, on Friday morning. The deceased, identified as Sucheendran from Kallekulangara, is believed to have died from toxic gas inhalation while cleaning the waste pit in front of the hotel. Sucheendran was called in by … Read more
A 25-year-old man was killed and seven others sustained injuries in a cracker blast during a funeral procession at Kilkuppam Velur near Ulundurpet on Wednesday evening. The deceased was identified as Moorthy of Perampattu village. Police said country-made crackers were burst in the funeral procession of a man who died of illness at Kilkuppam Velur. … Read more