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Inquest date set for boy, 14, who died at Dover funfair

A date for the inquest of a boy who died at a funfair has been set. Mackenzie Croxford-Cook, 14, suffered injuries at the fair in Pencester Gardens in Dover, Kent, on August 3 – the morning before the fair was due to open to the public. Emergency ...

10 Aug 2022 at 09:06

Scotland

No further action over Ayr house explosion which left four injured – HSE

The Health and Safety Executive will take no further action following an investigation into an explosion which left a family of four seriously injured. A house in Gorse Park, Kincaidston, Ayr, was destroyed in the blast on October 18 last year. ...

10 Aug 2022 at 15:44

Teenage boy dies in funfair incident

A teenage boy has died at a fair on the Kent coast. Emergency services were called to Pencester Gardens in Dover in the early hours of Wednesday. The site was hosting the Family Funfair run by Kent-based Forrest Amusements which, according to ...

03 Aug 2022 at 14:35

Man, 23, dies at windfarm construction site

Scotland

Man, 23, dies at construction site

A 23-year-old man has died after he was injured at a windfarm construction site in Shetland. Police received a report that a man had been injured in the Upper Kergord area at around 10.15am on Sunday. Emergency services attended but the ...

06 Jun 2022 at 00:21

Man in court after homes damaged and pair injured in suspected gas blast

A man has been charged by police following a suspected gas explosion in a city centre residential street. The emergency services were called to Whickham Street in Sunderland at around 3.45pm on February 15 following a major blast which ...

06 Apr 2022 at 11:25

Investigation launched after engineer killed in tourist railway accident

A health and safety investigation has been opened after an engineer was killed at a popular tourist railway in Devon over the weekend. Emergency services were called to reports of an industrial accident at the Babbacombe Cliff Railway ...

05 Sept 2022 at 14:18

Scotland

Corroded pipe led to gas explosion which destroyed house, report finds

A corroded gas pipe was the main cause of an explosion which left a family of four in hospital, a report has confirmed. The blast completely destroyed one home in Gorse Park, Kincaidston, Ayr, on October 18 last year. A gas main ...

14 Sept 2022 at 17:47

Council charged after six-year-old killed by falling tree at school

A council is facing a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecution after a six-year-old girl was killed by a falling tree at school. Ella Henderson suffered serious injuries at Gosforth Park First School, Newcastle, in ...

15 Nov 2022 at 18:59

Teenagers rescued after ride malfunction at Winter Wonderland

Two teenage boys had to be rescued after a Winter Wonderland fairground ride failed. The elastic and gearbox on one side of the Slingshot failed, with the pod holding the pair slamming into a metal support. In a video ...

15 Dec 2022 at 15:22

Soldier killed after being hit by armoured vehicle during training exercises

A soldier has died after being hit by an armoured vehicle on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire during routine training exercises. Emergency services were called to a stretch of the plain west of Tidworth at about 10.45am ...

22 Jun 2022 at 17:39

Righting toppled ship in drydock will be ‘very complicated’, warns marine expert

Workers face a “very complicated” task of righting a vessel which toppled over while in drydock, a marine expert said as investigations into the incident continue. Two huge cranes have been placed next to US Navy ...

13 Apr 2023 at 16:42

Environment Secretary accused of having ‘no control’ over her department

Environment Secretary Therese Coffey has been accused of losing control over her department after publishing a water plan that “reeks of desperation”. Launching her Plan for Water from the London Wetlands Centre ...

04 Apr 2023 at 17:54

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