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Widower tells of heartache after wife dies in car crash on deadly Scots road
Car crashes
Katie Strong was on an Outlander pilgrimage with her family.
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Schoolboy killed in horror home accident as Health and Safety Authority notified
Accidents
Joey Forker was pronounced dead at the scene on Friday evening, leaving his family devastated.
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Scots mountain rescue team called to save two hikers after injuries
Walking and climbing
A walker and a climber needed assistance at the weekend.
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Child racer in motocross crash airlifted for emergency surgery at Scots hospital
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
"Shortly after Seb passed us, I saw the flags raised to signal someone had crashed and I knew it must be him."
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Chilling final video of climber feared dead at 23,000ft on mountain with two broken legs
Accidents
Russian mountaineer Natalia Nagovitsina, 47, has been stuck on Victory Peak in Krgyzstan with a broken leg for nearly two weeks.
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First picture of man 'crushed by funfair ride' as tributes paid
Accidents
Corrie Lee Stavers died in front of horrified families in a freak accident at the funfair.
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Funfair closes after person seriously injured on ride as air ambulance called in
UK & World
An air ambulance landed at the scene and an off duty medic also helped the fairgoer.
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Teen survives 40ft plunge from waterfall after miraculous lifesaver
Accidents
Marshall Hoyle’s dad called him hours before his terrifying fall at Thomasson Foss waterfall in Goathland, North Yorkshire, after a premonition that something could go wrong.
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Blind pensioner dies after spilling tea on her lap at nursing home in scalding
Courts
Margaret Eluned Roberts was told she should have been given a cup with a handle but staff said they didn't know they were to do something different.
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Horrified wife finds missing husband dead in garden days after freak accident
Accidents
Amy Parry reported her husband, Ed, missing to police after she arrived home on April 21 and he wasn't there.
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Father's sinister explanation as he boiled himself to death in huge pot
Accidents
WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: Lim Ba, 68, suffered a severe heart attack and second-degree burns during the dangerous act inside a large metal pot with a fire underneath
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Hero tells of desperate bid to save River Tay victim before tragic body find
River Tay
Stewart Miller, 54, used his jet ski to try and trace a man who had vanished in the Perth river on Thursday, August 14.
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Tractor falls from bridge in horror M20 crash as man airlifted to hospital
Accidents
One man has been seriously injured and flown to hospital after a tractor toppled from a motorway bridge onto the M20 in a major crash.
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Lighthouse keeper forced to live with corpse for 4 months unrecognisable when rescued
Accidents
The Lighthouse was a critically acclaimed psychological horror starring Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe - and was inspired by a chilling real-life event that took place in Wales
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New York 'explosion' horror as black smoke surrounds Manhattan after 'blast'
Accidents
Chilling videos are circulating on social media showing a massive cloud of black smoke rising from one of the streets of New York city.
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Tributes paid to 'one of a kind' Scots dad killed in horror Ayrshire lorry crash
Police Scotland
John McKinstry was tragically pronounced dead at the scene in South Ayrshire on Monday.
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Waterworld statement after young girl dies at UK's biggest indoor water park
Accidents
The new owner of Waterworld has issued a statement over a week on from the tragedy.
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New update on Gogglebox star George Gilbey's tragic death issued by police
Gogglebox
George Gilbey died earlier this year following an accident at work.
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Mountain biker airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after fall on Scots range
Accidents
Tayside Mountain Rescue rushed to the scene after a mountain biker suffered serious injuries following a fall.
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'Beautiful' husband dies in horror crash with ambulance as wife pays tribute
Car crashes
Alistair Stewart died at the scene on Monday morning following a horror smash on the A98 near Buckie.
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Loch Lomond double rescue drama as fishermen hear pensioner cry for help
Loch Lomond
An 87-year-old man plunged 40ft from a cliff near Rob Roy's Cave just hours after a 19-year-old German walker suffered an ankle injury on the West Highland Way.
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Who was Dennis Bell as British researcher found frozen in Antarctica after 65 years
Accidents
Bell's remains were discovered in a melting glacier, where he had been frozen since 1959.
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Home Bargains cafe horror as schoolgirl suffers teapot burns to 7 per cent of body
Home Bargains
Little Murphy Weatherston, six, was left with burns to seven per cent of her body after a scalding metal teapot fell onto her lap on July 22.
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Bride snaps leg before wedding - and marries husband in hospital bed
Weddings
Lisa Whitaker was supposed to walk down the aisle on August 5 at Duart Castle on the Isle of Mull, until a family walk went awry.
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