Two men have died after entering the water at Seaton Carew beach in County Durham to help two children in difficulty. Police confirmed both children were safe, but the men were pronounced dead after being brought ashore. The incident is not being treated as suspicious.
Police in Toronto are investigating a shooting at the Salsa on St Clair festival that left six people injured, two of whom died at the scene. Officers responded to reports of a shooting with multiple injuries at 8:12 p.m. on Saturday night. The condition of the four other injured individuals is unknown.
A 50-year-old woman has been arrested in Hong Kong after a brawl at a minibus station resulted in the death of a 53-year-old woman. The dispute reportedly began over a stepped-on foot and escalated after the women disembarked.
A toddler in Phoenix, Arizona, was declared dead after a backyard pool incident but found breathing hours later in the hospital morgue. Police are recommending negligence charges against the parents.
A toddler in Phoenix, Arizona, was declared dead after a backyard pool drowning, only to be found breathing hours later in the hospital morgue. Police are recommending negligence charges against the parents.
A 22-year-old skydiver has died following an incident near Langar Airfield in Nottinghamshire on Sunday. Emergency services found the woman in a nearby field and pronounced her dead at the scene. Skydive Langar expressed devastation and offered condolences to the family.
A 22-year-old skydiver has died following an incident near Langar airfield in Nottinghamshire on Sunday. Emergency services found the woman in a nearby field, where she was pronounced dead. Police are investigating the incident and preparing a file for the coroner. Skydive Langar, which operates at the site, expressed deep sadness and is cooperating with authorities.
A 22-year-old woman has died following a skydiving incident near Langar Airfield in Nottinghamshire. Emergency services were called on Sunday afternoon, and she was pronounced dead at the scene. Police are investigating and preparing a file for the coroner.
An 18-month-old boy in Arizona was found breathing in a hospital morgue six hours after being pronounced dead following a near-drowning incident. The child has since been released from the hospital, but the case is under investigation, and police recommended charges against the parents.
Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee, who detailed his abduction by mainland Chinese authorities, has died at 70 in Taiwan after a battle with stage four lung cancer. He was hospitalized in Taipei and passed away on Thursday.
A 50-year-old woman died and three others were hospitalised after a fire broke out in an 11th-floor flat at Valiant Court in Ho Man Tin, Hong Kong. Authorities stated the blaze, which was quickly extinguished, was caused by a malfunctioning power strip.
Hong Kong police arrested a 74-year-old minibus driver for dangerous driving causing death after his vehicle fatally struck a 43-year-old cyclist in Ta Kwu Ling, North district. The incident occurred on Man Kam To Road, and the driver was detained for questioning.
A worker died after being run over by a construction vehicle at Kowloon Bay Sports Ground in Hong Kong on Friday. Police are investigating the industrial accident, and the Labour Department has deployed staff to the scene.
Dusty Ray Spencer, 74, was executed by lethal injection in Florida on Thursday, becoming the state's oldest inmate put to death. He was convicted of the 1992 stabbing murder of his wife, Karen Spencer. Another 74-year-old inmate is scheduled for execution next month.
A mass shooting in Montreal's Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood on Monday resulted in three fatalities: a police officer, a civilian, and the suspect. A second female officer was injured. Authorities confirmed the suspect acted alone and the immediate threat is neutralized, though the motive remains undetermined.
A 54-year-old Hong Kong man, surnamed Lam, died after reportedly losing control of an electric bike and falling from a 1.25-meter unloading platform in Yuen Long early Sunday. The incident, which occurred around 4 am, was discovered over five hours later when police received a report at 9:21 am.
Two passengers died Tuesday night when a truck crashed into their taxi on Hong Kong's Tsing Sha Highway. The taxi flipped multiple times, ejecting one victim.
A suspect holding hostages at a Chase Bank in Bakersfield, California, was shot and killed by FBI agents early Wednesday morning after a 15-hour standoff. All hostages were rescued unharmed.
Florida executed Andrew Richard Lukehart, 53, on Tuesday evening via lethal injection for the 1996 murder of 5-month-old Gabrielle Hanshaw. Lukehart confessed to dropping and shaking the infant before disposing of her body in a pond.
A 42-year-old British woman died after falling 500m from Balaitús Peak in the Spanish Pyrenees. She was hiking with a companion when the incident occurred. The Foreign Office is in contact with Spanish authorities.
A 13-year-old girl has died in the River Wharfe, bringing the UK's water-related death toll to at least 15 during the recent heatwave. A search continues for a missing boy, as temperatures cool after record highs.
Three people, including a child, died after falling from a high-rise block in Elephant and Castle, London. Their deaths are being treated as unexpected.
Three Petronas workers died and one was injured in an incident on a platform. The victims were descending to the sea for maintenance when a lifeboat rope or hook reportedly came loose, causing them to fall. Investigations are ongoing.
A 21-year-old man, identified as Nasire Best, was shot and killed by federal agents outside the White House on Saturday after approaching a checkpoint with a pistol. Best was known to the Secret Service for previous attempts to access the complex and had been arrested and issued a stay-away order.
