UK Accident

Clutch Bags and Tears?

Naomi Hefter | Posted 20.04.2013 | UK Comedy
Naomi Hefter

I thought about writing about how I haven't seen wood lice in over ten years, but that's just weird right? So, I'm going to write about my funeral. Because that's not weird at all. The reason I'm writing about my funeral is because a friend of mine out of the blue recently said to me "If you die any time soon, can I have your clutch bag collection?"

Woman's Bus Death Ruled Accidental

PA | Posted 12.02.2013 | UK

A passenger suffered fatal injuries when a bus driver was forced to perform an emergency stop, an inquest heard today. Barbara McCracken, 88, was t...

Wales Boy Dies After Hit By Car Driven By Teen In Caravan Site

PA | Posted 09.12.2012 | UK

A teenager is being questioned by police after a seven-year-old boy died after being hit by a car at a caravan site. The 16-year-old boy was allege...

Boy Critical After Family Car 'Skids Off Road', Into Path Of Train

PA | Posted 06.12.2012 | UK

Snow and ice may have been a factor in a Range Rover coming off a main road and being hit by a freight train in a crash which left an 11-year-old boy ...

Binge Drinking and a Minimum Price for Alcohol

Vincent Brogan | Posted 27.01.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Vincent Brogan

Ironically, the 'hard drugs' we warn our children about before they hit the town kill far fewer people than alcohol or nicotine, substances which pose bigger threats to their long term health.

Drowned Teen Was 'Our Shining Light'

PA | Posted 09.11.2012 | UK

The family of a 13-year-old boy who was found dead in a ditch three days after he went missing have described him as "a shining light and a character ...

Losing the Sight of an Eye

Josa Young | Posted 12.12.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Josa Young

Losing an eye is no big deal.

Latvian Model, 23, Plunges To Death From Luxury Manchester Apartment

The Huffington Post UK | Ted Thornhill | Posted 03.10.2012 | UK

A Latvian model has plunged to her death in a luxury apartment block in Manchester where many Labour Party Conference delegates are staying. Laura ...

Funeral Held For Young Rugby Star Killed In Slurry Tank

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 19.09.2012 | UK

The funeral for a star rugby player who was killed along with his brother and father after inhaling fumes from a tank of slurry was held in an emotion...

Nevin Spence's Sister Released From Hospital After Slurry Tragedy

PA | Posted 17.09.2012 | UK

A woman who survived a farming accident which killed a young rugby star, his father and brother has been released from hospital. Emma Spence, the s...

Rugby Star Killed With Brother And Father In Slurry Tragedy

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 16.09.2012 | UK

A star of Irish rugby has been killed alongside his brother and their father in a farming tragedy in Northern Ireland. The player’s sister was also ...

Five-Year-Old And Grandfather Drowned On Portugal Beach Named

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 22.08.2012 | UK

A five-year-old British girl and her 66-year-old grandfather, who drowned off a Portuguese beach after being dragged into the sea by waves, were named...

Fisherman Dies After Being Washed Out To Sea

PA | Posted 14.08.2012 | UK

A man has died after being washed into the sea while fishing. He was fishing with a friend at Penhallic Point, between Tintagel and Trebarwith Stra...

Teenager Dies After 40ft Fall From Cornwall Cliffs

PA | Posted 23.07.2012 | UK

A teenage holidaymaker who was seriously injured after falling 40ft from a cliff and landing on rocks has died in hospital, police said today. The ...

Teen Dies In Boat Propeller Tragedy

PA | Posted 21.07.2012 | UK

A teenage boy has died after he fell from a boat and was apparently hit by its propeller, police said on Saturday. The 14-year-old from Surrey, who...

WATCH: Man Escapes Car Crash Through Sunroof And 15 Other Amazing Things Caught On CCTV

Huffington Post UK | Alastair Plumb | Posted 12.07.2012 | UK Comedy

CCTV watches us every single day. Wherever you walk in a big city, there'll be a tiny camera somewhere, recording what you're up to. Sinister, right? ...

Safer Cycling - It's All Our Responsibility

Adam Stones | Posted 18.08.2012 | UK
Adam Stones

My bike has a new bell. It sounds a bit like a 1950s telephone; ringing loudly and insistently. At every reassuringly annoying 'ding-a-ling', pedestrians decide not to walk out blindly in front of me and even drivers abort unplanned turns. In short, it's fantastic.

Boys Injured By Falling Tree

PA | Posted 17.06.2012 | UK

Three boys were in hospital, two with serious head injuries, after a tree fell on them. The trio of nine-year-olds were waiting to use the practice...

WATCH: April's Biggest Fails, All In One Handy Video

Huffington Post UK | Alastair Plumb | Posted 01.05.2012 | UK Comedy

The month of April was a wet one, a windy one and a politically tumultuous one. It was also, like all months ever, a faily one, with people falling ov...

Three People Killed In Dual Carriageway Crash

PA | Posted 25.04.2012 | UK

Three people have been killed and another seriously injured in a crash between a car and a lorry on the B1404 between Houghton-le-Spring and Seaham, D...

VIDEO: Ambulance Narrowly Dodges Pedestrian Crossing The Road

Huffington Post UK | Alastair Plumb | Posted 23.04.2012 | UK Comedy

There are close calls, then there are seriously close calls. This is definitely a one of the latter, showing a air-headed pedestrian wandering acr...

WATCH: Wheel Falls Of BMW In The Middle Of The Road

Huffington Post UK | Alastair Plumb | Posted 14.03.2012 | UK Comedy

Do you know anyone who actually owns a dashboard camera? Or, as they're more commonly known, a dash cam? Because if you do, we'd like to thank you for...

The Hazards of Being Healthy

Dr Sneh Khemka | Posted 01.05.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Dr Sneh Khemka

I started thinking - how often do people put themselves at risk in the pursuit of good health? How often do people end up injured, in hospital or left needing long-term treatment because of skiing or other leisure activities? What's the cost of sporting injuries, both to our health and financially, in comparison to being inactive?

WATCH: Snowmobiler Almost Falls Down A Mountain

Huffington Post UK | Alastair Plumb | Posted 08.02.2012 | UK Comedy

YouTuber 'skirulefool' has faced death square in the face - and he's got the video footage to prove it. As you'll see from the video above, he dri...

Chinese Man Burns Wife's Savings She Hid In The Cooker

Huffington Post UK | Posted 14.01.2012 | UK

A man in China has burned his wife's savings after she hid them inside a cooker. Li Dongling from Foshan in China's Guangdong Province decided to s...