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Two young men drown in disused quarry within days of each other

When the dilemma is – when should authorities intervene to stop the free will of someone who knowingly exposes themselves ...
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14 year-old boy dies when trapped under tractor

When there are few details, but the hazardous nature of farming is once again highlighted ...
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4 year-old boy drowns in holiday let property swimming pool

When the severe increase in pool floor gradient exceeded the industry guidance, but at the time it didn’t apply to ...
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17 year-old cricketer suffers fatal blow to neck when practicing in the nets

When it was a tragic accident, and a reminder of the skills required to excel in sport ...
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12 year-old girl killed by falling branch when playing on a rope swing

When thousands of trees age, grow, strengthen and also deteriorate at a rate determined by nature ...
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13 month-old baby drinks sodium hydroxide and suffers burns and heart attack

When sodium hydroxide (caustic soda) is not just a work issue, but a home issue as well ...
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Footballer crashes into concrete perimeter fence and suffers serious head injury

When a hard unforgiving object is too close to a playing area for there not to be a risk of ...
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Footballer crashes into concrete perimeter wall and suffers fatal head injury

When, given a similar accident happened just three years previously, this death was foreseeable and preventable ...
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4 year old boy killed by a toppling gravestone when visiting a cemetery with his great-grandmother

When ten years after a similar fatality, the same calls for gravestones to be checked are repeated ...
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8 year old boy killed by falling headstone when playing in cemetery

When ancient memorials can present a risk to life when children are playing ...
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