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Gosport hospital deaths: Families 'need Hillsborough-style inquests' Published image copyrightFamily handouts image captionThe families of Cliff Houghton, Dulcie Middleton, Brian Cunningham and Eva Page are calling for new inquests Relatives of patients who died after receiving "dangerous" levels of painkillers at Gosport War Memorial Hospital have called for new inquests. An inquiry found 456 patients died after being given opiate drugs at the hospital between 1987 and 2001, but no charges have ever been brought. Four families told the BBC they have requested judge-led "Hillsborough-style" h...

BBC News Published image captionMourners threw roses as the cortege made its way through Emmer Green Hundreds of people have turned out for the funeral of a 13-year-old boy who was stabbed to death. Oliver Stephens, known as Olly, died from his injuries on 3 January after being stabbed in Emmer Green in Reading. Mourners threw roses as the funeral cortege made its way through Emmer Green past Olly's old schools and St Barnabas Church. A service has taken place at Reading Crematorium. Speaking during the service Stuart Stephens, Olly's father, said it "was the stuff of nightmares" when "a kn...