The tragic final moments of Phil Spencer’s parents have been recalled as an inquest opened this morning.

The devastated family of a football-mad 26-year-old who died following an epileptic seizure have told how “his smile could light up a room”.

An inquest and police investigation has found proper welfare checks were not carried out on a mum-of-four on the night she died at a police station.

The devastated parents of a girl who died after collapsing at school have paid an emotional tribute to their “princess”.

A coroner has “wholeheartedly” apologised after wrongly telling a court a young dad had taken a strong opioid drug before he was killed in a crash.

An inquest has heard that a ‘loving and fun mum’ died from a serious kidney infection while being held in police custody.

A coroner will investigate whether an NHS trust did enough to save the life of a six-year-old who died of sepsis.

The heartbroken mum of a teenager who took his own life has spoken of the tragedy in the hope it will save others from going through the same agony.

An inquest has been held into the death of a 42-year-old man whose body was found at the bottom of a cliff after being chased by four men.

An inquest into the death of a pub landlord has heard how he suffered a fatal stab wound to his torso.

The family of a mum who died just a month after giving birth say she was “tormented” by comments made by hospital staff about her weight.

A young soldier and dad-of-two died after a night of drinking with his friends.

An inquest has opened into the death of a 41-year-old passenger who died after the car he was in crashed into a barrier on a Kent road.

An inquest into the death of a mum-of-three who was found dead in water at a Kent shopping centre has opened.

A woman who took her own life weeks after defeat at local council elections left a note saying: “My death has nothing to do with the result.”

A much-loved mum suspected to have been murdered died from blunt-force injuries and drowning, an inquest has heard.

An engineer on a cargo ship died after drinking hand sanitiser – despite the best efforts of Kent paramedics to save him.

The devastated partner of a dad-of-two who died after falling from a clifftop says he was “the love of my life”.

A much-loved musician “tormented by mental health difficulties” walked out of a hospital unnoticed and into the sea, an inquest has heard.

An inquest has opened into the deaths of two young workmates who died in a car crash.