Popular teenager Luke Francis died from a heart condition he never knew he had, his grieving mother revealed today. The 19-year-old's mother Rosie, who has launched an appeal for a heart charity in her son's memory, said police at first believed her son was the victim of a hit-and-run. But detectives have told her they are

It hit Josh Harmer hard when his best friend died aged just 21. Ollie Marsden collapsed in front of his team-mates at a rugby training session and later died from a suspected heart attack. Two months on, Mr Harmer and girlfriend Lizzi Wood, of Burrs Road, Clacton, want to raise money for a charity campaigning for

Robert Lancaster was just 21 when he collapsed and died from an undiagnosed heart condition. The former pupil at St Edwards School, North Oxford, passed away in Canada last year while in a queue for a ski lift. Since his death, his family have raised £160,000 for a charity which supports families who have lost a

Billingham Campus are celebrating winning the hotly-contested John Owens Trophy. A total of 70 talented Teesside teenagers from schools in Thornaby, Stockton and Billingham took part in a seven-a-side tournament named in memory of a former Middlesbrough FC in the Community student. John was a football-loving teenager who attended the Football First programme and was held

IN TOUCH: A charity match raised about £2,000 in memory of a man who died suddenly on holiday. Jon McNamara got a team of friends to play Nottingham Modems second team in memory of his brother Simon. They ended up losing 25 – 15. Funds from the match are going to Cardiac Risk in the Young, which raises awareness

More than a thousand school children risk dropping dead from sudden heart failure, a grieving father has claimed. They have cardiac abnormalities similar to that which struck down Armagh rugby player John McCall at just 18 years old, his said. Ian McCall is pressing for screening of young people while they are in secondary school. "John

Jonathan Gallagher was only nine years old when he collapsed during a swimming lesson and died. Nobody was able to tell his family why it happened and a post-mortem examination was inconclusive. His mother, Blanche, and father John, accepted the findings at the time but 23 years later tragedy struck when their youngest daughter, Lauren (13),

Brothers Jon and Simon McNamara were big rugby fans. They played the game at various levels and went to Twickenham together to watch England internationals. So when Simon's life was cut short on holiday in Croatia, Jon decided a charity rugby match was a fitting tribute. The match, between a group of Jon and Simon's friends

The lives of 10 young people may have been saved through a screening programme set up to tackle the rise in the number of sudden deaths. Almost 2,500 people have been screened at the University of Ulster service since it was implemented by heart charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) in November 2006. Previously undetected