David Celino: Last News

A national database of drug-related medical incidents at UK music festivals could help reduce the number of fatalities, a new study has said. Between 2017 and 2023 there were 32 drug-related deaths at UK music festivals, including Glastonbury, Reading, Leeds, Creamfields and the Isle of Wight Festival, academics have estimated.

A dad whose son died after taking drugs at last year's Leeds Festival has issued a warning to young people attending this weekend's event.

Reading & Leeds festival have announced that they have increased security to “weed out” drug dealers operating at the site.The new measures have been introduced following the death of a teenager at the festival last year, an inquest has heard.16-year-old David Celino fell ill after taking ecstasy at the 2022 edition of the festival at Leeds, which his group of friends purchased from a dealer in the Camping Plus area of the site. He was later taken to a hospital, where he died on August 28.In an inquest into his son’s death, Celino’s father, Gianpiero, shared his concerns that the festival was not safe for under-18s, and pushed for a bar on 16 and 17-year-olds from attending the live music event.Now Melvin Benn, the managing director of Festival Republic, has told Celino’s parents of the “genuine sorrow” he felt after their son’s death.

The father of a teenager who died after taking ecstasy at a music festival told a coroner at an inquest into his son's death: "The ticket that signals the death of another young person has already been sold."

A woman aged 25 has died after she fell ill at the Creamfields music festival in Cheshire, police have revealed. The woman, who hasn't been named but is from the Neath area of South Wales, was taken to hospital last Friday night, but sadly died in the early hours of today, Tuesday.

Reading & Leeds 2022 over the weekend (August 26-28).Festival-goers at both the Richfield Avenue site in Reading and Leeds’ Bramham Park reported alleged incidents of spiking by injection.Two teenage girls were reportedly injected with unknown substances at Leeds. One of the girls, 17, said she felt a throbbing pain in her thigh while waiting in a crowd on Saturday (August 27), according to the Daily Mail.

A man has been taken to hospital after being hit by a double decker bus on a major road in Ashton.

A driver escaped with minor injuries after a van flipped onto its roof following a crash in Manchester city centre.

Train operator Northern has launched a flash sale with more than a million tickets on offer for just £1. The discounted fares are available for journeys across the north of England made online or through the Northern app.

A cyclist is fighting for life in hospital and another was injured after a crash on a busy Manchester road. Police are appealing for witnesses and footage following the horror smash on Wilbraham Road in Whalley Range on Sunday afternoon.

The Wigan Athletics player who collapsed during training has revealed the scars he has been left with after a defibrillator was fitted in his chest. The device is to help Charlie Wyke keep playing football and is similar to the one that was given to Danish international Christian Eriksen, who Wyke says 'inspired' him to make a comeback to the sport.

Police officers performed CPR on a man after he collapsed near Old Trafford following United's clash against Liverpool, a witness says. A woman, who asked not to be named, said cops rushed to help the man, who fell ill on Railway Road near the Red's stadium, following United's 2-1 victory over Liverpool last week.

The family of a teenager who is believed to have died after falling ill after taking drugs at Leeds Festival have paid tribute to the 16-year-old.