The Latest Breaking News from Benedict Blythe

Allergy pens to be stocked in all schools under new Government guidance

The new statutory guidance for schools, called Benedict’s Law, will also provide allergy safety training for teachers.

Evening Standard · Jul 5

EpiPens to be stocked in schools for emergency use after death of five year old boy

Helen Blythe, whose son Benedict died in 2021, said the new requirements will make it “less likely for other families to go through what we’ve been through”

The Independent UK · Mar 4

Children deliver Benedict’s Law petition for allergy safeguards in schools

Benedict’s six-year-old sister Etta was among the children who went to Downing Street with a petition signed by more than 13,000 people.

Evening Standard · Aug 10, 2025

Teaching assistant thought allergic boy had sickness bug, inquest hears

Benedict Blythe, aged five, had been off from school the day before he had an allergic reaction and died in hospital.

Evening Standard · Jul 1, 2025

Five-year-old boy died from allergic reaction after collapsing at school, inquest told

Emergency services were called but the schoolboy died later that day at Peterborough City Hospital

The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2025

‘Kind-souled’ five-year-old died after allergic reaction at school, inquest told

Benedict Blythe died in hospital after he vomited and collapsed at his school in Lincolnshire in December 2021.

Evening Standard · Jun 30, 2025

‘It’s one of the great mysteries of our time’: why extreme food allergies are on the rise – and what we can do about them

More and more youngsters are experiencing serious reactions to everyday foods – and even our pets are suffering. We meet one family who lost a son to anaphylaxis and ask what can be done

The Guardian - UK · Jul 15, 2023