Rescue teams searching for a teenage boy who entered a lake in Leicestershire have recovered his body. Police were called to Meynell Lake, off Fosse Way in Syston, to reports a teenage boy had entered the lake at 13:30 BST on Thursday. On Friday, police divers recovered a body and confirmed it was the teenager…
Emergency services are responding to an incident at an airfield in Devon. The response is taking place after an incident that was reported at about 10:00 BST on Friday, police said. Devon and Somerset Fire Service added that several crews were in attendance at Dunkeswell aerodrome in east Devon. Dunkeswell is the highest licenced aerodrome…
The Home Office is attempting to use three more military sites to house thousands of asylum seekers, as the government seeks to move people out of hotels. Three Ministry of Defence (MoD) sites in Bicester in Oxfordshire, Barnham in Suffolk, and Linton-on-Ouse in North Yorkshire, could house about 3,750 asylum seekers if planning permission is…
Monique Mosley is used to sweltering conditions at the food factory in Yorkshire where she works, but June’s record-breaking heatwave has made conditions unbearable. “We make hot filled food products and it’s common that we see temperatures in the high 30s,” she said. “Thanks to our union, our employer is offering extra breaks, but not…
BBC DJ and presenter Trevor Nelson has announced he is to take “a little break” from all work due to health issues. The Radio 2 and 1Xtra presenter, who has been off air this week, did not go into detail about his diagnosis but told his Instagram followers, external that, on doctor’s orders, he was…
A second lightning storm has hit the West in the space of five days after June temperature records were broken. Yellow thunderstorm warnings were in place from 00:00 to 10:00 BST across Bristol, Somerset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire. It comes after the region was battered by storms on Monday, which led to the closure of Bristol…
Police have charged a 14-year-old boy with murder after the body of a missing girl was found near a park in Blaenau Gwent. The discovery was made after a huge search operation was carried out to find missing 14-year-old girl Lilly Jones. The body, believed to be Lilly, was found in the Duffryn Park area…
The BBC is looking at a how the heatwave is affecting local services across the county. Source link
The line between Luton and Bedford is shut after a fatal train crash involving two East Midlands Railway trains on Friday. Govia Thameslink Railway [GTR] said services continue to be reduced on some routes, and passengers should only travel if it is “absolutely necessary”. GTR said trains would operate at reduced speeds and to amended…
Police have charged a 14-year-old boy with murder as part of an investigation in Blaenau Gwent. From Gwent Police: The teenager from the Blaenau Gwent area, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was remanded in police custody to appear before Newport Magistrates Court on Friday 26 June. The white British boy was arrested after…
