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Boy, eight, dies after being pulled from river

An eight-year-old boy has died after being pulled from a river in Warwickshire. Joshua Hillstead, from Maypole, Birmingham, died following complications resulting from drowning after being pulled from the River Arrow in Alcester, Warwickshire Police ...

24 Jul 2024 at 15:20

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Man who saved £40,000 over two years fulfils childhood promise and buys house for mother who was struggling with rent

A graphic designer who saved an average of £1,600 per month over approximately two years, amounting to a total of £40,000, has fulfilled a childhood promise and bought a two-bedroom house for his single mother who had been struggling to afford her ...

03 May 2023 at 07:00

Retired Olympic swimmer’s safety warning after boys die in water

A retired British Olympic swimmer has urged people to only swim where it is safe after two boys died in the water in the West Midlands. Alice Dearing, who specialises in open water swimming and became the first black woman to swim for Great ...

29 Jul 2024 at 17:23

Four teenagers arrested after drone seen hovering above high-security prison

Four teenagers have been arrested after reports of a drone circling over a maximum-security jail led to the seizure of contraband including drug paraphernalia. A drone, mobile phones and suspected drugs were also found after a car ...

11 Jul 2025 at 14:10

‘We will never be the same again’ – parents’ tribute to boy pulled from river

The parents of an eight-year-old boy who died after being pulled out of a river say they will “never be the same again” in a tribute released through police. Joshua Hillstead, from Maypole, Birmingham, died in hospital on July 23 ...

02 Sept 2024 at 16:31

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