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Tearful police pay emotional tribute to tragic boys at scene of Solihull lake horror

Twenty-one heartbroken officers from West Midlands Police laid flowers at the scene of Babbs Mill Lake, Solihull, where three young boys lost their lives over the weekend

Daily Mirror

Detectives begin search for human remains as part of child death inquiry

Two people have been charged, West Midlands Police said.

The Independent UK

Police still searching at lake where three young boys died

A six-year-old boy who fell through the ice into a lake in the West Midlands is still fighting for his life

Wales Online

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Boy, 6, who fell through ice into lake in Solihull in critical condition

Emergency services continue search after incident in which three children died in West Midlands

The Guardian - UK

Lake deaths of three boys ‘stark reminder’ of open water danger, says fire chief

The boys, aged eight, 10 and 11, died after falling through ice into a lake in Solihull in the West Midlands.

The Independent UK

Solihull tragedy: School 'devastated' by death of 'lovely boy' who fell in lake

Today West Midlands Police confirmed that three boys - aged eight, 10 and 11 - had died following yesterday's tragedy, while a six-year-old boy is in a critical condition

Daily Mirror

UK: 3 Children Die After Fall Into Icy Lake

Three young boys who fell through ice covering a lake in central England have died and a fourth remains hospitalized as weather forecasters issued severe weather warnings for large parts of the United Kingdom. Rescuers pulled the boys, aged 8, 10 and 11, from the icy waters Sunday afternoon and…

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Four children in hospital after being pulled from Solihull lake

West Midlands fire service said reports indicated the children were playing on the ice before falling through

The Guardian - UK

Solihull: Four children critical after being pulled from freezing lake in West Midlands

Fire service says initial reports suggest they had fallen through ice

Evening Standard

Several people in critical condition after being pulled from 'freezing' lake

The incident happened in Solihull in the West Midlands earlier today

Wales Online

MP Julian Knight rejects any wrongdoing after whip removed

MP for Solihull in the West Midlands says he has been targeted by rumours and ‘threats involving blackmail’

The Guardian - UK

Britain's 1,000 coldest neighbourhoods revealed - see if your town is in top 50 here

Friends of the Earth is calling on the UK government to commit to a street-by-street insulation programme to keep people warm and well, while cutting bills and harmful carbon emissions

Daily Mirror

Jude Bellingham’s neighbours, teachers and friends reveal what he was like growing up

‘He did wear the grass out,’ one neighbour says

The Independent UK

Shortlist revealed for West Midlands Tourism Awards 2023

More than 30 different companies and venues have been named as finalists at the annual celebration of tourism excellence

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Nurses confirm 76 NHS trusts where they will strike before Christmas - see full list

The Royal College of Nursing has announced 76 NHS trusts and services will see up to 100,000 strike walkouts next month during an expected winter of discontent

Wales Online

Everywhere nurses will walk out on December 15 and 20 as strikes confirmed

The RCN said it had been left with 'no choice'

Daily Mirror

Life in suburb hit hardest by of cost of living crisis and people face agonising choice

Damian Bradshaw, from Blackley and Broughton, has to chose between food and putting on the heating in the food crisis while Kelly Broderick had to take on a second job

The Guardian - UK

Child in mental health crisis lived at police station for two days, chief reveals

Head of West Midlands police warns of rising crime in poorest areas as forces are stretched beyond capacity

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Manchester Evening News

Life in the Greater Manchester suburb worst hit by the cost of food crisis where dad faces agonising choice

'I've not been able to eat all day...it’s either food or putting money on my gas and electric'

The Independent UK

Jude Bellingham’s neighbours, teachers and friends reveal what he was like growing up

‘He did wear the grass out,’ one neighbour says

The Independent UK

Jude Bellingham’s hometown proud of the lad who practised so much he wore the grass out

‘He did wear the grass out,’ one neighbour says

Daily Mirror

'Kind' mum-of-three died on family holiday after suffering weeks of unexplained pain

Lucy Broome, from the West Midlands, had been suffering chronic pain for weeks but doctors could not find the cause until shortly before her death, an inquest heard

The Independent UK

Police name two teenagers who died when they were struck by a car

Liberty Charris, aged 16, and 19-year-old Ben Corfield were pronounced dead at Oldbury in the West Midlands after a car struck a group of people.

Evening Standard

Oldbury: Two teenagers killed after car crashes into pedestrians in market town

West Midlands Police say a 54-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving

The Independent UK

Woman arrested on suspicion of assault after man found dead in car

West Midlands Police has launched a murder inquiry after a man in his 30s was discovered dead in a vehicle in Coventry on Friday afternoon.

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