he'd been in hospital since the incident at babbs mill park in kingshurst on sunday.and 11, on monday. in kingshurst on sunday. our correspondent duncan kennedy is in kingshurst for us this evening. watch our police saying? quite siml watch our police saying? quite simply that _ watch our police saying? quite simply that the _ watch our police saying? quite simply that the six-year-old i watch our police saying? quite. simply that the six-year-old has simply that the six—year—old has lost his fight for life. they passed on deepest sympathies to the family and said they can't imagine the pain they must be going through. this boy was just they must be going through. this boy wasjust six they must be going through. this boy was just six years old, and many people here had hoped he might pull through but sadly that is not the case, so it means all four of those boys who went into the lake on sunday have now died. they were six, eight, ten and 11 years old. the ten—year—old has been named as jack johnson and some of his family members paid their respects at this shrine beh

midland's today's reporter joan cummins is in kingshurst for us this lunchtime... good afternoon.peeple — good afternoon. i have to tell you that the people here _ good afternoon. i have to tell you that the people here have - good afternoon. i have to tell you that the people here have been . that the people here have been discussing safety measures down here. we have been told that, years ago, down at this natural park in the centre of the estate come of age to be a warden who would patrol it. we have seen pictures of the lake, and it is quite large. some people are saying that it is too much to expect people to fence it. despite that, local councillors are saying that, local councillors are saying that this tragic accident has forced them to think about improving safety in the area. i've heard some suggestions from the community even to have a fence over it, and enough signage, absolutely, and maybe a couple of cameras as well to protect the area. we are going to have a meeting about this situation and try to push the council to take measures for that. i have to tell you that i

phil mackie, bbc news, kingshurst.ie flintoff has been taken to hospital after being injured in an accident. greg mckenzie is here. what more do we know? . . . mckenzie is here. what more do we know? ., . . ., ., ~ mckenzie is here. what more do we know? ., .. ., ., ~ , .,. , know? the accident took place this mornin: know? the accident took place this morning while _ know? the accident took place this morning while the _ know? the accident took place this morning while the presenter- know? the accident took place this morning while the presenter was . morning while the presenter was hosting the top gear programme, the bbc series at duns old park aerodrome in surrey. the bbc press office in the last few moments has confirmed that andrew flintoff was injured in the accident at the top gear track this morning with crew and medics attending the scene immediately. he has been taken to hospital for further treatment and they will confer more details in due course and we believe his condition is not life—threatening. greg is

phil mackie, there, thank you from kingshurst, where that vigil is being observed.others may news now. —— the day's other main news. after the latest talks to avert strike action by nurses, the head of the royal college of nursing has accused the health secretary steve barclay of showing disrespect to the profession, and of turning down an opportunity to get an agreement before the strike takes place. this week sees a new wave of strikes in many sectors. train strikes are to go ahead from tomorrow, after members of the rmt, the uk's largest rail union, rejected a pay offerfrom network rail. the rmt is also involved in a battle with the rail delivery group, where it represents about 20,000 workers at 14 train companies. one look at the calendar for december highlights the extent of the strike action. we have marked the action and for more. if you look at rail, two strikes going ahead this week and then another two on friday and saturday. it is a long—running dispute over pay and working practices, as we know. if we look at another part of the calendar, nurses take ac

bob smith park in kingshurst . a smith park in kingshurst.spital . one police officer was treated hypothermia after trying to punch through the ice to reach the children. they were taken to hospital but have since been released. the west midlands service says the search of the lake continuing to establish if else fell into water. we to be 100% certain that there is no one else possibly in water at this time. we it's important to stress, though, that we've had no contact from anybody suggesting that there's anybody else missing. but until we're 100% certain, we will be on searches throughout the course today. searches throughout the course today . yellow warnings of ice today. yellow warnings of ice and snow are still in place for much of the uk, causing widespread travel disruption. it was the coldest night of the year reaching below —15 degrees in aberdeen . however, most of in aberdeen. however, most of the difficulties have been felt in the east and south of england . there are still significant delays . the rail network with delays. the r

phil mackey, bbc news, kingshurst.correspondent kathryn stanczyszyn is at the scene now for us. kathryn, what more can you tell us about what happened? good morning, sally. the police still in place here at babbs mill lake east of birmingham in king says in the borough of solihull. you might be able to see that bright light behind me, that is the surface of the lake and that is where the work is under way. as you heard in that report, yesterdayjust after 2:30pm emergency services were called to reports of up to six people playing on the ice who had fallen in. huge operation then ensued, including police officers and fire officers actually getting into the water to rescue four children, all of whom were in cardiac arrest and all of whom were giving advanced life support in ambulances on their way to two separate birmingham hospitals. it became very clear that the operation hadn't finished there because throughout the rest of the afternoon and evening, we know that there were specialist water rescue teams here. yesterday

tributes laid in kingshurst.entire country. and for the boys�* families, an unimaginable, unrecoverable grief. frances reid, bbc news. teams of engineers have begun arriving in shetland in scotland to help restore power to more than 2,000 homes. heavy snowstorms have pulled down cables, cutting off communities and leaving many without electricity, as kevin keane reports. a welcome sight, as teams arrive from aberdeen to help local engineers restore shetland�*s power. they came to by plane and by helicopter, bringing notjust expertise but equipment and vital new electricity poles. in the north mainland, the damage is widespread. the accumulations of heavy snow and ice pulling down the wires. in the last 24 hours, a generator arrived to bring heat to the village hall. it�*s providing a warm space for people to come to as well as hot food and drink. i definitely am aware of quite a few folk that have actually been going without any heating or ability to make hot food or drink. so, i think it will be welcome. we�*ve

eight, ten and 11 years old were in cardiac arrest when they were pulled from the icy water in kingshurstrce little boy , kingshurst, a force little boy, aged six, remains in a critical condition in hospital . condition in hospital. meanwhile, yellow warnings for snow and ice are still in place for much of the uk as conditions continue to cause widespread travel, disrupt and those warnings will remain in place until 10:00 tomorrow morning. last night was the coldest night of the year so far, reaching below —15 degrees in aberdeenshire . however, most of aberdeenshire. however, most of the difficulties caused by plummeting temperatures have been felt in the east and the south of england. there are still significant delays across and rail networks with southeastern trains advising passengers not travel at all. you up to date on tv , online and you up to date on tv, online and dab plus radio with gb news. and now it's time. not for mark steyn, but . steyn, but. patrick what is the definition of islamophobia ? it is the dislike islamophobia? it is the dislike or prejudice against islam. all m

phil mackie, bbc news, kingshurst.ounding his assassination have been the subject of massive speculation and numerous conspiracy theories. now, though, thousands of documents relating tojfk's death have been released to the public for the first time. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. from dallas, texas, the flash, apparently official. president kennedy died at 1pm, central standard time. 59 years ago, presidentjohn f kennedy was shot as he rode in a motorcade through dallas. his accused killer was lee harvey oswald, a former us marine who never stood trial because he too was shot and killed when in police custody. he's been shot, he's been shot. an investigation concluded that oswald had acted alone. but the circumstances surrounding this pivotal moment in us history have never been fully explained to the satisfaction of millions of americans. president biden believes all information relating to president kennedy's assassination should be released to the greatest extent possible, consistent with, aga

eight, ten and 11 years old were in cardiac arrest when they were pulled from the icy water in kingshurstrce little boy , kingshurst, a force little boy, aged six, remains in a critical condition in hospital . condition in hospital. meanwhile, yellow warnings for snow and ice are still in place for much of the uk as conditions continue to cause widespread travel, disrupt and those warnings will remain in place until 10:00 tomorrow morning. last night was the coldest night of the year so far, reaching below —15 degrees in aberdeenshire . however, most of aberdeenshire. however, most of the difficulties caused by plummeting temperatures have been felt in the east and the south of england. there are still significant delays across and rail networks with southeastern trains advising passengers not travel at all. you up to date on tv , online and you up to date on tv, online and dab plus radio with gb news. and now it's time. not for mark steyn, but . steyn, but. patrick what is the definition of islamophobia ? it is the dislike islamophobia? it is the dislike or prejudice against islam. all m

police say the children were in cardiac arrest when they came out of the water at babbs mill park in kingshurst yesterday afternoon . reports yesterday afternoon. reports from the scene found that the children have been playing on theice children have been playing on the ice and fell through . west the ice and fell through. west midlands fire service says they were told up to six people had gone into the water. the search of the lake has continued through the night for anyone else who may have fallen in. yellow warnings of ice, fog and snow are still in place for much of the uk, causing widespread travel disruption . there are travel disruption. there are delays across railways with south eastern trains telling people not to travel. gatwick and stansted airport have reopened after closing their runways yesterday . delays to runways yesterday. delays to flights across all uk airports are to be expected today . the are to be expected today. the met office says overnight frost is expected until . friday is expected until. friday britain's economy grew between september and october but is still shr

our midlands correspondent phil mackie has been following the story and reports from kingshurst.hildren had been playing next to the partially frozen lake when they ventured on to the ice and it gave way. first one, then the others fell in. by the time darkness fell yesterday, the four boys had been pulled out, they had all suffered cardiac arrests. it was a massive response from the emergency services are, as everyone did their best to save their lives. the first call came at 2.34. the first ambulance arrived within 7 minutes shortly after the police and firefighter, at 8.20 the four children were confirmed as being in a critical condition. today, the news broke that three of them had died. 0n that three of them had died. on behalf of everybody in the community and west midlands police i would like to pass on our deepest sympathies at this time. the tragic circumstances yesterday afternoon, so close to christmas time, and our sympathies with the families who have lost loved ones in this incident. have lost loved ones in this incident-— have lost loved ones in this incident. ~ .

the children were in cardiac arrest when they were helped out of the water at babbs mill park in kingshurstreports yesterday afternoon. reports from the scene found that the children had been playing on the ice and fell through . west ice and fell through. west midlands fire service say. ice and fell through. west midlands fire service say . they midlands fire service say. they were told up to six people had gone into the water this morning. council leaders have thanked those who tried to rescue the children. hearts up certainly go out to the families and friends of the youngsters been involved . but what we have been involved. but what we have to say thank you to the emergency services that were on the scene instantly and the people that went in there, clearly they went into the water , put their own lives at risk as well . yellow warnings of ice , well. yellow warnings of ice, fog and snow are still in for much of the uk, causing widespread travel disruption. there are delays across the railways with eastern trains telling people not to travel. gatwick and stansted have reopened after clo

it's something that's affected notjust kingshurst, but the wider community.time to come. phil mackie, bbc news. 0ne one of the last taboo is is talking about death when it affects young children and part of the bereavement process has been for those young children who knew those who had died to come here with their families, friends and brothers and for them to talk about that and cope with the bereavement process. in one of the schools today there was a special assembly, and what has brought the whole thing home to a lot of people not just whole thing home to a lot of people notjust here but elsewhere in the country is this something that could have easily happened to anyone. tenants need to be more involved in assessing social housing standards — that's the conclusion of an independent review, commissioned by the national housing federation and chartered institute of housing. it says urgent action is needed, to tackle unacceptable conditions. it comes one month after the inquest into the death of awaab inshak, the toddler who was exposed to mould in his roc

an inquest has heard that four boys who fell into an icy lake in kingshurst near solihull last week diedtold it was 2:31me on sunday the 11th of december when emergency services received the first call, reporting that four children playing on the frozen lake had fallen into the water. there were further calls from the public with varying accounts on how many children had fallen in. three of the boys were pulled out of babbs mill lake, onto the bank, 22 minutes after that first emergency call. the fourth boy was brought out of the water nine minutes later. detective inspectorjim edmunds told the inquest there were heroic efforts by the emergency services to resuscitate the boys at the scene. they all died in hospital. the tragedy is now the subject of a major police investigation. its findings will be reported at the full inquest which is to take place onjuly the 6th, next year. birmingham and solihull coroner louise hunt offered her sincere condolences to the families. she said it was a devastating tragedy, and difficult to comprehend the pain and grief they were feeling. adjourning toda

it is a cliche to talk about close—knit communities, in the kingshurst case, the lake is next to mostare talking about is about 100 metres away from where the boys went in. everyone knows one another and everyone has been badly hit by what happened on sunday afternoon. that been badly hit by what happened on sunday afternoon.— sunday afternoon. that sense of trauma, sunday afternoon. that sense of trauma. you _ sunday afternoon. that sense of trauma, you have _ sunday afternoon. that sense of trauma, you have reflected - sunday afternoon. that sense of| trauma, you have reflected some sunday afternoon. that sense of. trauma, you have reflected some of it there and the fact that members of the emergency services have been incredibly moved when they have talked about what they have seen and these are people who by definition in their working lives have seen a lot and experienced a lot of. and even the way they have been touched by this tells a story, i think, of just the gravity of this, really. i think you are right. i saw the firefighters come along and leave their flowers and message

phil mackey, bbc news, kingshurst.t's talk tojosh sandiford, a reporter with the birmingham mail, who is at the scene this morning. thank you. a really grim scene to be reporting from today. tell us what is happening right now and whether there is any more clarity over whether or not any more children are still missing. it is whether or not any more children are still missing-— still missing. it is a bitterly cold da here still missing. it is a bitterly cold day here in _ still missing. it is a bitterly cold day here in solihull. _ still missing. it is a bitterly cold day here in solihull. it - still missing. it is a bitterly cold day here in solihull. it is - still missing. it is a bitterly cold day here in solihull. it is pretty| day here in solihull. it is pretty quiet compared to yesterday. more than two dozen emergency services because yesterday, a huge amount of resource poured into what looked like a desperate rescue effort. this morning far quieter. i arrived around seven o'clock and it was quite eerie whether

at a vigil held kingshurst for boys. let's get the latest out . the scene now the latest out.orter , jack carson, who's been following this story and jack, just to underline the awful circumstances of this story , circumstances of this story, jack's aunt indicating he's literally heroic actions when he got into the ice to try and save these these other boys . you're these these other boys. you're exactly right, mark. i mean, we heard at the police press conference one policeman had had rushed into water, was breaking ice with his bare . and now after ice with his bare. and now after this statement on on social media last night from jack johnson's aunt, we hear that he exactly putting the same heroics when one of his friends got his leg stuck in the ice and stuck in the water was no hesitation from the reports that jack johnson just went in to try and rescue his friends, and rightly so in this community here today, he's being hauled , hailed as a he's being hauled, hailed as a hero here. the is starting to come together . like you said, come together. like you said, there was a

phil mackey, bbc news, kingshurst.om the lake which there is four children were pulled from yesterday. this is the nature reserve in solihull near birmingham and these are the pictures coming to us live with the emergency services still on the scene. josh sandiford, reporter with the birmingham mail, told us earlier about the latest updates from the scene. it is a bitterly cold day here in solihull. it is pretty quiet compared to yesterday. more than two dozen emergency services vehicles yesterday, a huge amount of resource poured into what looked like a desperate rescue effort. this morning far quieter. i arrived around seven o'clock this morning and it was quite eerie with the television crew setting up. no emergency services i could see. specialist rescue teams had been working throughout the night. there was nothing here when i got here this morning other than tv crews and a few police officers looking after the scene and guarding what is quite an extensive cordon. we are waiting on more information. i appreciate t

three other little boys aged eight, ten and 11, died after being pulled out of the icy water in kingshurstlic. a group of officers from midlands police who marched through the town to lay flowers and tribute to the boys. balloons soft toys and candles were left by members of the community community. now world cup news and argentina have croatia three nil to book their place in the world cup final. lionel scored his penalty in the 34th minute before chilean alvarez managed to chip one over croatia's sleeve. kovic 5 minutes later, alvarez then netted again in the second half to set up a final clash with the winner of tomorrow's game between france and morocco . that between france and morocco. that set you up to date tv, online and dab , plus radio with gb and dab, plus radio with gb news. back now to dan wootton tonight . tonight. tomorrow as you see tonight now in our mediabuzz straight to the front pages, the eye reports that rishi sunak is facing a tory revolt plans to house migrants in holiday parks. according labour, the home office are hoping to use an site in southport. mersey the lo

an inquest has heard that four boys who fell into an icy lake in kingshurst near solihull last week diedminations had been carried out to preserve their dignity. the hearing was told it was 2:34pm on sunday 11th december when emergency services received the first call reporting that four children playing on the frozen lake had fallen into the water. there were further calls from the public with varying accounts as to how many children had fallen in. three of the boys were pulled out 22 minutes after the first call was received, the fourth boy was pulled out of the water nine minutes later. detective inspectorjim edmonds told the inquest that there were heroic efforts by the emergency services to resuscitate the boys at the scene. they all died in hospital. the tragedy is now the subject of a major police investigation, and that will report its findings at the full inquest, which is to take place on july the 6th next year. birmingham and sollihull coroner louise hunt offered her sincere condolences to the families. she said, it was a devastating tragedy and difficult to comprehend the pai

, a babbs mill park in kingshurst, a fourth boy, aged six, remained in a critical condition in hospital one police officer was hospital. one police officer was treated mild hypothermia after trying punch through the ice to reach the children , they were reach the children, they were taken to hospital but have since been released. the west fire service says the search of the lake is continuing to establish if anyone else has fallen into water. we have to be 100% certain that there is no else and possibly the water at this time. it's important to stress, though , we've had no contact though, we've had no contact from . anybody suggesting that is from. anybody suggesting that is anybody else missing ? but until anybody else missing? but until we're 100% certain and we will carried on searches throughout the of today . yellow warnings of the of today. yellow warnings of ice , fog and snow are still in ice, fog and snow are still in place for. much of the uk causing widespread travel . it causing widespread travel. it was the coldest night of the year on sunday, reaching below —15 degrees in

three other little boys aged eight, ten and 11, died after being pulled out of the icy water in kingshurstlic. a group of officers from midlands police who marched through the town to lay flowers and tribute to the boys. balloons soft toys and candles were left by members of the community community. now world cup news and argentina have croatia three nil to book their place in the world cup final. lionel scored his penalty in the 34th minute before chilean alvarez managed to chip one over croatia's sleeve. kovic 5 minutes later, alvarez then netted again in the second half to set up a final clash with the winner of tomorrow's game between france and morocco . that between france and morocco. that set you up to date tv, online and dab , plus radio with gb and dab, plus radio with gb news. back now to dan wootton tonight . tonight. tomorrow as you see tonight now in our mediabuzz straight to the front pages, the eye reports that rishi sunak is facing a tory revolt plans to house migrants in holiday parks. according labour, the home office are hoping to use an site in southport. mersey the lo

phil mackie, bbc news, kingshurst.und with serious injuries at a home in northamptonshire. police were called to flats in kettering yesterday morning, where a boy and a girl, believed to be aged six and four, were found. a 52—year—old man is in custody after being arrested on suspicion of murder. police say they're not looking for anyone else in connection to the incident. labour have held their seat in stretford and urmston, as andrew western becomes the country's newest mp. mr western, who previously led trafford council, secured nearly 70% of the vote. he succeeds kate green, who resigned last month, after being nominated as deputy mayor of greater manchester. the share of the vote saw a 10.5% swing from the conservatives to labour since the 2019 election. i'm absolutely delighted. this is the constituency that i call home, and where i've been the council leader for the last five years. it is an absolute privilege to be elected as the member of parliament. i know the hard work starts now. i'm incredibly grateful to

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three boys aged eight, ten and 11 have died after being pulled out of the water in kingshurst.loral tributes. balloons, soft toys and lighted candles were left by. mourners at a vigil yesterday night . the cold snap yesterday night. the cold snap across parts of the uk continues after the met office provisional recorded the coldest night and of the year. aberdeenshire was the coldest place in the recording, a low of —15 degrees, the lowest minimum temperature since february 20, 21. a snow andice since february 20, 21. a snow and ice warning is in place for nonh and ice warning is in place for north in scotland and north—east england from midnight until noon on thursday, rather. meteorologist john hammond told gb news we don't yet know if there will be a white christmas . no obvious sign of a dramatic change in the weather to something milder as we run up to christmas , there might be christmas, there might be a little bit of a milder interlude early next week, but it will only day or so and now it only be a day or so and now it looks as if that cold will sweep back in again. so

the community in kingshurst which i represent has suffered unimaginable tragedy earlier week, when four sadly three of the children did not survive and one, a six year old, is fighting for his life. they and their families are all and my thoughts and prayers. well, my thoughts and prayers. well, my right honourable friend paid tribute to the community in king's which has come king's says which has come together each together and is supporting each other this other to get through this tragedy you recognise tragedy and will you recognise the efforts of the heroic efforts of the emergency including emergency services, including the ? he used the police officer? he used his bare to and break bare hands to try and break through and then jumped in through ice and then jumped in the fire service the water with fire service personnel without ppe, personnel without the ppe, risking life to save risking their own life to save the prime minister. i the young prime minister. i thank my honourable friend and can i send my condolences to the family and friends of all those who lost their lives? i joi

tributes laid in kingshurst.ces and nephews. the players thought about their kids and it was certainly moving for us. a really, really sad situation for everybody. and we wanted to pay our respects. this community mourns, but the tragedy has touched the entire country. and for the boys' families, an unimaginable, unrecoverable grief. frances reid, bbc news. four people have died after a migrant boat got into difficulties crossing the english channel in the early hours of yesterday morning. a fishing crew pulled 39 people out of the water after seeing the dinghy sinking. 0ur reporter, simonjones, is in doverfor us this morning. i know you have been covering closely what has been happening. just bring us right up to date this morning, what we know about the incident itself. it morning, what we know about the incident itself.— incident itself. it was 'ust after three o'clock h incident itself. it wasjust after three o'clock yesterday - incident itself. it was just afterl three o'clock yesterday morning incident itse