Emergency services scrambled to the scene at Galley Hill Road in Swanscombe, Kent, yesterday afternoon after concerns were raised for a young boxer.

The man, in his 60s, suffered a 'cardiac arrest in the sea' after heroically trying to help two relatives at Tregirls Beach, near Padstow, at around 3.50pm yesterday.

A 13-year-old boy has died after getting into difficulty while swimming at a reservoir in West Yorkshire during the Bank Holiday heatwave, police confirmed on Tuesday.

Police and fire crews were called to Galley Hill Road on Wednesday afternoon