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• Boy, 12, named as one of seven youngsters to have drowned during UK heatwave

  A child who died after getting into difficulty in the River Ribble at Ribchester has been named as 12-year-old Junior Slater.

• Thunderstorms warning issued for parts of England and Wales

  A yellow weather warning has been issued for thunderstorms in parts of south-west England and much of Wales, the Met Office said.

• Resident doctors announce four-day strike in June

  Resident doctors will strike for four days in June, the British Medical Association (BMA) has announced.

• Mum-of-one named as victim of Bank Holiday shooting outside bar

  The woman who was shot dead outside a city centre bar in Sheffield in the early hours of Bank Holiday Monday has been named as Shanice Brookes.

• Construction worker accused of Starmer arson claims he was at pub during attacks

  A construction worker accused of acting as the co-ordinator of an arson plot targeting the prime minister has told a court that he was drinking at a pub during the attacks.

• Safety warning after heatwave deaths - but what is cold water shock?

  As many people across the UK seek relief from record-breaking temperatures by plunging into open water, the RNLI has issued warnings after multiple deaths in water-related incidents.

• Fertility rate falls to record low in England and Wales, new data reveals

  The fertility rate in England and Wales has fallen to a new record low - and four in 10 births involve at least one parent born outside the UK, new figures suggest.

• Woman admits being in charge of dangerously out of control XL bully when it killed a teenager in Bristol

  A woman has admitted being in charge of a dangerously out of control XL bully dog when it killed a teenager.