An inquest has opened into the death of Nicholas Brandram, the man suspected of pushing a woman into the path of a bus on Putney Bridge in 2017. Mr Brandram, 56, was found deceased at his address in West London last week.
Junior Slater, a 12-year-old boy from Clayton-le-Woods, drowned in the River Ribble, Ribchester, after encountering difficulties while swimming with friends on Tuesday afternoon. His family described him as the "life and soul of our lives." This incident follows a series of water-related fatalities during recent high temperatures, prompting renewed appeals from water safety campaigners and organisations.
Kingsbury School confirms the death of 16-year-old pupil Lillianna Tomlinson, who drowned in the River Tame near Kingsbury Water Park. Her death follows a series of similar fatalities across England during a heatwave, prompting renewed warnings about unsupervised open water.
