A boy has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after he ended up in a crocodile enclosure, while a man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

An amber heat health alert has been issued for parts of England from this afternoon, the UK Health Security Agency has announced.

A man has been detained under the Mental Health Act following vandalism at the grave of murdered toddler James Bulger, police said.

Three prisoners have been found guilty of murdering a child killer who was stabbed to death in his cell.