Six-year-old dies in ice lake plunge

A six-year-old boy has died after falling through ice on a fishing lake.Police said they believed the youngster, and another boy aged 12, had been playing on the ice when it cracked and they fell into freezing water.

Emergency services were called to the scene at Streethouse, near Pontefract, West Yorkshire, yesterday afternoon (SAT) and the older boy was rescued by firefighters.

It came as freezing weather continued to cause problems across the country and followed the death of 16-year-old Francesca Anobile in a sledging accident in South Yorkshire last Tuesday.

After yesterday's tragedy, locals said the privately-owned lake - which is believed to be 10 to 15 feet deep - was fenced off parts of the barrier had been broken and thrown onto the icy surface.

Jaden Mack, the baby who was killed by 2 dogs in Ystrad Mynach, South Wales

A three month old baby boy has died after being viciously attacked by two family dogs while in the care of his grandmother.

Police said that the exact cause of death had yet to be confirmed but it is suspected that Jaden Mack was killed during an attack by the grandmother's Staffordshire Bull terrier and Jack Russell.

It is understood that the baby was asleep in a basket on the ground floor of the house when the dogs attacked.

Neighbours reported hearing screams of panic as Denise Wilson, the baby's grandmother ran into the street crying for help.

Friends rushed into the house to help and were forced to drag the dogs off the child who was bleeding severely from the attack.

The tragedy occurred shortly after midnight on Saturday morning in the town of Ystrad Mynach, 12 miles north of Cardiff. The child was taken Prince Charles hospital in Merthyr Tydfil where he was later pronounced dead.

The grandmother was also taken to hospital where she was treated for shock but was later released. Police confirmed that they intend to question the grandmother.