Isabelle Bates

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Warm weather is set to hit parts of the country later this monthSummer weather is set to hit parts of the UK later this month with temperatures rising to 24C, according to some forecasters. It comes following a windy and rainy day today (Wednesday, April 16) across most parts of the West Midlands. But an Iberian jet stream could change that with mercury soaring across the country.

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Sophie Hunt has said that she is proud to have been Lenny Jax's mumA little boy lost his fight with cancer after he was diagnosed with the disease following an eye test. Lenny Jax lived with glioblastoma - an aggressive type of grade four cancer that invades the brain and is incurable - for two years. He died in hospice care on April 5 aged seven. His heartbroken mum, Sophie Hunt, paid tribute to her 'superhero' son and said she was proud to have been his mother.

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Jacob Daniel-Eley, 10, had to undergo brain surgeryA mum captured the moment her son took his first steps just five days after undergoing brain surgery. Jacob Daniel-Eley, 10, from Tamworth, was left with a severe head injury when an Asda delivery van allegedly hit him. The youngster had been out riding his bike on March 20 when the accident happened. He was rushed to hospital where he underwent brain surgery and has since been recovering.

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Beth Fernley, 26, told Ryan Hampson in April 2019 she was pregnantA mum has avoided an immediate prison sentence after she forged a DNA test to convince her partner that her baby was his. Beth Fernley, 26, told Ryan Hampson in April 2019 she was pregnant and was unsure about who the baby's father was, Liverpool Crown Court heard on Tuesday.

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David Howard, 53, was recovered from underneath debris but died at the sceneA man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following a house explosion in the East Midlands. David Howard was pulled from the rubble on John Street in Worksop at 7.39pm on Saturday, April 12, and died at the scene. The 53-year-old's loved ones are being supported by specially trained officers, police have said. A 43-year-old man has since been arrested on suspicion of murder as part of ongoing inquiries.