Man saves toddler from burning car

Bedfordshire: A Good Samaritan risked his life to rescue a toddler from a burning car.

The man saved the life of the three-year-old boy who was injured in a fatal road traffic collision.

Two vehicles were involved in the head-on crash last night in the village of Heath and Reach. The driver of one was pronounced dead at the scene, while the toddler, who was a passenger in the same car, was taken to hospital.

Coventry: Two people were taken to hospital after an electrical failure caused an explosion beneath the pavement where they were walking.