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Brighton: The parents of a toddler bitten by a fox described him as a "brave little boy" who was recovering well from his ordeal.

Three-year-old Jake Jermy was bitten on the arm after disturbing a fox hiding beneath a temporary building while at a party at a playgroup.

Swindon: An elderly swimmer today thanked lifeguards for saving his life twice by returning to swim at the same pool.

Ivor Pope suffered two sudden cardiac arrests in the space of two years while swimming at the Link Centre and was given CPR both times by leisure centre staff.