Search resumes for missing father

The search is resuming for a father feared drowned after trying to save his seven-year-old son from a lagoon.

The child was rescued from the waters of the Blue Lagoon beauty spot near Blackburn, Lancashire, on Wednesday shortly before 1400BST.

Three teenagers walking in the vicinity joined the boy's father in the water. They managed to drag the child to safety.

He was taken, suffering hypothermia and shock, to the Royal Bolton Hospital in Greater Manchester.

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Ticket tout 'could face jail'

A man could face up to five years in jail if he is caught touting tube tickets on the London Underground again, council officials have revealed.

Lambeth Council said 41-year-old Stavros Anastasi was the first person to receive an anti-social behaviour order banning him from selling tickets to passengers for his own profit.

Mr Anastasi has already received a number of £10 to £15 fines for touting at his local station in Brixton, but if caught again in the next two years he could be jailed under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.

A Lambeth Council spokesman said: "It's not fair that people using public transport should be obstructed and harassed. We intend to tackle anti-social behaviour using all the enforcement powers at our disposal."

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Travellers targeted in mass eviction

Police are evicting more than 500 travellers from camps on Wednesday in a massive crackdown on criminal and anti-social behaviour.

The travellers are being targeted because of a huge increase in petty crime in the areas where they have settled, say Thames Valley Police.

Cars and caravans are being escorted from six sites near Reading and Wokingham in one of the biggest mass evictions in the UK.

Superintendent David Murray said: "We have to balance the rights of travellers to live their lives against the rights of residents to live theirs."

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Gas alert prompts evacuation

More than 100 people have been evacuated from their homes after workmen fractured a gas pipe in the Bishopston area of Swansea.

Police confirmed that 102 residents were asked to leave their homes when the accident was discovered at around 1600BST on Tuesday.

South Wales Police cordoned off the area while engineers worked to repair the damage.

Anyone anxious about the whereabouts of friends or relatives can ring a police helpline on 01792 450618.