6 d. ago Firefighters form guard of honour at funeral service of Andy Leyland

He died aged 51 on Boxing Day

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9 d. ago Wife and two children of police officer killed in Boxing Day blaze died from 'exposure' to fire, inquest told

Fionnghuala Shearman, 38, and her children Eve, seven, and four-year-old Ohner were killed when the fire destroyed their home in Brimscombe, Gloucestershire.

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2 w. ago Man run over by four different trains at tube station in horror Boxing Day incident

Brian Mitchell, 72, died at Stratford station on Boxing Day 2023 after four trains ran over him, prompting a coroner to issue an official safety warning about automated Underground lines

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2 w. ago Police officer father who lost his wife and two children in Boxing Day house fire pays heartbreaking tribute to 'three of the greatest humans'

Tom Shearman, who lost his wife and two children in a house fire in Brimscombe on Boxing Day, has paid tribute to his family as 'three of the greatest humans to ever grace our presence'.

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2 w. ago 'Greatest humans': Police officer pays heartbreaking tribute to family killed in Boxing Day fire

Tom Shearman vowed to continue the legacy left by his wife and their two children who died in the Boxing Day fire at their Gloucestershire home

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2 w. ago Father's 'anguish and trauma' after wife and children die in Boxing Day fire

Tom Shearman, a Gloucestershire Police officer, has paid a heartbreaking tribute to his wife and two young children who died in a house fire

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2 w. ago Policeman dad heartbroken after wife and kids, 4 & 7, die in house fire

Policeman Tom Shearman has paid tribute to his wife and two children after they died in a house fire on Boxing Day. Mr Shearman urged people to hug their loved ones

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3 w. ago Police officers in England and Wales fear reporting colleagues for wrongdoing, survey finds

Exclusive: Officers described a culture of silence and lack of support during police-on-police complaintsPolice officers fear reporting colleagues for wrongdoing because they do not believe they will be supported for breaking a culture of silence, a new survey has found.Almost half of officers think their complaints against fellow officers are mishandled, the survey seen by the Guardian found. It was carried out by the Police Federation (PFEW), which represents 140,000 rank and file officers across England and Wales. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Fashion designer and children who died in Boxing Day fire named

Over £200,000 has now been raised for the police officer who lost his family in the blaze

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3 w. ago Fundraising appeal for police officer who lost family in fire nears £200,000

Tom Shearman attempted to rescue his wife and children but was beaten back by the severity of the fire that destroyed his home near Stroud.

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3 w. ago Boy, 14, dies in Boxing Day tragedy after tractor crash as tributes paid to 'cheeky chappie'

Aaron Anderson, 14, has tragically passed away after being involved with a horror tractor crash that also saw another boy, aged 13, suffer serious injuries when the John Deere Gator overturned

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3 w. ago 'Cheeky' schoolboy, 14, killed in tragic Boxing Day tractor crash pictured

On Boxing Day, schoolboy Aaron Anderson tragically died in an incident at a farm in Durham that also left a second teenager injured

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3 w. ago Heartbreaking tribute to mother killed in Stroud house fire alongside her two children

Tom Shearman attempted to rescue his family but was unable to enter his home in Brimscombe, near Stroud in Gloucestershire, as it was engulfed in flames.

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3 w. ago Wellwishers raise £125,000 for police officer father after his wife and two children died in Boxing Day house fire

Tom Shearman attempted to rescue his family but was unable to enter his home in Brimscombe, near Stroud in Gloucestershire, as it was engulfed in flames.

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3 w. ago £125,000 raised to help police officer after his wife and children die in fire

Tom Shearman attempted to rescue his family but was beaten back by the severity of the fire that destroyed his home near Stroud on Boxing Day.

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3 w. ago First picture of mum and children who died in horror fire on Boxing Day

Fionnghuala Shearman, known to friends as Nu, died alongside daughter Eve, seven, and son Ohner, four

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3 w. ago First pictures of children and mum who died in Boxing Day house fire

Fionnghuala Shearman and her children Eve and Ohner died in the fire while husband Tom remains in hospital

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3 w. ago Fashion designer and two children die in Boxing Day house fire

Fionnghuala Shearman, known as Nu, died alongside her children, Eve, aged seven, and four-year-old son Ohner.

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3 w. ago Children and mum who died in Boxing Day horror house fire pictured for first time

Fionnghuala Shearman, known to friends as Nu, perished alongside daughter Eve, seven, and son Ohner, four, as flames swept through their home on Brimscombe Hill, near Stroud

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3 w. ago Pictured: Mother and her two children who died in Boxing Day fire

Fionnghuala Shearman, known to friends as Nu, perished alongside daughter Eve, seven, and son Ohner, four, as flames swept through their home on Brimscombe Hill, near Stroud.

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