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‘You saved my sheep.’ The other men all patted the boy on the head and said how brave he’d been and what a good job he’d done. The boy felt so proud and pleased with himself that he almost ...

The nine-year-old is not only good with the scriptures but also an excellent student who tops his class regularly, a skilful pianist and a wonderful dancer, his father notes, adding that they are ...

A five-year-old boy has suffered serious injuries after being hit in the head by a rock thrown through the window of a Queensland train. Police said the incident happened just after 4pm Saturday ...

A boy from Bristol who survived being shot in the head with an air rifle has fundraised more than £8,000 for the hospital which helped save his life. Harry Studley recently completed a 5km ...

A boy has been taken to hospital after he was hit over the head with a bladed weapon. Merseyside Police have cordoned off Coltart Street in Toxteth this evening (Sunday, October 13) after a boy ...

An eight-year-old boy was drowned in a water-filled pit by an 11-year-old bully who held his head underwater. The young ...

An eight-year-old boy has died after being shot in the head and face at a farm. A man in his 60s who was being held on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter has been released on bail.

"The firearm was secured at the scene by police and an eight-year-old boy was taken to hospital by air ambulance having suffered serious and life-threatening injuries to his head and face.