but couldn t be revived. a fourth boy remains in hospital in critical condition. 0ur correspondent aruna iyengar has the latest. the silence said everything. a tragedy beyond words. in the frozen evening, hundreds came. they laid flowers, lit candles and said a prayer for the young lives lost. emergency crews were called on sunday afternoon after reports that children had been playing on the ice on babbs mill lake and had fallen through. there was a massive response from the emergency services. 0ne policeman tried to punch through the ice to get the youngsters. the first emergency call came at 2:34pm. an ambulance arrived within seven minutes, shortly after police and firefighters. by the time darkness fell that afternoon, the boys had been pulled out. they had all suffered cardiac arrest, due to the freezing temperature of the water.
fell that afternoon, the boys had been pulled out. they had all suffered cardiac arrest, due to the freezing temperature of the water. then on monday, the terrible news that three of the children had died. yesterday, firefighters were applauded as they lay flowers to honour the children. it s a very, very close knit community. we have families that have been here for five generations. everybody knows everybody else. and everybody i have spoken to i have spoken to hundreds of people arejust in an utter state of shock. everyone here wants to make sure the same accident doesn t happen again, but, for now, thoughts are with the families of the boys and how to help them. our prayer and our thoughts are for them and we are here to support them as much as we can. and all the other church leaders and the group leaders in the community, we want to get together and maybe come up with a plan to somehow help them, and to be a support for them. the grief is raw in this community.
is near record levels. but when prices are going up at 11%, while your salary is still buying you less. if you re working in the big sector, the rise is down closer to 3% and that s a massive gap and you will really fill it in the pocket. conrad was saying a few seconds ago, and he said pay is not the only thing driving the widespread unrest we are seeing at the moment. but a pay gap like that is a real hit your pocket and that will drive a lot. thank you, robert. hundreds of people gathered at a vigil overnight for three boys who died after they fell into an icy lake in solihull. the children, aged eight, ten and eleven, were pulled from the water by emergency services on sunday afternoon, but couldn t be revived. a fourth boy remains in hospital in critical condition. our correspondent aruna iyengar has the latest. the silence said everything. a tragedy beyond words. in the frozen evening, hundreds came. they laid flowers, lit
really coming together. absolutely. this has really really coming together. absolutely. this has really affected really coming together. absolutely. this has really affected them, i really coming together. absolutely. this has really affected them, and i this has really affected them, and continues to affect them. fresh flowers being brought down here, and balloons and toys throughout the morning, by people who just want to show their respect to the boys that have died, and to theirfamilies show their respect to the boys that have died, and to their families as well. meanwhile, down on the lake, about 100 metres to my left, the police search is continuing. a specialist underwater search teams have come down from nottinghamshire police and we have seen officers going into the water wearing red dry suits with air tanks on their backs as well. they have been going out with the police rescue boat and cracking the ice, and also searching underwater. yesterday, the police told us that th
strikes on the uk rail network this week with the union and employers failing to agree a deal with pay, jobs and conditions, passengers are being warned to expect weeks of travel problems ahead. england might be out, but there s still some great football to be watched in the world cup. two legends of the game face each other. croatia s luka modric against argentina s lionel messi in tonights semifinal. good morning. we havejust had the coldest night of the year so far, temperatures in braemarfor to minus 17.3 celsius. this morning a widespread frost, the risk of ice, freezing fog but also some sunshine in the forecast. it s tuesday december the 13th. hundreds of people gathered at a vigil overnight for three boys who died after they fell into an icy lake in solihull. the children, aged eight, ten and 11, were pulled from the water by emergency services on sunday afternoon,