Two teenage boys are dead while four children are in hospital following 'serious incident' at a house in Sheffield

Two teenage boys, aged 13 and 14, have died and four other children have been taken to a hospital after a "serious incident" near a school in Sheffield this morning.

Emergency services were called to a property on Gregg House Road, Shiregreen, at around 7.30am today. An air ambulance also landed at nearby Hartley Brook Primary Academy in Sheffield this morning.

Witnesses report seeing "two children being taken out of a home in bandages" and being put into a road ambulance while a man and woman were seen in handcuffs. 

A 37-year-old man and 34-year-old woman have been arrested on suspicion of murder.   

Of the four kids taken to hospital, one is a seven-month-old baby. The others are an 11-year-old, a 10-year-old and a three-year-old. 

The cause of death of the 13 and 14-year-old boys has not yet been established and a post-mortem examination will be carried out in due course. 

Detective Chief Inspector Simon Palmer, who is leading the investigation, said: "Detectives and specialist officers remain in the Gregg House Road area carrying out inquiries and we are working hard to ascertain the exact circumstances surrounding this incident.

"We will remain in the area this afternoon and into the evening carrying out enquiries and providing reassurance. 

"I appreciate the events of this morning have caused concern locally but I'd like to reassure you that there is no wider risk to the community. 

"We will be providing regular updates when we are able to. If anyone does have concerns, please do not hesitate to speak to an officer in the area.

"To allow the investigation to progress, I would please ask that people are mindful of what they are posting on social media and the potential distress this may cause.

"A 37-year-old man and a 34-year-old woman have been arrested on suspicion of murder in connection and remain in custody at this time."

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Church in the United Kingdom evicts Nigerian family of 5 from its property where they lived rent-free since 2016

A family of Nigerian asylum seekers have been evicted from a Christian church after living in one of its properties since 2016.

All Nations Church in Hemlington, Middlesbrough, won a legal battle to remove the family of five from a four bedroom house it owns after they spent the last two years living in the property rent-free. The churh was started by Albert Cole, a medical doctor from Ghana.

The family, who had been living in the house since 2006, originally paid rent but because of their asylum seeker status they are not permitted to.

The church only learned of the family’s asylum seeker status two years ago after receiving a letter from Middlesbrough Council and since then were not able to charge the tenants rent or for utilities.

Following the discovery, the church said it tried to reach a compromise with the family but was unable to.

"I ask what wrong did we do?" the family told Teeside Live . "But we won't give up. We know that God will deliver."

The church’s actions have split the congregation. One All Nations Church member told Teeside Live that the decision had “saddened and sickened” her and said the church was “turning its back” on the family.

"We have bent over backwards to help them and this is the last resort,” pastor Ian Rowland told Teeside Live.

"We wanted to help and support them but two and a half years is a long time."

Critics of the church have said the eviction will leave the family homeless but Rowland maintains that they can access help from other sources.

"It's been two and a half years we have been doing this. There has been an incredible amount of generosity and compassion. It's difficult for them. They are a family with children. It's difficult for us as a church because churches are here to bless.
"But we can't keep doing this. There are other agencies they can access."