Two cyclists have died after they were hit by a car involved in a suspected police pursuit in a flood-hit village.

Two Cyclists Die After 'Police Chase' Crash - A Thames Valley village suffering major flooding sees two people die after being hit by a car it is thought police were pursuing.

Officers were responding to a "fear-for-welfare" incident at around 9pm on Thursday in Purley on Thames, West Berkshire, when they spotted a black BMW convertible related to the call-out.
Thames Valley Police said the car was travelling on the A329 Purley Rise when it collided with the two cyclists, who both died at the scene.
A local resident, who did not want to be named, said he saw a big flash of light before spotting two bodies lying on the ground outside his house when he looked out.
"I've been told it was a police chase," he said.
"The car rolled over and ended up outside the house and someone was being cut out of it. I didn't do anything as the police were already here."
He added that the stretch of road was an "accident blackspot" with many crashes at the scene before.
A spokesman for Thames Valley Police said specialist officers were in the process of informing and supporting the cyclists' next of kin.
The driver of the BMW was injured and taken to the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading. A man was later arrested in connection with the incident.
The force has referred the incident to the Independent Police Complaints Commission, which is standard practice when a death occurs during a police-related matter.
The road was closed while officers examined the scene, before re-opening this morning.
Purley on Thames is among the areas worst affected by the flooding in the Thames Valley, although long-serving local councillor Bill Ayling said the road in question is on a hill and would not have been flood-affected.
"I'm absolutely shocked," he said.

"I know the road very well. It is well lit at night and it's up on a hill, so I know it would not be flooded up there."
Anyone who witnessed the collision or saw the BMW beforehand is asked to contact police on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Katie Price Compares Katie Hopkins' Appearance To A 'Saggy Tea Bag' As She Defends Lily Allen's Weight

Katie Price has laid into Katie Hopkins after the rent-a-gob criticised Lily Allen for 'gaining two stone and looking pretty hideous' after the singer gave birth, despite the glamour model calling Kelly Brook a 'heffer' last year.
Writing in her column for Now magazine, mum-of-four Katie sticks up for Lily and 'mums across the country' following comments made by the former 'Apprentice' star.

She wrote: "In her usual tongue-in-cheek, but obvious veiled attack, [Hopkins] commented that Lily had 'removed herself from the spotlight because she wanted to be a mother and that largely involved gaining 2st and looking pretty hideous'."
She continued: "Mums like me, Lily, Chantelle Houghton and virtually every other woman across the country all get lumps and bumps in places after giving birth – it’s natural! And we shouldn’t be under pressure to get into shape for anyone."

"I think it’s brilliant that Lily’s able to take a career break, introduce two lovely children to the world and then return to singing – something she enjoys and is exceptionally good at… and she looks pretty darn good if you ask me."
It's a change of tune for the former glamour model after she was widely criticised last year for making comments about Kelly Brook's weight, calling her 'a heffer'.
But this time it was Hopkins who was in Pricey's line of fire and in a parting shot, she said: "I could easily comment on Katie’s appearance as I pull out a saggy tea bag from my mug. But she’d love the attention."
We have a feeling Ms.Hopkins will have something to say about that...

Woman looks through boyfriend's phone, finds video of him having sex with her dog

A woman looking through her boyfriend’s phone was shocked when she found a clip of him having sex with her Staffordshire bull terrier.

Wayne Bryson, from Louth, Lincolnshire, made no excuses when police arrested him after his girlfriend handed in the phone.
The 19-year-old pleaded guilty to a charge of performing an act of sexual penetration with a dog when he appeared at Skegness Magistrates’ Court last month.
Bryson was also caught with £10 worth of cannabis, which he said he had ‘bought wet and was drying out’, according to the Grimsby Telegraph.

The teenager will be sentenced on March 5, with the maximum he can receive being two years in jail.
He was given bail on the understanding he is not allowed to be alone with animals.
The 19-year-old said it was the first time he had ever had sex with a dog.

Police hunt 'laughing' thugs who stamped on woman's head - Police are hunting a group of youths who launched an unprovoked attack on a woman as she walked to her sister's flat in Birmingham

Images have been released by police in a bid to identify a pack of laughing teenage thugs who stamped on a woman’s head leaving a footprint mark on her face during a city centre robbery.
The 25-year-old shop worker was walking on parkland on Nechells Parkway on the evening of January 20 when the gang struck.
The woman, identified only as Sam, was dragged to the floor from behind and was stamped and kicked. As she lay on the ground the thieves stole her handbag and ran off towards St Vincents Catholic Church.
Detectives have released footage of two people they would like to speak to in connection with the robbery.

DC Tom Oppenkowski, from Birmingham CID, said: “Sam had just stepped off a bus and had to walk past a group of laughing teenagers.
“She thought nothing of it and continued on her journey but it appears that a man and woman from the group followed her and attacked her.
“Before and after the attack the teenagers were laughing almost as if this was a sport for them. Sam needed hospital treatment for her injuries and is obviously still traumatised by her ordeal.”
Sam added: “ I have been left traumatised by this and I have had to have some time off work.  I was on the way to my sister’s flat when this happened and I ran to her flat and first thing I did was call my fiancé who rushed over to be with me.
“I am on the mend but obviously it was a scary ordeal and sometimes if I am walking down the street on my own I get a little bit panicky.

 “ I am disgusted that anyone so young could do something like this and laugh about it as well. I would ask them to bring themselves forward to the police.”
The group were described as a mixture of men and women believed to be in their late teens. One man had a Rottweiler type dog with him.
Anyone with information should call West Midlands Police on 101 or anonymously by calling Crimestoppers the independent charity on 0800 555 111.

We're going to need a bigger cot! Chinese mother gives birth to giant baby

A CHINESE mother has given birth to a HUGE baby weighing in at a staggering 16lb. 

A giant baby has been confirmed as one of the heaviest new-borns in the world, after tipping the scales at a whopping 7.12kg (15lb 11oz).
The youngster, who doctors have nicknamed ‘Xiao Pang’, which means ‘Little Fat’ or ‘Little Chubby’, was delivered by caesarean section at Shanwei People’s Hospital in Shanwei City, Guangdong Province on Friday.
Xiao Pang dwarfs an average-sized baby when they are placed side by side – in the UK the average birth weight for a boy is 3.4kg (7lb 8oz).

According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the biggest baby ever was a boy weighing 10.8kg (23lb 12oz) who was born to giantess Anna Bates in Canada in 1879, but he died 11 hours later.
The heaviest healthy new-born was born in Italy in 1955 and is recorded as weighing 10.2kg (22lb 8oz).
Other heavy births mentioned in the Guinness Book of World Records range from 16lb 11oz to 24lb 4oz, although the latter was reported by a news agency in 1978 but was never proven.

Mum's fury after council WIPES OUT front garden to install £40k disabled ramp for daughter

CLARE LALLY had spent two years pleading with her local council to install a vital disabled ramp outside her home for her wheelchair-bound daughter Katie.

After all, it was the council which had housed her in a home at the top of three flights of steps.

But what she didn’t reckon on was how the council would complete the job.

Officials eventually relented, but Clare, 33, was left shocked by their solution - a £40,000, 10-level chicane-like steel ramp which almost fills their front garden.

The eyesore 'slalem-style' ramp winds its way over 60 metres and is proving a long way round for Clare and Katie.

And to cap it all, local youths have hijacked it as a skateboard run.

Katie, seven, suffers from bulbar palsy - caused by complications after she and twin Holly were born prematurely - and is confined to a wheelchair.

Today, mum Clare said: “There must have been a better solution. The council could have gone about the whole project in a more sensible way.

"We had to move to the house to get easier access for Katie and we have fought all these months to get that.

"The council said this was the only option to fit something into the garden because of building regulations.

It is a lot easier but I don't believe that the council weren't able to do something else.

"We weren't fighting for a massive steel ramp - we just wanted to improve Katie's quality of life.

"What they have built is something which I would never have expected a local council to do. We have to open our blinds and look at it every day." 

West Dunbartonshire Council have not yet completed the final costings of the ramp at the home in Clydebank, near Glasgow, but it is estimated to be around £40,000.

The ramp is so big that Clare cannot see the bottom of it from her front window.

The family's problems have been further compounded by youths who are using it as a skateboard run.

But council officials have refused to install a gate, citing health and safety concerns.

Clare, who shares the home with partner Derek Steel, added: "We have waited so long for access and now we have got it.

Mum's fury after council WIPES OUT front garden to install £40k disabled ramp for daughter

CLARE LALLY had spent two years pleading with her local council to install a vital disabled ramp outside her home for her wheelchair-bound daughter Katie.

After all, it was the council which had housed her in a home at the top of three flights of steps.

But what she didn’t reckon on was how the council would complete the job.

Officials eventually relented, but Clare, 33, was left shocked by their solution - a £40,000, 10-level chicane-like steel ramp which almost fills their front garden.

The eyesore 'slalem-style' ramp winds its way over 60 metres and is proving a long way round for Clare and Katie.

And to cap it all, local youths have hijacked it as a skateboard run.

Katie, seven, suffers from bulbar palsy - caused by complications after she and twin Holly were born prematurely - and is confined to a wheelchair.

Today, mum Clare said: “There must have been a better solution. The council could have gone about the whole project in a more sensible way.

"We had to move to the house to get easier access for Katie and we have fought all these months to get that.

"The council said this was the only option to fit something into the garden because of building regulations.

"It is a lot easier but I don't believe that the council weren't able to do something else.

"We weren't fighting for a massive steel ramp - we just wanted to improve Katie's quality of life.

"What they have built is something which I would never have expected a local council to do. We have to open our blinds and look at it every day." 

West Dunbartonshire Council have not yet completed the final costings of the ramp at the home in Clydebank, near Glasgow, but it is estimated to be around £40,000.

The ramp is so big that Clare cannot see the bottom of it from her front window.

The family's problems have been further compounded by youths who are using it as a skateboard run.

But council officials have refused to install a gate, citing health and safety concerns.

Clare, who shares the home with partner Derek Steel, added: "We have waited so long for access and now we have got it.