Two men have been shot dead during a violent confrontation between gangs and police investigating after a British mother was shot in central Brazil 

Officers are probing the shooting of tourist Eloise Dixon, from Bromley, south east London, and one man has been arrested, according to reports.

Mrs Dixon was shot by gangsters in Brazil after her husband mistakenly drove their car off the main road and into a favela.

Two police officers who came to her aid said her life was saved by her 13-year-old daughter Isabella, who stemmed the flow of blood with her hand as they waited for help. Four men were hit during the shootout and two died from their injuries.

One of the wounded men was named as Fabricio Wesley Ferreira, also known as WL, and is said to be the drug boss in area.

The other injured criminal identified as Jackson Lima Ferreira, also known as JK, is alleged have been involved in the shooting last Sunday.

Mrs Dixon was hit by two bullets, one passed through her abdomen and the other grazed across her chest, when she was with her husband and three daughters in search for water.

The police operation took place in the Sapinhatuba community, which is seven miles away and some 14 minutes drive from the Agua Santa favela.  

Police reported the operation seized 120 packets of marijuana, one kilo of crack cocaine, two 9mm guns with ammunition, one 40mm gun with bullets, a two-way communication radio walkie talkie, two small precision weighing scales and a vehicle which had been tampered with and cloned.

Ferreira, known in the area as the drug kingpin, is linked to the assault against the tourists but not accused of the shooting.

Both wounded bandits have been taken to a local hospital and remain under police guard.

According to A Voz da Cidade, an Agra dos Reis news agency, teams of police were deployed at six yesterday morning.

The battalions split up and invaded various communities including Sapinhatuba, Camorim Grande, Moreno do Moreno and Agua Santa where the Mrs Dixon was shot.

A STUDENT who admitting raping a 12 year-old girl in Edinburgh has walked free from court because he thought she was 16 and a judge said the girl was an “active participant”.

In a shock move of leniency, a judge handed Daniel Cieslak an absolute discharge meaning he escaped  further punishment But prosecutor Kath Harper told a trial: “When told she was 12 years old, he started to cry and held his head in his hands.”

Cieslak and a pal met the girl and her friend at a taxi rank before heading to a flat in Gorgie, Edinburgh, the High Court in Glasgow heard yesterday.

The predator, of Leith, kissed the girl before they had sex. 

She later told her sister she feared she was pregnant and her sibling called cops. The trial also heard the victim spoke to police hunting a missing girl before she got the cab in the early hours. But Miss Harper said her details weren’t noted as officers “were not concerned by her age”.

Polish ex-student Cieslak pled guilty to the 2015 rape. He was bailed by judge Lady Scott before sentencing next month.

A furious motorist has been jailed after he was caught on camera brandishing a gun during an 'insignificant' traffic dispute.

Shocking CCTV footage of the road rage incident shows Daniel Closca, 30, stopping his black Audi on Croyland Road in Edmonton, London due to a vehicle blocking the road ahead.

The vehicle behind him is seen reversing to allow Closca to do the same, but he refuses to move. Closca then gets out of his car before walking over to the vehicle behind and waving his hands in anger.

After walking back to the Audi, he leans into the vehicle where the female front passenger appears to pass him a handgun.

The terrifying clip then shows Closca pointing the weapon at the car behind before driving off. The Audi was later identified a few days later using Automatic Number-Plate Recognition (ANPR) in Bedford. 

Officers identified Closca as the gunman after comparing the CCTV images to the image from his driving licence, which was found in the car. 

A bag containing a large quantity of cash was also found but the handgun has not been recovered.

Closca, of Foster Hill Road, Bedford, was arrested on June 12 after enquiring about his car at a north London police station. He was jailed for 18 months in July after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence at Wood Green Crown Court.

Detective Constable Joel Gregory, the investigating officer from Enfield's Major Crime Unit, said: 'Closca brazenly produced a firearm in the street following what appeared to be an insignificant traffic dispute.

'He had complete disregard for the safety of those around him and also made no effort to disguise what he was doing or who he was.

'It was clear that Closca produced that firearm to cause the occupants of the vehicle behind him to fear for their own safety.

'I would like to extend my thanks to the two members of the public who supported the police investigation. Without them this conviction would not have been possible.

The survivors of the Grenfell Tower disaster may have to wait a year to find new homes, with around 200 believed to still be holed up in hotels.

Theresa May promised to find new accommodation within three weeks of the tragedy in June, but it has now been almost nine and the Government is drastically delaying its deadline.

The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Sajid Javid, has written to residents pledging they will find them permanent homes 'as quickly as possible, and within 12 months'.

It comes following news that 70 of the 80-plus victims of the inferno have now been identified.

According to the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, 134 families are still living in temporary accommodation, with a further 24 from Grenfell Walk, where properties were also destroyed in the fire.

No exact figure is available on how many people this equates to, but it is believed it could be around 200.

The council said all survivors had been offered one emergency solution, but only 19 families accepted, according to The Sunday times. 'No-one is being forced to move into any property, and multiple offers are being made until households are completely happy to move. No one will be made intentionally homeless if they refuse an offer.

'It will take a long time for offers to be accepted, because of the highly emotional state of those we need to house and the complexity of their needs.' 

Hundreds of residents will be evacuated from their high-rise flats after an investigation found their homes may not be safe following the Grenfell tragedy.

The gas supply to 242 flats in Ledbury Towers in south London was cut off with immediate effect on Thursday.

Danielle Giblin, 33, said her mother, who has lived in Bromyard House for almost 40 years, broke down in tears after being told she must leave.

It also emerged this week that barely 15 per cent of the £18.9million raised in the wake of the Grenfell disaster has been given to survivors.

Data from the Charity Commission shows £7.25million has been handed to distributing organisations on the ground.

But only £2.8million has reached survivors, almost two months after the blaze ripped through the 24-storey tower block

Police have today removed knives and drug kits from a family home in north London, where a mother and daughter were fatally stabbed.

Leah Cohen, 66, and her daughter Hannah, 33, were found by police shortly after they were called to the home in Golders Green Crescent, at 8.50pm on Friday night.

Following a public appeal, Joshua Cohen, 27, was yesterday arrested on suspicion of the double murders of his mother and sister at their £1.5million home, having been spotted by a member of the public at a nearby park. Met Police revealed that Cohen had recently shaved his head and eyebrows and suffers from mental health issues, including paranoid schizophrenia. 

The Cohen family are long-time owners of Beigel Bake, a well-known bakery in East London’s Brick Lane, which is famous for its salt beef bagels.

Photographs emerged today showing drugs and drugs paraphernalia on Joshua Cohen's Facebook page.

One image showed a close-up of a hand holding what looks like buds of cannabis. Today, a relative paid tribute to the 'loving and generous' sister-in-law, who would have celebrated her 34th birthday on Wednesday.

Deborah Cohen, who is married to Daniel, 34, and jointly ran a cake-making business, Coco Cakes, with Hannah for the last five years, said: 'My kids absolutely adored her. A friend of the family also spoke of his shock following the tragedy.

The man, who did not wish to be named, said his children went to school with siblings Nathan and Rachel. 

He said: 'It's horrible, I couldn't believe it when my son sent me a link to the story. 

'My kids went to school with Nathan and Rachel, they used to get the same coach to a Jewish school in Essex. 

He added: 'They're a really nice family, but I know Josh has struggled for years with his mental illness. 

'It's terrible what's happened.' 

Speaking before the arrest, Detective Inspector Ian Lott from the Homicide and Major Crime Command described the murders as 'a devastating attack on two women in their homes' and said the investigation was ongoing.

One neighbour, 44, who did not want to be named, said he saw Cohen outside the house at around the time of the attack. 

Police are warning football clubs and fans to be on guard as the Premiere League  season kicks off because 'terrorists are prepared' to attack stadiums. 

Counter-terror officers are urging football clubs to issue security advice to fans but insist there is no specific intelligence of an increased threat. 

Officials from clubs across the country attended two police workshops, at Wembley and Old Trafford, designed to address the threats to sports grounds. Superintendent Dave Roney, the deputy national coordinator for the 'Protect and Prepare' counter-terror strategy said the events allowed clubs to share best practice and gave police an insight into match days.

'While there is no specific intelligence of an increased threat to football grounds in the UK, we have seen that terrorists are prepared to carry out attacks on this type of target,' he said.

'We have been pleased with the response from the football authorities in attending our events and making renewed efforts to do all they can to keep supporters safe.'

The warning comes after four UK terror attacks this year, including a suicide bombing in the Manchester Arena, which left 22 dead and 59 injured. Supporters will be told to arrive early to games and minimise what they carry, as bag searches can slow entry to grounds.

Fans will also be urged to remain vigilant, and to evacuate immediately if told to do so rather than waiting around to film on mobile phones.

The premier league kicked off last night with a bang as Arsenal beat Leicester in a 4-3 thriller at The Emirates.  I

A six-year-old boy died of Sepsis after doctors repeatedly sent him home and told him to take Calpol, an inquest has heard.

Connor Horridge, from Wigan, Greater Manchester, began suffering ear ache and sickness and was rushed to the doctor's when his symptoms worsened.

But his parents were told it was 'nothing to be majorly concerned about' and it would 'probably' be a viral infection. In less than 24 hours, Connor was taken to hospital as an emergency with a dangerously high temperature but was again discharged, advised to continue taking Calpol and told 'he would get better', Bolton Coroner's Court heard.

Four days later Connor's mother rushed him to hospital after he collapsed shouting 'mummy, my legs'. 

Despite the best efforts of medical staff Connor passed away later that evening.

The youngster's parents, Joanne, 34, and Thomas, 38, believe that if the doctors examined Connor 'properly', there could have been an 'entirely different' outcome.

They claim that it was only after Connor's death the hospital took a blood test and saw that his white blood cells had gone 'through the roof'. But the pathologist who examined Connor's body confirmed that no one could have predicted the outcome as the infection took over so 'rapidly'.

Dr Melanie Newbold, who assisted with the post mortem, said: 'Sepsis can be lethal. Sepsis can be aggressive and angry, especially towards a young child.

'We all have bacteria in our blood, however, this kind of bacteria cannot be controlled and therefore changes rapidly out of control and can cause septicaemia. There is no way of protecting against it.

'Whilst we were looking at Connor's body, we saw that he did have a number of viruses at the time, but none of them would have contributed to his death. He appeared to be a healthy boy.'

Dr Newbold continued: 'There was no suggestion that previous doctors would have known this outcome. When he was seen on December 11 they were right in diagnosing him with a viral infection.