Mother and two children died in Boxing Day house fire, police say

A mother and her two young children died in the house fire (Ben Birchall/PA) - (PA Wire)

A mother and her two young children died in a house fire that destroyed their home in the early hours of Boxing Day despite the efforts of her husband to save his family, police said.

Emergency services were called to a property on Brimscombe Hill, near Stroud, Gloucestershire, at about 3am.