A four-year-old boy has been praised for calling 999 when his mother had an epileptic seizure.

Brealyn Adams made the call when his mother Kathryn suffered the seizure at their home in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, in May. During the call, the youngster asked for an ambulance before answering the call handler’s questions and following her instructions.

Brealyn has been rewarded for his brave actions by East Midlands Ambulance Service. He was presented with a certificate, a toy ambulance and a teddy bear at their headquarters, and met call handler Jennie Kirkland. Brealyn said: “I am really happy to have met Jennie because she helped save my mummy’s life.”

Save our bees appeal launched

The British public is being urged to take five simple steps to help bees and other pollinating insects.

The advice from the government includes growing more nectar and pollen-rich flowers, shrubs and trees, leaving patches of land to grow wild and cutting grass less often. People should also avoid disturbing and destroying nesting or hibernating insects and think carefully about whether to use pesticides, the Environment Department (Defra) said.

The five-point plan to help bees comes before the publication of a nationwide strategy for pollinators which the dovernment is publishing in the autumn. Friends of the Earth executive director Andy Atkins said “the plight of our bees is high on people’s environmental concerns.”

Cars replaced as often as phones

The average British motorist has owned four cars in the past decade – replacing them as often as they do their mobile phones, according to a survey.

British drivers have owned seven vehicles on average during their life, with four in the last 10 years, the poll of 2,004 adults for Privilege car insurance found. This compares with also owning four mobile phones on average in the past decade.

Privilege head of car insurance Charlotte Fielding said: “People change their mobile phones frequently to ensure they have the latest brands, the most up-to-date designs and technology; it’s no different with cars.”

Lopez has mite named after her

A group of scientists have named a water mite in Jennifer Lopez’s honour after discovering a new species near Puerto Rico.

They collected the newly-named Litarachna lopezae mite from a coral reef in Mona Passage, a body of water that separates Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. The species was found at a depth of nearly 230ft (70m), the greatest depth pontarachnid mites have been found until now, according to the study.

The Bronx-born entertainer has Puerto Rican roots, and her music was a hit with the group while they wrote about their findings.

Bodies found in abandoned home

Eight decaying bodies were discovered at an abandoned funeral home in Fort Worth, Texas.

The property’s owner told police he found the decomposing bodies, but no workers, after he told the Johnson Family Mortuary to vacate the building. A lawyer for the Texas Funeral Service Commission said the mortuary’s state licence is due to expire and is the focus of five investigations. Fort Worth police say they are considering abuse-of-corpse charges.