A 15-year-old boy was airlifted to hospital after falling through a roof.

The Great North Air Ambulance Service was called to Keswick Rugby Club at about 5.50pm yesterday, where a teenager had fallen around 10ft through a roof. He is believed to have been trying to retrieve a ball.

The boy suffered a head injury and was assessed and treated by the aircrew before being flown to the Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle, within 12 minutes.

He arrived in a stable condition.