Teen raised thousands after baby brother's death

Jack wanted to "give back" to charities that helped his family

A teenager who raised £5,000 for charities after the death of his one-year-old brother has been honoured with an award at a ceremony in Westminster.

Jack, 16, from Liverpool, coped with his grief by joining a gym and doing a marathon, and said: "I just let it all fall into place."

His brother Jacob was born with a rare heart condition and died in 2019 a few months before his second birthday.

Jack has since raised funds for the children's hospice Zoe's Place, which helped care for his brother, and the British Heart Foundation charity.

His mother Steph said he "wanted to give back", adding: "From the age of nine, Jack helped me to care for Jacob.

"Because I'm on my own, we were struggling massively so Jack just became the man of the house – he's always been a very kind and considerate young man."

She said he was "powered through by his siblings" as he was also fundraising for epilepsy charities after another brother was diagnosed with the condition.

On hearing about his British Citizen Youth Award, which was given at the Palace of Westminster, he said: "I'm happy to receive it but I just wanted to get myself out there to get more help and awareness out there."

He said he would train by "either getting permission to take an hour off school in the morning or do it after going to the gym in the evening".

"I'd find some way to do it."