Four fire engines and an aerial platform are being used to tackle the fire on a vessel at Albert Dock in Hull Crews from Humberside Fire and Rescue are tackling a blaze on a ship docked in Hull. The service said it was called to Albert Dock at 10:22 BST and four fire engines, an...
A school in Devon has been forced to close due to a burst water main which has cut off its water supply. Some people in Totnes have reported having little or no water and South West Water said it hoped to restore the supply in the next three to four hours. Stoke Gabriel Community Primary...
Bea Swallow BBC News, Gloucestershire PA Media A second child has been taken to hospital after sustaining serious injuries in the crash, police said Two adults in their 40s and a teenage child have been killed a crash on the M5. Avon and Somerset Police said a white BMW left the northbound carriageway of the...
BBC Thomas Woldbye expressed “his deep regret at not being contactable during the night of the incident”, the review said Attempts to tell Heathrow airport’s sleeping chief executive that the airport had been closed because of a power outage failed because his bedside phone was on silent, an inquiry has found. Thomas Woldbye was in...
In Srinagar in Indian-administered Kashmir, a road, normally busy with tourists and travellers, lies deserted. All flights in and out of the region’s main city have been suspended for civilians and the airport is reserved for military use only. Many locals have been hiding inside bunkers and some have fled the area to find safer...
Back in January, when firefighters were doing their best to fight the blaze in the Pacific Palisades, the fire hydrants started running out of water. Developer Rick Caruso commented about this on local television and his comments went viral. That led to this amazing video in which a local news anchor tried to debunk Caruso’s...
A road in Kingsbridge will be closed on Wednesday morning as police continue to investigate the death of a woman. Devon and Cornwall Police said Aimee Pike, 22, died on the road at New Bridge on 23 April after an incident involving a vehicle. A man who has been charged with her murder appeared in...
Richard Green BBC South West BBC Topsham Museum is unlikely to reopen in 2025 due to extensive repair works needed on the rotting window lintels and roof trusses Rotting roof trusses and crumbling window lintels are likely to keep Topsham Museum closed for the rest of 2025, a council has said. Damage to the 17th...
A roundabout in Plymouth city centre has been partially closed after a tractor collided with a water main valve. Derrys Cross Roundabout is closed at the southern end due to damage to the valve, highways bosses said. Plymouth Highways also said the closure was causing long delays in the area. Emergency services including police are...