A wildlife park in Devon was evacuated, trained firearms staff deployed and police called after two bears escaped from their enclosure, it said. Wildwood Devon, a conservation charity near Exeter, said European brown bears Mish and Lucy headed straight for the food store after breaking free – before consuming a “week’s worth of honey”. The...
The BBC’s Lucy Williamson is outside Soroka Hospital in Beersheba, in the south of the country, as emergency workers assess the scene. Read full article at source...
Fergal Keane Special correspondent Watch: BBC joins malnourished baby on journey to Jordan for treatment The cry was frail but I could hear Siwar Ashour even before she was carried out of the coach. It was the cry of a voice that won’t give up, of a child born in this war and who has...
Getty Images Adam al-Najjar, pictured with his cousin, is the only one of his siblings to have survived an Israeli strike on his family’s home A Palestinian doctor whose nine children and husband were killed by an Israeli air strike in Gaza last month is being evacuated to Italy with her only surviving child. Dr...
Residents have been evacuated in part of north Devon after a suspected bomb was found. Devon and Cornwall Police said it was called to Bidna Yard, in Appledore, shortly after 10:10 BST on Wednesday. The force said a cordon was put in place and a small number of residents were evacuated, but are now allowed...
The last hospital providing health services in the North Gaza governorate is out of service after the Israeli military ordered its immediate evacuation, the hospital’s director has said. Dr Mohammed Salha said patients were evacuated from al-Awda hospital in Jabalia on Thursday evening. He told the BBC “we are feeling really bad about this forced...
A Devon seaside town’s pier, cafes and nearby properties have been evacuated after a suspected explosive device was found on the beach. A 656ft (200m) cordon has been put in place in Teignmouth after the discovery of the “suspected ordnance”, said Devon and Cornwall Police. “Please steer clear of the area while emergency services are...
More than 40 flats have been evacuated due to a fire overnight in Dover, Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) said. The fire brigade said it needed 12 fire engines and two height vehicles at the peak of the blaze in Crabble Road, which was still burning on Sunday. Upon arrival, crews began evacuating the...
Emergency services have declared a major incident following an explosion which destroyed a terraced property. Nottinghamshire Police says officers were called to John Street in Worksop just before 20:00 BST on Saturday. Multiple properties on the street have been evacuated, and fire crews, police officers and ambulances are at the scene. There is no confirmation...
Tourists and residents have been evacuated as a volcano erupted in south-west Iceland, threatening a town and popular attraction. The volcano has been spewing lava and smoke in a fiery display of orange and red since the eruption began in the morning, creating a huge crack in the ground which has grown to 1.2km (0.75...