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...
CCTV has captured the moment a South Korean man doused a metro carriage with flammable liquid before setting it on fire. The Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office has released footage of the arson attack which occurred on 31 May. Six people were injured during the incident, including smoke inhalation and a sprained ankle while trying...
Location : The A38 westbound between the junctions with the M5 and the A382 . Lane Closures : Lanes 1 and 2 are closed. Reason : Vehicle fire. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 20:30 and 20:45 on 26 June 2025. Lanes Closed : There are...
At least 44 people waiting for aid have been killed by Israeli fire in two incidents, rescuers and hospitals say. Read full article at source...
In our last exciting episode of As The World Burns, a twelve-day war between Israel and Iran had ended (?) in a cease-fire brokered by Donald Trump and the Qataris. After putting some finishing touches last night’s Final Word post, I went to bed, unaware that another exciting episode was about to air. Around midnight...
Nobel Peace Prize, anyone? If this actually holds up, it’d be tough to argue against it. Not long after Ali Khamenei insisted that the Iranians would never surrender under fire, it certainly looks like they just did: CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE! It has been fully agreed by and between Israel and Iran that there will be...
Location : The A303 eastbound between the A30 and the junction with the A358 . Reason : Vehicle fire. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 23:45 and 00:00 on 24 June 2025. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 23:45 and 00:00 on...
Location : The A303 westbound between the A358 and the junction with the A30 . Reason : Vehicle fire. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 23:45 and 00:00 on 24 June 2025. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 23:45 and 00:00 on...
Lynette Horsburgh & Jonny Humphries BBC News, Manchester Major fire breaks out in Manchester city centre Part of a building has collapsed after a major blaze broke out in Manchester city centre. The fire, at the old Hotspur Press printing works on Cambridge Street, broke out at about 17:00 GMT, close to Manchester Oxford Road...
Location : The M5 southbound between junctions J19 and J20 . Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed. Reason : Vehicle fire. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 19:30 and 19:45 on 21 June 2025. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions...
Trump offers to talk. Iran says “No.” If this were high-stakes poker, you would say that Iran is calling Trump’s bluff, believing that he doesn’t want to intervene in the war directly, and also believing that Israel is incapable of taking out Iran’s key nuclear site buried deeply under a mountain. Khamenei is gambling that...
Location : The M4 westbound between junctions J16 and J17 . Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed. Reason : Vehicle fire. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 18:30 and 18:45 on 19 June 2025. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions...
Eleven Palestinians seeking aid were among at least 33 killed by Israeli gunfire and strikes across Gaza on Wednesday, rescuers and medics say. A spokesman for the Hamas-run civil defence agency said Israeli forces “opened fire and launched several shells” at thousands of people who were queuing for desperately needed food supplies on the main...
Ben Woolvin Home Affairs Correspondent BBC John Martin says volunteer community first responders were now able to provide at least as much if not more cover than fire co-responders The chief executive of South Western Ambulance Service has defended the decision to end the use of medically-trained firefighters to respond to emergency calls. John Martin...
The fire service for Devon and Somerset saved more than £6m in 2024 through underspending and unforeseen refunds. Devon & Somerset Fire Service said the money had come from a range of departments, including an unexpected £1m refund from its radio system provider Motorola, and a £700,000 saving when lower-than-predicted pay rises were awarded. Recruiting...