Family photo A body believed to be that of Layton Carr, 14, was located inside the burned building The death of a teenage boy in an industrial building fire, which led to the arrest of 14 children, has left staff and pupils at his school “heartbroken”. A body, believed to be that of Layton Carr,...
Jason Arunn Murugesu BBC News, North East and Cumbria Family photo A body believed to be that of Layton Carr, 14, was found in a fire-hit industrial unit Fourteen children arrested over the death of a teenage boy following a fire at an industrial unit have been released on bail. The blaze broke out at...
Fourteen children have been arrested over the death of a 14-year-old boy in a fire at an industrial unit. The blaze broke out at Fairfield industrial park in the Bill Quay area of Gateshead on Friday evening. It was extinguished, but a body believed to be that of Layton Carr, who had been reported missing,...
Jill Sobule, a ground-breaking American songwriter whose hit I Kissed a Girl is widely considered the first song with openly-gay themes to crack the Billboard Top 20, has died in a house fire in the US city of Minneapolis, her publicist has said. Sobule, whose satirical anthem Supermodel featured in the 1995 coming-of-age film Clueless,...
Firefighters are tackling a large lorry fire in north Devon. Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said the fire broke out at about 08:20 BST on the A361 North Devon Link Road at the Landkey roundabout near Barnstaple. Two crews from Barnstaple and South Milton fire stations were in attendance, as well as a...
At least 14 people, including two children, have been killed after a massive fire broke out at a hotel in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal. Two people were also seriously injured in the fire, which started on Tuesday night at Rituraj Hotel in Kolkata city. The blaze is now under control, but authorities...
On April 26, 2025, a massive explosion rocked the Shahid Rajaee port near Bandar Abbas, Iran’s largest commercial port. The blast resulted in at least 70 deaths and over 1,200 injuries, according to official reports . The explosion originated from improperly stored chemicals, including ammonium perchlorate, a compound used in missile fuel. The responsible company,...
A historic Black church in Memphis, Tennessee caught fire early Monday morning and suffered significant damage. The Clayborn Temple was the staging point for marches to City Hall, including a march led by Martin Luther King Jr on 28 March 1968, which turned violent when police and protesters clashed on Beale Street. Before the fire,...
London Fire Brigade / PA Media More than 100 firefighters are tackling the flames, which broke out at about 05:30 BST A block of flats in north-west London has been evacuated after a large fire spread from a neighbouring electricity substation. About 80 residents have been led to safety after the roof of the building...
X Smoke was seen coming from inside Luton’s ground Crews have been tackling a fire in a laundry room at Luton Town Football Club. Pictures shared on social media appeared to show firefighters faced with black smoke billowing from inside the Kenilworth Road stadium. Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service said it was called at 20:08...
Location : The M4 eastbound between junctions J18 and J17 . Reason : Vehicle fire. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 21:30 and 21:45 on 25 April 2025. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 21:30 and 21:45 on 25 April 2025. Lanes...
Mark Savage Music Correspondent BBC Remember Monday in Iceland (L-R): Lauren Byrne, Holly-Anne Hull and Charlotte Steele The UK’s Eurovision hopefuls, Remember Monday, have covered a song from Will Ferrell’s cult movie about the contest, as the finals draw closer. The trio travelled to Iceland earlier this month to film their version of HúsavÃk (My...
When civil rights icon and former presidential candidate Jesse Jackson rode a spotted horse toward the burning barricades on North Dakota State Highway 1806, I finally started coming to terms with the end of the world. Naturally, I already knew that epochal transformation was underway from, say, atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations, the extinction rate, or...
A man, who was homeless at the time, has admitted starting a fire behind a barber’s shop which he then tried to extinguish with his own urine. Ryan O’Shea, 40, pleaded guilty during a hearing at Plymouth Magistrates’ Court to one charge of arson following an incident outside Spike-Up Barbers in Mutley Plain on 7...
Location : The A419 southbound between the junctions with the A417 and the A361 . Lane Closures : Lane one is closed. Reason : Vehicle fire. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 01:30 and 01:45 on 24 April 2025. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions...