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...
Several prisons in France have been hit by a wave of attacks overnight, the justice minister has said. Gérald Darmanin said prisons had faced “intimidation attempts” ranging from vehicle burning to automatic weapon fire. La Parisien reports that vehicles were set on fire in several prison car parks, while a prison in Toulon was targeted...
An overnight blaze that broke out at a village pub was caused by a discarded cigarette. Firefighters were called to The Quay at Wivenhoe, near Colchester, just after 01:15 BST by a neighbour who woke to see the blaze. They arrived to find fencing and an outbuilding alight. It was the second fire caused by...
