All news on the topic: Emergency services

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Three members of family die after being swept out to sea at Shoreham beach
Three members of the same family have died and a fourth has been left fighting for her life after being swept out to sea at a beach in Shoreham.
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Massive London fire sends huge plume of black smoke across south east
A massive fire broke out in south east London and filled the sky with black smoke.
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Prince William thanks firefighters battling wildfires across the UK
Prince William has personally thanked those on the front lines of the wildfire crisis gripping the country.
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Man in his 60s dies after devastating gas explosion destroys Buckinghamshire home
The man in his 60s, who a local MP has named as Stephen Woodward, was taken to hospital after the explosion but later died.
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100 firefighters tackle major waste-site blaze as London residents told to shut windows
Firefighters continue to tackle a huge blaze at an east London waste site, with smoke visible for miles.
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Boy sparks four fires in bone-dry Leeds park as heatwave turns fields to tinder
Fields of grass had turned from healthy green into a pale straw color after heatwaves since June across the UK.
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Footballer killed and 12 injured after lightning strikes match in Thailand
A shocking lightning strike brought a football match to a devastating end after one player was killed and 12 others were injured during a tournament in Thailand.
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Video shows dramatic Westminster Bridge police boat crash on the Thames
New footage has shown the exact moment a police boat on the River Thames crashes into Westminster Bridge.
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Five officers injured after Met police boat crashes into Westminster Bridge during rescue call
Five police officers who were injured in a boat crash in central London were responding to a report of a ‘person in the water’, the Met has said.
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Massive explosion sparks industrial fire in Essex as more than 100 firefighters respond
More than 100 firefighters are tackling a large industrial unit fire in Essex - and an ambulance service has declared a critical incident.
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Wife and daughter of Bangladeshi politician named after drowning while trying to save child at Essex beach
The wife of a Bangladeshi politician who died alongside her daughter as the pair tried to rescue another child in the sea at a holiday park has been named and pictured.
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Teenage girl and woman die after tragedy at Essex beach
Two people are dead after several people got into difficulties on West Mersea beach.
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Police launch arson investigation after fire at derelict Dumfries building
Police have said a fire at a derelict building near an old hospital site in Dumfries is being treated as deliberate.
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Fire crews battle Arthur’s Seat wildfire for second day
Fire crews remain at the scene of a fire that broke out at historic landmark Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh on Sunday.
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Light aircraft overturns on runway at Hawarden Airport in North Wales
Emergency services rushed to a UK airport following an "incident" involving a light aircraft. Crews were called to Hawarden Airport in Flintshire, North Wales, on the border with Cheshire.
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British death toll rises as 93-year-old woman dies in Spain’s deadly wildfires
A 93-year-old British woman has died in the devastating wildfires that swept through parts of Spain.
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Two men die after rescuing children from sea at UK beach
Two men have tragically died after rescuing a pair of children who had got into difficulty in the sea at a popular UK beach.
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Firefighters respond to more than 300 emergencies during Northern Ireland bonfires
Firefighters dealt with more than 300 emergency calls as Eleventh Night bonfires were lit across Northern Ireland.
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British couple rescued alive after being trapped in deadly Spain wildfire
Rescue workers initially thought it was an echo - it seemed impossible that anyone would have survived as the flames swept across the ravine. But it was a cry for help, reports Spanish RTVE.
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Massive fire erupts at former oil refinery in Wales as smoke billows across Milford Haven
Firefighters tackled a huge blaze that has broken out on the site of a former oil refinery in Wales.
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Eight rescued after seaplane crashes into New York City’s East River
A small plane has smashed into a river surrounding New York City. At least eight people have been rescued after the seaplane had a hard-landing and nearly capsized in the East River on Sunday morning.
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College student dies after entering River Wye during Duke of Edinburgh’s Award trip
A student has drowned while on a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE) trip in Wales, police have said.
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Two injured after car ploughs into bus stop during London rush hour
Two people were injured after a car ploughed into a bus stop queue leaving devastation in its wake in north London.
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Eleven killed after skydiving plane crashes near French aerodrome
Five students and five instructors dead along with pilot after plane fell suddenly near aerodrome, says prefect.
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Aircraft crashes into Beijing skyscraper as pilot loses contact moments before impact
A plane has crashed into Beijing’s famous CITIC Tower skyscraper, also known as the China Zun.