All news on the topic: Emergency services
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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.
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Drivers hospitalised after M25 crash as heatwave leaves motorists stranded in 30C temperatures
Some drivers stuck in traffic following a crash on the M25 had to be taken to hospital because of the heat on Wednesday.
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Fire breaks out at Heathrow Terminal 2 as smoke engulfs parked aircraft
A dramatic blaze erupted at a major airport on Wednesday, sending thick black smoke billowing into the sky as firefighters raced to the scene.
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Bus overturns in horror crash leaving at least 26 injured
A “major incident” has been declared after a bus crash left dozens of people injured.
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Elderly man, 85, hit by runaway car near primary school in Fife
An elderly man has been taken to hospital after being struck by an unoccupied car near a Fife primary school.
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Terrifying blaze engulfs Bristol home after lightning strike triggers explosion
This is the moment an inferno raged through a suburban home after the roof was reportedly struck by lightning.
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Horror crash in Italy as car carrying nine plunges into canal leaving three dead
Three teenagers have died after a suspected drunk driver plunged a car into a canal near Milan.
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Two passenger trains collide near Bedford as hospitals put on standby
At least 50 passengers are thought to have been injured after two passenger trains crashed into each other near Bedford.
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