10 h. ago Children are rushed to hospital as 14 injured when 'rollercoaster derails' at UK theme park

Emergency services were called to Coney Beach Pleasure Park in Porthcawl, Bridgend, at around 5.50pm after an accident with the Wacky Worm ride.

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12 h. ago 'Children injured' as emergency services swarm UK theme park as ride derails

The incident happened at 5:50pm today at Coney Beach Amusement Park after its Wacky Worm as the park's owners 'quickly helped' people off the ride

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20 h. ago Horror moment superyacht bursts into flames off Ibiza coast before sinking

Footage shows a massive fire ripping through the luxury yacht Da Vinci off Ibiza in the Mediterranean with emergency services rushing to the scene but unable to prevent it sinking

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25 h. ago Skegness beach horror as man dies being pulled from sea days after woman's death

Emergency services raced to a Lincolnshire beach on Tuesday after the HM Coastguard rescued a man from the sea - tragically he was pronounced dead at the scene in Skegness

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33 h. ago Man arrested after police firearm discharged inside Sydney domestic airport

Airport spokesman said no injuries resulted from the incident at terminal twoFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man has been arrested after an incident at Sydney airport this morning that involved a police firearm being discharged inside the T2 domestic terminal.An Australian federal police spokesperson said the agency has launched an investigation into the incident and a crime scene had been established. There was no ongoing threat to the public. Continue reading...

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39 h. ago Woman killed by falling branch in park as emergency services race to scene

The woman, believed to be in her 30s, was walking through a country park with a child when she was struck by the falling branch just after 8.30pm on Monday evening.

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39 h. ago Wicked Arizona stepmother's chilling 911 calls 'after she and boyfriend tortured girl, 10, to death'

Anicia Woods called 911 three times on July 27 to report she was taking her 'daughter' - later identified as Rebekah Baptiste - to an emergency medical service station because she was not breathing.

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44 h. ago Forensics gather evidence after fire breaks out at Manchester house

Emergency services are spending a second day at the scene

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53 h. ago Explosion ‘like thunder’ at Pennsylvania US Steel plant leaves two dead

Second fatality reported after body of one worker pulled from wreckage of coking facility in Clairton after explosion sent black smoke into the skyAn explosion at a US Steel plant in Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh, has killed two people and injured at least 10 on Monday, officials said.The body of one worker was pulled from the wreckage hours after an explosion that sent black smoke spiraling into the sky in the Mon Valley, a region of the state synonymous with steel for more than a century. Allegheny county emergency services said a fire at the plant started around 10.51am. Authorities later said a second person had died. Continue reading...

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58 h. ago Large emergency services presence at canal after man falls in water

Police and paramedics attended the incident in Newton Heath

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61 h. ago Reports of 'gas leak' after travellers illegally move onto site

Emergency services were called to Wigan following reports of the gas leak

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61 h. ago Explosion ‘like thunder’ at Pennsylvania US Steel plant leaves at least one dead

Two people missing and several injured as rescue operation under way at coking facility in ClairtonOne person has died and two are believed to be unaccounted for after an explosion at a US Steel plant in Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh, officials said.An Allegheny county emergency services spokesperson, Kasey Reigner, said multiple other people were treated for injuries. Continue reading...

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61 h. ago Man killed on Isle of Sheppey 'was hit over the head with a concrete slab': Girl, 16, and two boys, 14 and 15, are arrested after holidaymaker heard shouts of 'I've done him'

Emergency services raced to the Warden Bay Road area in Leysdown-on-Sea shortly after 7pm on Sunday after reports that 'an altercation broke out involving a small group of people'.

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61 h. ago UK holiday park house blown apart in massive 'gas explosion' as horror images emerge

Emergency services rushed to the scene after a suspected gas explosion at the Ladram Bay Holiday Park in Otterton, east Devon, caused a property to be completely levelled

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62 h. ago Four children arrested after boy, 14, died in warehouse fire will face no further police action

Layton Carr was found dead after emergency services rushed to a blaze near the Fairfield Industrial estate in the Bill Quay area of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, on the evening of May 2.

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63 h. ago Ayrshire crash: Air ambulance called as road closed in both directions after A77 crash

Emergency services remain on the scene.

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63 h. ago Police issue update after horror crash closes main road and leaves two injured

Emergency services raced to the incident in Stockport

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65 h. ago Ayrshire crash: Road closed in both directions after A77 crash

Emergency services remain on the scene.

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2 d. ago Arthur's Seat fire: Public advised to stay clear of area as emergency service remain at Edinburgh landmark

A fire broke out on Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh on Saturday afternoon.

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3 d. ago M6 shutdown LIVE: Overturned lorry sparks traffic chaos with major delays

The M6 has closed in both directions after a lorry overturned on the northbound carriageway with police and other emergency services racing to attend the scene of the crash

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