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.

Events

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

Events

64 h. ago Merz invites Trump to emergency call with EU leaders before Putin summit

Proposal, which would also include Volodymyr Zelenskyy, comes as European calls grow for red lines in Ukraine talksThe German chancellor has invited Donald Trump to join emergency virtual talks with EU leaders and Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday, as European demands grow that the US president agree red lines before Friday’s summit in Alaska with Vladimir Putin.Neither Zelenskyy nor European leaders have been invited to Trump’s meeting with the Russian president. Continue reading...

Politics

65 h. ago Eight people killed in barrage of gunfire on Ecuador nightclub

Police found 800 cartridge cases at the scene, where gunmen had arrived in two pickup trucks and opened fireEight people have been killed and two others wounded when a group of gunmen unleashed a barrage of gunfire on a crowd outside a nightclub in a town in south-western Ecuador.Law enforcement arrived on the scene following an emergency call alerting them to a shooting, and found “several people wounded and seven bodies”, said Javier Chango, the police colonel, at a press conference on Sunday, adding that an eighth person died in the hospital. Continue reading...

Events

3 d. ago London's disgusting 'wet wipe island' to be removed as work begins to excavate 180 tonnes of congealed waste

Work is under way to excavate the estimated 180 tonnes of congealed waste near Hammersmith Bridge

Economics

3 d. ago Black smoke seen swirling across Liverpool in huge waste fire

A huge emergency response was called to the scene in Liverpool

Events

4 d. ago Woman found lying on Scots cycle path as emergency services called to scene

A large group of people reportedly crowded around the woman to check on her.

Politics

4 d. ago Police emergency call centre boss lied Ronan Keating was his cousin before sending fake messages 'from' the star to a married female colleague

Wayne O'Sullivan, 46, (left), harassed his married colleague Samantha Davis (right) by sending unwanted gifts and fake messages purporting to be from pop singer Ronan Keating (inset).

Events

4 d. ago Emergency services called to office block after fire breaks out

Police also attended the scene where roads were blocked off

Events

5 d. ago BREAKING Man dies after falling from roof at Manchester Airport after after police scramble

The man fell from a height at a multi-storey car park near Terminal 1 at the airport in the afternoon, with emergency services, including an air ambulance called to the scene

Events

5 d. ago Man dies after falling from roof at Manchester Airport after after police scramble

The man fell from a height at a multi-storey car park near Terminal 1 at the airport in the afternoon, with emergency services, including an air ambulance called to the scene

Events

5 d. ago Final tragic moments of boy, 15, who died on M60 ahead of Oasis gig

15-year-old Israel Iyabor tragically died after falling from a bridge over the M60 motorway in July, with emergency services called to the scene.

Events

6 d. ago Man dies after plunging from waterfall as rescue teams rush to Scottish beauty spot

The emergency services were called to Reekie Linn Waterfall near Kilry in Angus, Scotland, after reports came in that a man had fallen from the waterfall on Wednesday

Events

6 d. ago UK homelessness minister faces calls to quit over tenant eviction claims

Rushanara Ali accused of hypocrisy after claims she evicted tenants from east London property before putting up rent by almost £700 a monthThe homelessness minister, Rushanara Ali, is facing calls to resign after reports emerged she issued her tenants a notice to leave as her east London property was being sold – and the townhouse was re-let weeks later for almost £700 a month more.The minister’s office has said the tenants were informed they could remain in her four-bedroom townhouse beyond the end of their fixed-term tenancy while the house was on the market. Continue reading...

Politics

7 d. ago Fire chief suspended after he was filmed shouting 'Shut the f**k up!' at girl, 10, being stretchered into ambulance

The Long Island fire chief hurled obscenities at a 10-year-old girl after the child's family called emergency services to help calm her down because she had become emotionally overwhelmed.

Events

8 d. ago Scots warned of 'deadly' ten minute response time for firefighters to put out blazes

EXCLUSIVE: A Fire Brigades Union chief has warned response times for emergency calls will soar if cuts are pushed through.

Events

8 d. ago Man dies after being found injured in Aberdeen flat as probe launched

Emergency crews were called to Skene Street in the Granite City after the alarm was raised at around 3pm on Sunday, August 3.

Events

8 d. ago Man dies at Scots ice rink as emergency services race to scene

Emergency services were called to Fife Ice Arena in Kirkcaldy after the alarm was raised at around 10.25am on Tuesday, August 5.

Events

8 d. ago Watch: Illegal firework display on Hammersmith Bridge sparks blaze at nearby school

Two men have been arrested after an illegal firework display on Hammersmith Bridge sparked a fire at a nearby school on Sunday evening (3 August).

Events

9 d. ago Instant karma for drunk Russian plane lout as captain asks passengers to overpower him... and they gladly oblige

The crew on a flight to Moscow were forced to make an emergency intercom call for strong men on board to assist in restraining the out-of-control passenger.

Politics