5 h. ago Race to save one of the world’s tallest trees following fire

Emergency services are trying to extinguish a fire burning in one of the world's tallest trees near the state's southern coast

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16 h. ago Driver arrested after car crashes following 'police chase' in Edinburgh

Emergency services were called to Captains Road on The Wisp after the alarm was raised at around 12pm on Tuesday.

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16 h. ago Review of North Lanarkshire community safety highlights increases in some crimes

The annual report from the council advises elected members of the progress made under the Community Safety Strategy 2020-2025, which sees North Lanarkshire Council work in partnership with emergency services and other organisations.

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17 h. ago Ice used Marriott chain to detain immigrants, despite hotel’s 2019 pledge not to cooperate

Sheraton in Louisiana held father and teenage son this month in apparent contradiction of former positionA Sheraton hotel in Louisiana has been used by immigration officials to hold people who are being deported, in what appears to be a contradiction of a position Sheraton’s parent company, Marriott, took in 2019 when it said its properties would not be used in cooperation with Ice.The Intercept first reported that the hotel, located on MacArthur Drive in Alexandria, Louisiana, near a major deportation hub and airport used by Ice, had been used by immigration officials earlier this month to hold a father and his teenage son for four days after their arrest in New York. They were then deported to Ecuador. The Intercept cited phone-tracking evidence that had been shared with the publication and was later seen by the Guardian. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago Paisley crash: Road closed and drivers told to avoid area after three

Emergency services are at the scene

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24 h. ago Listen to moment brave boy, 4, saves mum's life in ambulance call

"He was an incredible example of what telling your kids how to phone emergency services really is."

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25 h. ago LIVE: Homes taped off as forensics search building on Greater Manchester street

Emergency services are at the scene

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25 h. ago Glasgow traffic: Great Western Road partially closed due to police incident

Emergency services remain on the scene.

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30 h. ago Highway Code rule can end in 3 penalty points and fine for letting ambulance pass

Drivers on UK roads are legally required to give way to emergency services, such as ambulances, fire engines and police cars, but they could be fined for making a certain mistake

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40 h. ago Greater Manchester road taped off as emergency services called to incident

Police and fire crews raced to the scene in Tameside on Monday (August 18)

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43 h. ago A82 crash: Major road near Loch Lomond closed following crash as drivers told to expect delays

Emergency services are attending the scene

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46 h. ago Emergency services scrambled after 'hazardous substance spillage'

It is understood to be the second time in a matter of weeks crews have been called to the premises

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46 h. ago M20 closure LIVE as tractor falls from bridge sparking traffic chaos

A massive stretch of the M20 has been closed in both directions for at least four hours after a tractor plunged from a bridge - with emergency services currently working at the scene

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46 h. ago M20 motorway is closed after TRACTOR fell from a bridge onto the road

The M20 between Swanley and Addington, Kent, has been shut off with the closure expected to last for at least four hours as emergency services attend the scene.

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46 h. ago M20 motorway closed and traffic builds as tractor falls from bridge

The M20 between Swanley and Addington in Kent is closed in both directions after a tractor fell 40ft from a bridge into the middle of the busy carriageway as emergency services rush to the scene

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47 h. ago Tributes paid after 'beautiful' teen girl found dead in flat as teen boy arrested

Casey-Louise was rushed to hospital when she was found in a flat by emergency services.

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48 h. ago Warning to 600,000 passengers over major UK airport disruption

You should expect delays over the Bank Holiday weekend and into September

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48 h. ago Blunder sees rescue crews for Scots incident sent to English town instead

Emergency services received reports of a woman potentially in difficulty in the water - but crews were sent to a location 170 miles away from the incident.

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48 h. ago Pictured: Woman, 27, found dead near care home in east London

Zahwa Salah Mukhtar, 27, was pronounced dead at the scene after emergency services rushed to Chadwell Heath Lane, Romford, following reports a woman had been assaulted.

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51 h. ago Major airport suspends flights as emergency services swarm the runway

This is a breaking news story and is being constantly updated by our reporters as the breaking news story develops

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