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Fire in Egypt’s parliament

Blazing plane at Munich Airport

China plant blast kills 16

Call for switch over inquiry

World Firefighter Games

6 Sep 2008

 

Update of fire charter called for

The States is being asked to formally clarify the role of the island's fire and rescue service.

Blaze at Transport Police office

A fire severely damages a British Transport Police office near Peterborough Railway Station.

Home collapses as floods strike

A house collapses and several homes and roads are flooded as more heavy rain hits Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Town evacuated over flood threat

About 50 homes are evacuated as a river threatens to burst its banks bringing chaos to the North East.

Five hurt after crash blocks A48

A man and a woman are bailed after 49 cannabis plants are found in a house in Cwmbran... plus more news in brief from around Wales

Heavy rain affects Midlands roads

Heavy rain causes flooding on several roads across Birmingham and the Black Country.

Fire crews pump out island homes

Several homes in the north of the Isle of Man were flooded during the heavy rain, the fire service says.

Fire crews rescue five from flood

Firefighters rescue five people trapped in a car in flood water near Chulmleigh in Devon.

Rivers rising after weather bites

Several roads are closed and flood warnings are in place after heavy rain hits Shropshire.

Two counties braced for more rain

Emergency services are on standby after heavy rain and flooding cause part of a town to be evacuated.

Deadly rockslide hits Cairo homes

North England hit by flash floods

Homes evacuated after shop blast

Women rescued from burning houses

'Hundreds' killed by Haiti storm

Teenager dies in flooding crash

Town evacuated after brook bursts

Couple are killed in road crash

 

7 Sep 2008

 

Four saved from smoke-filled home

Police in Devon break into a smoke-filled house to rescue a woman and three children.

Award for life-saving fire crew

Six firefighters who saved a teenager's life are to be honoured.

Mudslides bury Philippines homes

At least 11 people are killed as two landslides triggered by heavy rains bury several houses on Mindanao island in the Philippines.

Blaze at racetrack medical centre

Firefighters are called to a blaze at a medical centre at the Santa Pod Raceway in Bedfordshire.

Man killed in bus and tram crash

A man dies in an accident involving a bus, a tram and a car in Croydon.

Caribbean lashed by Hurricane Ike

Hurricane Ike brings driving winds and rain to the Caribbean islands of Turks and Caicos, as the storm steams towards the Bahamas.

Children trapped as river floods

Two children and an elderly person are trapped inside a house when a Black Country street floods.

One dead as car crashes into pub

A 23-year-old woman is killed and four other women are injured when a van crashes into a South Yorkshire pub.

Man dies after car hits barrier

A 19-year-old man dies after a road accident in east Lancashire.

Man killed in fire engine crash

A motorcyclist dies when he is involved in a collision with a fire engine in North Yorkshire.

Families moved due to oil blaze

One family has been left homeless and two others moved from their homes following a fire in Coalisland.

Man dies, four injured in crash

A man is killed and a woman and three children are injured in a road accident in County Down.

Worker dies as trench collapses

A man dies after the trench he was working on collapsed in Stroud.

Appeal after fatal A48 collision

Police appeal for witnesses after a fatal crash in Carmarthenshire... plus more news in brief from around Wales

Morpeth a 'scene of devastation'

About 1,000 properties are flooded in a Northumberland town, and more than 100 people are rescued by boat from their homes.