A woman and her child have had to be rescued from a flat in Kent after a blaze broke out in the shop below while they were sleeping.
Norovirus hits second cruise liner
A second P&O cruise liner has arrived back in the UK after passengers on board fell ill with the norovirus vomiting illness.
Fire safety lessons for singer
Chris Martin has been offered the chance to receive free safety lessons from firefighters after his wife, Hollywood actress Gwyneth Paltrow, revealed all about his culinary disasters.
Fire sweeps through recycling plant
Several roads were closed and buildings evacuated after a large fire swept through a recycling plant in Worcestershire.
Poor hygiene puts gym goers at risk
The health benefits of working out at the gym could be undermined by the poor hygiene etiquette of fellow users, new research has revealed.
Cooker defect claims eight victims
Eight people have now died because of a “known” manufacturing fault on a cooker, an inquest in Cornwall into the death of two men from carbon monoxide poisoning has revealed.
Turkeys survive to die another day
A hundred turkeys were nearly roasted early this Christmas after a blaze in a barn in Gloucestershire.
Fuel depot fire may have been arson
A fire at a fuel depot in Suffolk may have been started deliberately, police and fire safety officers investigating the incident believe.
Fire devastates Norfolk thrift shop
The proprietors of a Norfolk charity shop are lamenting the destruction of uninsured stock worth thousands of pounds following a fire at the shop on Thursday December 6th.