A new survey has revealed the scale of the risk faced by companies as a result of staff members using personal electrical items at work without any safety checks.
Sprinklers contain H&M store blaze
A clothing shop’s sprinkler system has been credited with limiting the amount of damage caused by a storeroom blaze.
Devon hotel hit by fire in kitchen
A fire in the kitchen of a 17th century hotel in Devon, that spread to a ballroom on the first floor, needed the assistance of several fire crews on Saturday September 29.
More German gastroenteritis cases
The number of cases of a vomiting and diarrhoea bug affecting children in Germany that have eaten food from school cafeterias and daycare centres has increased, according to health authorities.
Hotel firm fined after airport fire
Travelodge has been fined £13,000 after fire crews discovered poor fire safety measures at its hotel at Gatwick Airport.
Landlords ‘not meeting gas needs’
An “alarming” number of private rental landlords in the UK are not providing tenants with an assurance concerning the safety of their gas appliances, according to new research.
Council cracks down on landlords
Two rogue residential landlords have been fined for a range of safety and licensing breaches in Oxford, according to reports.
Fire crews tackle paper mill blaze
A host of firefighters were needed in Winchcombe on Saturday when a blaze broke out at a paper mill in the small Gloucestershire town.
Fireworks ’caused hotel blaze’
A fire that broke out at an Isle of Wight hotel was caused by a rooftop fireworks display, an investigation has established.