More than 1,000 hospital wards have been closed over the past three years in Scotland due to a sickness bug, official data has revealed.
Factory fires spurt ash near homes
A number of homeowners were advised to keep their doors and windows shut after fires blazed at two factories in the same city just hours apart.
Workers evacuated from factory fire
More than 400 employees had to be evacuated from a pizza factory in Harrow after a blaze broke out on April 19.
‘Burns pub’ destroyed in blaze
Flames have consumed a pub that was built on the grounds Scottish poet Robert Burns’s old school, where he went in 1775.
Basement blaze in community centre
A Fife community centre has suffered damage after a fire started in the building’s basement late on Tuesday night.
Fire causes minor damage to school
Fire crews managed to extinguish a blaze at a school in Cornwall last week after it was engulfed by 20-foot flames.
Crews put out city centre pub fire
Seven fire engines and supporting vehicles were sent to tackle a blaze at a city centre pub in Edinburgh.
Glasgow warehouse in city blaze
A large warehouse fire in Glasgow has prompted an investigation after 30 firefighters were needed to bring the blaze under control.
Blaze lands hotel owner in trouble
A Salford hotel owner has pleaded guilty to 10 different breaches of fire safety regulations after a blaze broke out just over a year ago.