Cigarettes are now covered by new safety standards to reduce the number of house fire deaths, with the paper requiring bands regularly down the length of the cigarette so it will go out if not smoked.
Chemical spill near royal Palace
A chemical spill near Buckingham Palace caused three people to be taken to hospital.
Fire in jet ski shop delays trains
A fire in a jet ski service and parts shop that contained gas cylinders caused a supermarket to be evacuated and disruptions to transport services.
Loyd Grossman Korma sauces recalled
Jars of Loyd Grossman’s Korma sauce, thought to be contaminated with botulism bacteria, are being recalled after two members of the same family were taken to hospital.
Ham smoker ’caused Norwich fire’
A ham smoker was the cause of a fire that destroyed a Norwich food factory, the fire service has revealed.
Norwich blaze tackled overnight
Fire services worked late into the night on Wednesday to extinguish a blaze at a food factory in Norwich.
Leaking gas almost kills engineer
Carbon monoxide nearly killed an engineer sent to check reports of a smell of gas in a city office block, a court has learned.
£2k fine for asbestos exposure
A handyman who failed to take precautions when working with asbestos has been fined for exposing himself and a tenant to the dangerous fibres.
Gas leak probe after couple die
Police believe that a couple whose bodies were found in their Essex home at the weekend could have died from carbon monoxide poisoning.