Breaking News, World Updates & Headlines
Breaking News, World Updates & Headlines
During a summer fire that destroyed homes in Stourbridge, low pressure meant filling a water carrier took 40 minutesConcerns have been raised about how drought affects the UK’s ability to cope with wildfires after MPs were told firefighters struggled f…
Read MoreEMS workers, who make life-or-death decisions in emergencies, are the lowest paid first responders After 31 years in New York City’s emergency medical services, Oren Barzilay has started giving young New Yorkers advice he never imagined giving when he …
Read MoreRegulator says poll cited by Virginia McVea in move to strip rescue officers of pay did not sufficiently back up her claimThe head of the UK coastguard agency is facing calls to resign after she was found to have used unverified data to back up her con…
Read MoreFOI request shows wildfire risk scheme scrapped, as survey highlights many fire services lack proper protective gearThe government quietly scrapped plans to prepare the countryside in England for wildfires, it has been revealed. This was despite new da…
Read MoreTeen and his brother and cousin, who both drowned, were fishing off Alaska’s St Lawrence Island when boat capsizedA teenaged boy was rescued having clung to a capsized fishing vessel in the Bering Sea for days after the boat overturned and his older br…
Read MoreCharity condemns ‘disgraceful’ intimidation and insists it will continue core purpose of saving lives at seaUK politics live – latest updatesThe Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has had a “significant” boost in donations since becoming a targ…
Read MoreExclusive: Bridget Phillipson’s comments show her party feels voters have been alienated by Reform net zero attacksRichard Tice should apologise to firefighters for his comments this week urging British people to “enjoy” this summer’s extreme heat, acc…
Read MoreForce has seen busiest month in its history, with heatwaves putting added strain on criminal justice systemOn England’s hottest day of the year so far, Ashton-under-Lyne in Greater Manchester was thronging with pedestrians, many clutching ice-creams or…
Read MoreFrom chefs to paramedics, workers tell the Guardian how they are coping and unions outline the changes needed in the workplaceIn the sweltering kitchen of the Plimsoll pub in north London, the head chef, Joshua Swinney, has a frozen tea towel wrapped a…
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