Nearly 300 people were evacuated from an apartment building after a fire broke out early on Thursday. Multiple residents said they were awoken by people knocking on their doors in the Mosaic Apartments in High Street, Slough, just after midnight. No casualties were reported but some road closures remain in...

Nearly 300 people evacuated after apartment building fire

The Independent

 Work to remove dangerous cladding from buildings needs to be “ramped up”, a Government minister has admitted, after a major fire engulfed a multi-storey property in east London with “known” safety issues.Cabinet Office minister Ellie Reeves acknowledged the “incredibly difficult” experience for residents of the block in Dagenham after more than 200 firefighters responded to the Bank Holiday Monday blaze.The property in Freshwater Road was undergoing “remedial” work to remove and replace “non-compliant cladding” on the fifth and sixth floors containing flats, according to a planning application document.This is really about people passing the buck, passing it up the...

Expert criticises buck-passing on cladding after London tower block fire

Lukasz and Agnizeszk say they "don't know what to do" ahead of their wedding day in two weeks.

Bride-to-be lost wedding dress in tower block fire

 There were no reported injuries during a fire in a 45-storey building in Blackwall, east London, the London Fire Brigade (LFB) has said.A “small part” of a flat and the “entirety of a balcony” on the 25th floor of the tower block were destroyed in the blaze at New Providence Wharf, Biscayne Avenue, the LFB said in a statement on Monday afternoon.The fire service said it was first called to the incident at 1.28pm and that crews from Millwall, Plaistow, Shadwell and surrounding fire stations were involved in the response, which included 70 firefighters and 10 fire engines.By 2.50pm,...

No injuries reported in fire at 45-storey tower block in Blackwall, east London

Everyone has been accounted for after a building in east London - partly used as flats - was engulfed in flames on Monday morning. Over 100 people were evacuated from the building in Dagenham, and those inside the building have described to the BBC their escape. You can read more...

'Everybody was scared' - Dagenham resident who escaped fire

Danielle Parkinson, 31, died following the blaze, which also killed an eight-year-old girl.

Woman who died in house fire named locally

About 100 firefighters work overnight to extinguish a large fire at a car dealership.

Probe begins into huge fire at car dealership

Alaska State

Ketchikan, AK

NBC News

A hillside gave way in a town in southeastern Alaska, killing one person and injuring several others. The slide in Ketchikan buried several houses, and officials say there's a risk of another landslide. NBC News' Morgan Chesky reports.

State of emergency in Alaska after deadly landslide

More warning signs are being put up at a Devon beauty spot after two people were rushed to hospital after being bitten by adders. A Facebook post from Braunton Burrows Public Information said two visitors went to hospital after being bitten at the nature reserve near Saunton Sands beach on Friday.

Adder warning in Devon after two people bitten

The US Sun

A WHEELCHAIR-using 96-year-old has become the oldest woman to be convicted of dangerous driving after killing a pedestrian in a horror crash. June Mills was driving in her Vauxhall Corsa when she lost control of the car and mounted a pavement. The pensioner then ploughed into and killed Brenda Joyce, 76, as she walked through […]

Wheelchair-using woman, 96, becomes oldest in Britain to be convicted of dangerous driving after killing OAP in crash

Monterey, CA

Auction sales during Monterey Car Week fell 3% from last year, as a shift from older to newer cars left a pileup of unsold classics from the 1950s and 1960s. Total sales at this year’s five car auctioneers in Monterey, California — RM Sotheby’s, Broad Arrow, Gooding & Company, Mecum and Bonhams — fell to $391.6 million this year from $403 million in 2023, according to Hagerty, the classic-car insurance company. That followed a decline of 14% last year compared with the peak of 2022.

Classic car sales stall in Monterey auctions as new generation takes charge

Colorado State

Chaffee County, CO

A man hiking in Colorado with more than a dozen colleagues on a work retreat was rescued a day after he became separated from the group, officials said. The group of 15 hikers left the Blanks Cabin Trailhead at sunrise Friday. Part of the group completed summit attempts on Mount Shavano, while others ascended to the saddle and returned, the Chaffee County Search and Rescue said on Facebook.

Man who got separated from colleagues during work retreat hike is rescued a day later

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A retired military officer who had been struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) tragically died after jumping from the world’s largest cruise ship last month, authorities confirmed.

Cruise Passenger Who Jumped from World's Largest Ship After Dispute Suffered with PTSD

New Jersey State

Millville, NJ

A woman who police say climbed over a barrier at a New Jersey zoo and was nearly bitten by a tiger has been charged. Zyair J. Dennis, 24, of Millville, is accused of defiant trespassing and violating two city ordinances after is alleged to have climbed fences Aug. 18 at the zoo, Bridgeton police said in a statement Monday.

N.J. woman accused of climbing over zoo fence is charged after close call with tiger

Canton, OH

Cellphone video captured the moments a police officer in Canton, Ohio, appears to kick a man who is kneeling with his hands in the air while surrounded by other officers. NBC News’ cannot verify what occurred before the video started.

Video captures Ohio police officer appearing to kick kneeling man

Los Angeles County, CA

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Herbie J Pilato

As the star of TV's Dr. Kildare (NBC, 1961-1966), Richard Chamberlain was a heartthrob for millions of female fans in America and the world. Decades later, the actor transformed into the charismatic king of TV-mini-series with acclaimed productions like the originalShogun (NBC, 1980), and The Thorn Birds (ABC, 1983, in which he played a sexually repressed priest).

The Once Secret Gay Life of Actor Richard Chamberlain ('Dr. Kildare'): 21 Years After He Came Out

A WOMAN has been rushed to hospital after “falling through a trapdoor” on Blackpool Pier. Police, paramedics and fire crews rushed to the city’s Central Pier at around 4.30pm following the horror incident. It is understood she may have fallen through part of the pier and landed on the beach below, Manchester Evening News reports. […]

Horror as woman falls screaming through trapdoor on Blackpool Pier in terrifying accident

Miami, FL

"Pink cocaine" is the newest club drug that has been linked to recent high-profile cases, including that of Sean "Diddy" Combs and a separate deadly crash in Miami. NBC News' Valerie Castro reports on the warning from authorities.

A look at the emerging and dangerous drug 'pink cocaine'

Polk County, FL

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Fort Meade, FL

Uncovering Florida

The Polk County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest after conducting an investigation into a case of credit card fraud involving 28-year-old Burger King employee, Kellyn Miley. The incident was discussed in detail during this morning's briefing with Sheriff Grady Judd.

Burger King Employee Caught Using Customer's Credit Card for Food at Former Job

A shopping centre fire is "under control," say emergency services after it was evacuated this afternoon. Emergency services were called to Centre:MK in Milton Keynes after a fire was believed to have started in the Queens Court Food Market. Thames Valley Police said road closures had been put in place...

Fire 'under control' as shopping centre evacuated

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Fire engulfs apartment building in east London, sending 2 to hospital

LONDON — A fire engulfed an apartment building in east London early Monday, sending thick black smoke into the air and sending two people to the...

Fire engulfs apartment building in east London, sending 2 to hospital

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