Firefighters remain at the scene of a blaze at an industrial estate near Paisley in Renfrewshire. Emergency services were called to the Enva electronic waste facility at about 21:00 on Sunday after residents reported hearing loud explosions. Ten fire appliances attended Linwood Industrial Estate in Elderslie. Five appliances remained at...

Huge plume of smoke as firefighters tackle industrial estate blaze

Firefighters remain on site dampening down the building.

Horse rescued as fire breaks out

A scorched prayer kneeler and traces of molten roof lead are among the items at a York Minster exhibition marking 40 years since the devastating fire there. The south transept of the historic building was gutted by flames on the night of 9 July 1984 after lightning struck its roof.

Scorched prayer kneeler from minster blaze on show

Seven people, including a young child, have been rescued after becoming "trapped" during a fire at some flats in Essex. A member of the public used a ladder to rescue three people, including the child, before firefighters arrived at Witchards in Basildon at about 10:00 BST on Sunday. It was...

Child among seven rescued from fire at flats

Human remains that washed up on beaches have been confirmed as belonging to a missing man. Between 13 February and 8 April, the remains were discovered at Roker and Seaburn, in Sunderland. Northumbria Police said it had now confirmed they belonged to missing Newcastle man Roy Johnson. The force said...

Remains washed up on beaches confirmed as missing man

A serving Dorset Police officer found guilty of misconduct after he failed to stop "inappropriate sexualised conversation” on a train has now been named. Supt Peter Browning was issued with a final written warning that will remain in place for three years. The panel heard Supt Browning was “aware”...

Police officer found guilty of misconduct named

The 19-year-old from Lancashire has been missing on the island of Tenerife for almost two weeks.

Jay Slater search called off by Tenerife police

Four Sri Lankan fishermen have died and another two are critically ill after consuming an unknown liquid from bottles they found while at sea, according to local media reports. The sailors were said to be on a fishing trip when they retrieved the bottles around 320 nautical miles from Tangalle,...

Four die after drinking from bottles found in sea

Nyah Mway died after police mistook his replica gun for a real firearm and shot him in the chest.

Boy, 13, shot dead by New York police had replica gun, authorities say

Two men are arrested and a crime scene is in place after a woman was attacked at the M32 Skatepark.

Woman raped in early hours of morning in skatepark

Police Scotland is trying to find one of its dogs after it went missing near Loch Ness. The force said Fergie was being walked in a remote area west of Drumnadrochit when she ran off after a deer at about 10:00 on Sunday. Police said anyone who encountered the German...

Search for missing police dog that ran after deer

The bus burned down to its framework in a lay-by on the A5 eastbound, causing miles of traffic.

Driver's lucky escape as coach engulfed in flames

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Human remains have been found inside a burnt-out van in an East Ayrshire village, with police treating the death as unexplained.On Monday at around 12.05pm, emergency services were called to reports of a vehicle on fire in a layby on a single-track road in Newmilns.Formal identification of the body is yet to take place and inquiries into the full circumstances of the death are ongoing.The area where the vehicle is found, on a single-track road between Priestland and Darvel in the Galston Moor area, is known locally as “Bonk Belt” or “Mast Walk”.Detective inspector Craig Gilmour, of Police Scotland, said:...

Human remains found in burnt-out van in ‘picturesque’ area

Pupils at Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form are released early as bomb squads investigate.

School evacuated as suspected grenade found nearby

Four firefighters a taken to are taken to hospital after their vehicle overturned on the M65 near Burnley.

Firefighters taken to hospital after crash

A major search operation has been ongoing throughout the night at Crosby Beach.

Boy, 14, missing after swimming with friends

A cafe which was built without planning permission in a Bradford conservation area must be demolished, the city council has said. The Chai Village, which is a cafe constructed using a shipping container, a seating area and a large LED screen, was built on a vacant site on Thornton Road in 2022.

Demolition order for cafe built without permission

One of Kazakhstan's richest men denies wrongdoing after organising a superyacht now at the centre of arson charges.

Millionaire 'surprised' at allegations over Greek fire

Officers say footage of the attempted robbery in Goring was circulated online.

Police investigate attempted motorbike robbery

Robert Greig was sentenced for the attack of Craig Watson, 39, who died after the assault in 2022.

Man who killed stranger in Glasgow street jailed

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Major barn blaze forces eco-campsite's closure

The daughter of the owner of the site, which is near the Staffordshire border, thanks fire...

Major barn blaze forces eco-campsite's closure

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