Firefighters have tackled a blaze at a four-storey building in central London's Chinatown area. The fire damaged the Wan Chai Corner's basement kitchen, and the roof was also badly damaged. Ten people left the building before fire crews arrived at midday and there were no reports of...
Ten years ago, far-reaching new legislation was introduced to improve fire safety in buildings. But did it work? A panel of experts at FIREX 2016 was sceptical. When the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 replaced the Fire Prevention Act 1971 in England and Wales, regulators...
More than 70 firefighters are tackling a blaze at a hangar at Norwich International airport that contains two aircraft filled with more than 5,000 litres of aviation fuel. Eight fire crews, a water carrier, aerial ladder, control and welfare units are tackling the fire, which has spread...
The runway at London's Gatwick Airport has been closed to all flights because of a spillage. Six incoming flights have been diverted and others forced to remain in the air, while no planes have been allowed to take off since around 10.15am on Monday. The airport said...
Dutch police said they arrested a 29-year-old British man at gunpoint at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport on Friday after he shouted several times that he had a bomb. The man, whose identity is not being released in accordance with Dutch privacy laws, did not have a bomb,...
Britain needs a 'complete rethink' of its flood defenses after towns, cities and countryside across northern England were inundated when rivers broke their banks in recent days, a government agency said on Monday. Hundreds of soldiers have been deployed to evacuate residents and help emergency services....
Facewatch, a system that helps UK stores identify criminals by locally creating and sharing watch lists of pictures of shoplifters or known thieves, is now testing facial recognition technology according to report by the BBC. Until now, Facewatch has provided businesses with a way to share...
Up to 200 rail passengers were evacuated and thousands faced continued delays after a fire on a commuter train. Smoke was reported to be coming from the 07:47 GMT London Midland service from Leamington Spa as it passed through Lapworth, Warwickshire. Warwickshire Fire Service said the fire...
A huge fire engulfed a warehouse and spread to a block of flats in east London this morning. Eight fire engines and 58 firefighters and officers dealt tackled the blaze at the disused warehouse in Grenfell Avenue in Hornchurch, which broke out at around 11.30am. The fire damaged half...
GJD, an award winning British manufacturer of professional external detector equipment and LED illuminators, today announced the debut of its white coloured Mini Opal external PIR detector. An inconspicuous detector with adjustable detection range and Lux level settings, the Mini Opal’s advanced technical features respond...
