A man has been winched to safety after a huge emergency service operation was launched following concerns for someone in difficulty in the sea.

Firefighters were called to a vehicle blaze on farmland.

A man who allegedly beat a person with a baseball bat before setting fire to their room has appeared in court.

Firefighters have sounded the alarm after a tumble dryer went up in flames injuring two people.

Firefighters have been called to tackle a fire this evening.

A man has died after firefighters were called to a kitchen blaze in a flat.

A candle falling onto clothes is thought to have caused a bathroom fire at a house.

Firefighters were called to a blaze at a property believed to have been caused by faulty electrics.

There has been a huge emergency response this morning to rescue those trapped after a blaze broke out.

Traffic was being held on the M20 after a vehicle fire.

A health trust is facing years of disruption after cladding found not to meet fire safety standards was uncovered at one of its hospitals.

A huge haul of recycling had to be dumped on the street after a bin lorry caught alight.

Seven fire engines were called out after a blaze erupted at a bungalow – with crews at the scene for 10 hours.

A woman who had watched helplessly as fire ripped through her home says she “doesn’t know what would have happened” if her pup didn’t wake her up.

Firefighters say flames spread through a house after a charging e-bike caught light.

Firefighters tackled a blaze which spread to homes after a hedge went up in flames during the early hours.

A retired firefighter rushed into action when a car crash outside a pub severed a gas pipe.

Three fire engines were called to a Christmas Day blaze that started in a bedroom.

Three fire engines were called to a flat after a poorly-discarded cigarette set a mattress on fire.

Firefighters have been praised after a small blaze closed the country’s second-oldest cathedral.