A firenado, short for fire tornado, is a rare and dangerous phenomenon formed when intense heat from a wildfire causes rising air to spin into a vortex, sucking in flames, ash, and debris.Unlike...
The body of a 15-year-old boy has been pulled from a river in Glasgow after a major search operation. Members of the emergency services rushed to the River Kelvin in the city's Maryhill neighbourhood...
Images show a road in the Isle of Wight is perilously close to falling due to being sat incredibly close to a cliff edge. Footage shows that Military Road on the Isle of Wight is just four metres...
A fire continues to rage across an industrial estate in east London. 25 fire engines & around 150 firefighters are continuing to tackle the fire with a warehouse is currently alight, along...
BBC correspondent explains the role of fuel switchesThe preliminary report into the Air India crash in June has found that both fuel control switches, which are used to turn the engines off, were...
Russia's intensifying drone war is spreading fear and eroding Ukrainian morale14 hours agoPaul AdamsDiplomatic correspondent, KyivEveryone agrees: it's getting worse.The people of Kyiv have, like the...
Watch: Smoke billows from luxury yacht fire in St TropezSocial media videos show black smoke billowing from a luxury yacht on fire in St Tropez in the French Riviera on Thursday. The blaze took place...
Kurdish PKK to lay down arms in big step towards ending Turkey conflict27 minutes agoAyse SayinBBC Turkish in AnkaraPaul KirbyEurope digital editorDELIL SOULEIMAN/AFPAfter 40 years of armed struggle...
A massive grass fire swept through Rainham on Thursday afternoon, with twelve fire engines and around 80 firefighters battling the inferno across ten hectares of shrubland.London Fire Brigade...
Hundreds of people have been evacuated after a wildfire began spreading through a popular tourist area of France. Firefighters are working to tackle the blaze in Argelès-sur-Mer, located in the...
A major emergency is unfolding in Los Angeles after a tunnel collapsed in Wilmington, leaving at least 15 people trapped underground.The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) rushed to the scene...
More than 100 hurt as efforts to contain Marseille wildfire continue 7 hours agoSeher Asaf and Tom BennettBBC NewsFrench firefighters are continuing to battle a wildfire that reached the outer edge...
Bee attack injures several dozen in France19 hours agoLaura GozziBBC NewsGetty ImagesSeveral dozen people were injured - with three rushed to hospital in a critical condition - in an unusual bee...
Ukraine suffers heaviest attack after Trump criticises Putin28 minutes agoLaura GozziBBC NewsDSNS UkrainePresident Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine has been hit by the biggest ever aerial attack from...