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A helicopter has joined firefighting efforts as crews spend a third day tackling a major wildfire which has led to evacuations in the Cairngorms. The fire started in heathland at Ryvoan Bothy, near ...

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A volunteer firefighter has been placed under formal investigation in France on suspicion of starting a fire in a forest south of Paris, officials say. He is one of at least six people questioned over ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Emergency services have warned they are under extreme pressure as a nationwide “firewave” disrupts transport, ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Wildfires continue to burn in parts of the UK as firefighters face "extreme pressure" due to the prolonged heatwave, the chair of the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) has warned. Phil Garrigan told ...

A firefighter who died in the line of duty 17 years ago has been given a posthumous national honour. Ewan Williamson died responding to a fire in the basement of the Balmoral Bar on Dalry Road in ...

As a major heatwave grips the UK, London firefighters are training for river mud rescues as more people seek relief near water. Mother left baby, toddler, and 4-year-old home alone for unknown amount ...