UK weather: Emergency crews are inundated with calls from desperate Britons amid flooding

Emergency services in England and Wales have been inundated with requests for help over the past 24 hours after heavy rain fell across Britain, with more than 270 flood alerts or warnings in place for the country. Firefighters in South Wales received 500 calls for help yesterday, while crews in Northamptonshire said they had handled … Read more

Fascinating pictures show the secret bedrooms where plane crews sleep

Fascinating pictures show the secret bedrooms where plane crews sleep: Flight attendants rest on flat beds hidden in the ceiling and pilots relax in business class suites These images reveal the secret windowless Crew Rest Compartments (CRCs) for cabin crew The size and position of these spaces vary on each aircraft – one crew member … Read more

Helicopter crashes down in Scottish Highlands field as emergency crews race to scene 

Helicopter crashes down in Scottish Highlands field as emergency crews race to scene Emergency services are on the scene after the aircraft crashed near Avoch Village is on the Black Isle and is around 12 miles north of Inverness By Harry Howard For Mailonline Published: 14:15 GMT, 12 November 2020 | Updated: 14:55 GMT, 12 … Read more

Denzel Washington’s mansion draws multiple fire crews responding to reports of ‘smoke’

Denzel Washington’s mansion in exclusive celeb-favorite Beverly Crest draws multiple fire crews responding to reports of ‘smoke’ seen billowing from the second floor Los Angeles Fire Department confirmed they attended the home on Wednesday The department said that all parties in the home were safely evacuated out   The 65-year-old actor’s representative said that ‘everyone is … Read more

Denzel Washington’s Hollywood Hills mansion caught on fire as crews responded to ‘smoke’

Denzel Washington’s Hollywood Hills mansion caught on fire as crews responded to ‘smoke’ seen billowing from the second floor By Tracy Wright For Dailymail.com Published: 04:58 GMT, 12 November 2020 | Updated: 04:58 GMT, 12 November 2020 Los Angeles Fire Department crews responded to an apparent fire at the Hollywood Hills mansion of Denzel Washington. … Read more

Fire crews rescue dog from a rabbit warren where he was trapped for 12 hours with a fox

Dog that got trapped in a hole with FOX is rescued in elaborate 12-hour operation using listening devices and cameras Max the Jack Russell was rescued in Lavant, Chichester, on Wednesday evening His owner had tried to coax him out a rabbit hole for hours before he was found West Sussex Fire and Rescue found … Read more

Rules preventing emergency crews from responding quickly to terror attacks ‘puts lives at risk’ 

Safety rules preventing emergency crews from responding quickly to terror attacks ‘puts lives at risk’ Chief Constable of West Midlands Police Dave Thompson has warned strict rules on how emergency services respond to terror attacks could put lives at risk  He said the death toll from last month’s knife rampage in Birmingham may have been … Read more

Rules preventing emergency crews from responding quickly to terror attacks ‘puts lives at risk’ 

Safety rules preventing emergency crews from responding quickly to terror attacks ‘puts lives at risk’ Chief Constable of West Midlands Police Dave Thompson has warned strict rules on how emergency services respond to terror attacks could put lives at risk  He said the death toll from last month’s knife rampage in Birmingham may have been … Read more

WWI leather helmet that British tank crews refused to wear is found in charity shop

A rare British tank helmet from the First World War that servicemen refused to wear because its resemblance to the German equivalent led to ‘friendly fire’ attacks has been found in a charity shop. From a distance, the leather headgear worn by Tommies looked similar to the German Stahlhelm (‘steel helmet’) – and this fatal … Read more

People traffickers ‘are paying French fishing boat crews to get migrants across the English Channel’

People traffickers are hiring French fishing boat crews to carry desperate migrants halfway across the Channel in a bid to evade eye-in-the-sky military drones. Once in open water, asylum seekers clamber into pre-inflated dinghies held in the fishing boat to complete the rest of the perilous 21-mile crossing, reports suggest. Onlookers have reported seeing between 70 … Read more