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X-Sense has a range of smart smoke detectors - but this one couldn't be simpler. You don't even need to replace its battery

Review: This new smoke detector offers affordable peace of mind

A dual-purpose fire pit and barbecue for just £29.99 - what a bargain

This fire pit barbecue has been slashed to £29.99 in a huge 67% deal

The former Birkdale High School, Wheelwright Drive, Dewsbury

Fire crews battle blaze at derelict school building

John Stephenson hauled a two-tonne car 20 metres (65ft) across a West Yorkshire storage yard after his head was set on fire.

Moment man is set on fire before completing car pull in Wakefield

Emergency services rushed to scene of fire near Church Street

Five crews and aerial ladder called to Wakefield blaze

Emergency services rushed to scene of fire near Church Street

Road closures as emergency service rush to fire

Crews responded to a fire incident in Pontefract this afternoon (Friday).

Crews tackle blaze at high rise building in Pontefract

Fire teams remained at the scene yesterday (Sunday), using large jets to combat the blaze.

Stoelzle Flaconnage share statement after fire breaks out at Knottingley base

An e-bike exploding

E-bike fires caught on camera

Ronald Knowles, who made ‘assasination kits’ at his Derbyshire home, is arrested.

Watch: Man who made ‘assassination kits’ in home factory is arrested

A smart smoke alarm has so many benefits over a conventional system

Review: The £55 smart home bargain that every house should have

Dramatic moment massive house fire rages as police race to evacuate street.

Watch: Massive house fire rages as police race to evacuate street

One in six believe flames kill off bacteria

The barbecuing myth that ‘dirt adds flavour’ is dangerous health risk

This was the moment arsonist, Martin Foley, spat in the face of a police officer as he was being rescued from a burning roof.

Arsonist spits in officer's face as he's rescued from burning roof

CCTV shows flames tear through home after devastating explosion

From batteries to wet wipes: 17 items the Government wants to put in your family emergency kit

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The UK government has updated its advice on emergency kit prep – so we priced up every item using Amazon, from torches to tinned food.
Marc Reeves

The Ninja Woodfire brings convenience to grilling

Ninja Woodfire BBQ: why this electric grill is my guilty pleasure

A dramatic video captures the moment a plane came in low and hit a chimney before crashing at an Isle of Wight holiday park.

Watch: Plane crashes into holiday park - metres away from family

Aerial views show the aftermath after three blazes broke out at March Haigh Reservoir in Marsden.

Moorland damage after raging wildfire revealed in drone video

The WW2 bomb found by Adam Makewell and his son Cameron Makewell in the River Ure in Yorkshire.

Moment teenager crashes underwater drone into live 500kg WWII bomb

Man tries to start fire at Asda petrol station.

Watch: Man tries to start fire at Asda petrol station

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Heathrow fire: your rights and refund options after cancellations

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Heathrow fire: how to claim a refund or compensation for flight delays

A fire in a transformer in Nestles Avenue, Hayes, west London, which means Heathrow will be closed all day on Friday, March 21

Heathrow fire: How to share your travel story

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Heathrow fire: your rights and refund options after cancellations

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Heathrow fire: your rights and refund options after cancellations

Video grab of the moments before and after Israel Baber setting fire to a sofa in Eccleston House, in Aiken Street, Bristol.

Watch: Building goes up in flames as 'dangerous' man set fire to sofa
Shocking footage shows the moment a block of flats goes up in flames causing £450,000 damage after a 'dangerous' man set fire to a sofa in Bristol.
Lucinda Herbert

Couple and their dogs killed in horrifying e-bike battery fire at home

E-bike battery blaze was the worst I've seen. I couldn't save them

A carbon monoxide expert has urged Brits to watch out for signs of the ‘silent killer’ in their home.

Carbon monoxide poisoning: leave immediately if you spot these signs

Fire at property once owned by Jimmy Savile.

Watch: Blaze erupts at home once owned by Jimmy Savile

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Fire breaks out at Thai restaurant

Watch: Woman hit by speeding Audi driver leaving her seriously injured

This is the moment an armed criminal's own CCTV system filmed him taking part in a gun deal before the same cameras filmed firearms officers raiding his house less than an hour later.

Gangster films his own gun deal on CCTV moments before police raid

Watch the moment a stranded dog gets rescued from a cliff

Watch the moment a stranded dog gets rescued from a cliff

Dilovan Sindi.

Watch: Arsonist set fire to customers inside barber shop

Van goes up in flames as Spar convenience store evacuated

Watch as a van goes up in flames outside shop

Many celebrities have sadly lost their homes in the fires raging in Los Angeles. (Photo: Getty Images)

Watch: Full list of celebrities who have lost homes in LA fires

Brian Whitelock was given a whole life sentence for the murder of his neighbour Wendy Buckney.

Watch: Triple killer confesses to murdering his 71-year-old neighbour

Residents are rescued from fire.

Watch: Police run into burning building to rescue residents from blaze

Footage shows a fire in a house in Catford, southeast London, which was caused by an e-bike battery.

Watch shocking moment e-bike explosion sparks massive fire at house

A fire broke out at the popular retail park this afternoon.

Fire breaks out in car park of popular B&M store in Featherstone

George Pedley's boat under the water at Sandfield Bridge in Frampton Upon Severn, after the blaze.

Devastating video shows 22-foot canal boat going up in flames

Two fire crews attended and used hose reels and breathing apparatus to extinguish the blaze.

Crews from Pontefract and Castleford attend vehicle fire in Knottingley

A pensioner was seriously injured in an arson attack in Upperthorpe, Sheffield.

Watch: Pensioner had to be rescued from fire in suspected arson attack

London Fire Brigade tackle a fire at a takeaway in Holloway.

Watch: Smoke rises from takeaway fire as 15 fire engines are deployed

The fireplace can sit in any room, giving off heat and setting a festive mood

This cosy portable fireplace costs less than £25 and warms up a room

The bedroom table on fire.

Watch: Police rush into smoke-filled burning flat to save man’s life

Fire crews from across West Yorkshire raced to Sandmoor Drive, Alwoodley last night.

Blaze on Millionaire's Row: Dramatic video shows huge fire at £2m home

Fire crews from across West Yorkshire raced to Sandmoor Drive, Alwoodley last night.

Watch: Raging flames and thick smoke pour from fire at £2 million home

Firefighters tackling a huge fire at the former Dog Inn on Church Street, Preston

Breaking Watch: Flames pour from burning derelict pub as smoke billows into sky

The aftermath of the blaze at the Bristol Avenue tip

Video shows devastating tip blaze caused by a single e-bike battery

Scott and Georgina Bayliss’ £50k electric Mercedes burst into flames on their driveway.

Watch: £50k electric Mercedes bursts into flames on family’s driveway

Katie-Anne Hone returned home from the school run to find the family's flat had been destroyed in a blaze.

Watch: Mum returns home from school run to find flat gutted by fire

Watch: Motorway drivers play football as they wait for road to reopen

Loz Samuels pictured outside the world's smallest theatre - a former public loo in Malvern, UK.

We're revamping the world’s smallest theatre...a former public loo

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