fire Elderly couple sprayed in face with fire extinguishers during 'despicable' raid in east London By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-21T06:39:00Z Full Article
fire 'Massive fireballs' seen for miles in Kent as chickens killed by explosion on farm By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-21T13:25:00Z "Massive fireballs" and "huge explosions" have been seen near Maidstone in Kent as firefighters responded to an explosion on a farm. Full Article
fire Chatham Dockside: Man arrested after 'gunshots' fired from flat balcony in Kent By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-22T08:55:00Z A man in his 30s has been arrested in Chatham following reports of gunshots being fired from the balcony of an apartment block. Full Article
fire Greta Thunberg posts House on Fire video to call for more climate action on World Earth Day By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-22T10:43:00Z Greta Thunberg has released a video showing a family calmly getting ready for the day while their house burns down around them as a symbol of the threat of climate change. Full Article
fire Suspect charged with firearms offence after man seen firing weapons from flat balcony in Kent By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-23T08:31:00Z Police have charged a suspect with a firearms offence after a man was seen firing weapons from an apartment in Kent. Full Article
fire Rainham fire: Huge blaze at east London landfill site as 55 tons of waste burns By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-23T14:13:00Z Firefighters are tackling a major blaze at a landfill site in east London where around 55 tons of waste has caught fire. Full Article
fire Police officer shot dead and another fighting for life after gunman opens fire in Louisiana By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-27T09:19:00Z A police officer has died and another is fighting for his life after a shooting in Louisiana. Full Article
fire Captain Tom Moore's 100th birthday Spitfire flypast WILL go ahead, Grant Shapps insists By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-28T07:33:00Z Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar said it would instead fly The Spirit of Kent on a circuit around the Biggin Hill airfield at 8pm on Thursday, to coincide with the nation's weekly "Clap for our Carers" event. Full Article
fire US firefighter entertains Manhattan health workers with national anthem performance on electric guitar By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-28T11:50:17Z This is the moment a firefighter's star-spangled tribute entertained health workers outside a Manhattan hospital. Full Article
fire South Korea fire: At least 38 killed as blaze rips through construction site near Seoul By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-29T20:13:00Z At least 38 people have died after a devastating fire broke out at a construction site near South Korea's capital, Seoul. Full Article
fire Wood Green fire: Huge blaze breaks out at block of flats in north London By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-29T22:10:00Z A huge blaze has broken out at a block of flats in north London. Full Article
fire Chiltern Firehouse wins fight to open pavement café By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-30T08:38:34Z One of London's most popular celebrity nightspots will be allowed to open a Parisian-style pavement café despite dozens of complaints from neighbours. Full Article
fire Deptford fire: Firefighters battle early morning blaze in block of flats By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-01T06:02:00Z Ten fire engines and around 70 firefighters have been battling a blaze in a block of flats in south east London. Full Article
fire North and South Korea exchange gunfire across border at guard post By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-03T06:03:06Z North Korean troops have fired several bullets at a South Korean guard post inside the heavily fortified border between the countries, the military said. Full Article
fire Huge fire engulfs 48-storey skyscraper in United Arab Emirates city of Sharjah By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-05T20:54:00Z A huge blaze broke out at a 48-storey skyscraper in the United Arab Emirates city of Sharjah. Full Article
fire Forty firefighters tackle blaze at 20-storey tower block in west London By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-07T08:47:00Z Forty firefighters tackled a blaze on the 17th floor of a block of flats in west London on Thursday morning. Full Article
fire Hundreds evacuated as wildfires rage in Florida Panhandle By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-07T10:46:07Z Around 500 people have been forced to flee their homes due to raging wildfires in the Florida Panhandle, authorities have confirmed. Full Article
fire SpaceX has fired Starship’s Raptor engine, and the vehicle still stands By arstechnica.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 03:00:35 +0000 The Raptor rocket engine burned for about 4 seconds. Full Article Science
fire Fired scientist back to peddling anti-vaxx COVID-19 conspiracy theories By arstechnica.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 17:50:18 +0000 YouTube, Facebook crack down on two viral videos for spreading medical misinformation. Full Article Science anti-vaxxer Biology cognitive bias conspiracy theories COVID-19 dr. anthony fauci fake news health misinformation medicine science
fire Spaceflight signs up as anchor customer for Firefly Aerospace launch in 2021 By news.yahoo.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 00:39:40 -0400 Seattle-based Spaceflight Inc. has signed an agreement to secure most of the payload mass on a Firefly Aerospace rocket that's due to lift off from California's Vandenberg Air Force Base in 2021. The agreement, announced today, establishes Spaceflight as the mission's anchor customer and commits the company to managing the logistics for multiple payloads on the Firefly Alpha rocket. That should help Firefly maximize use of the rocket's 630-kilogram (1,389-pound) capacity for a launch to sun-synchronous orbit. Texas-based Firefly Aerospace is planning to launch the Alpha on its maiden flight from Vandenberg later this year. The company suffered a setback in… Read More Full Article
fire US blocks vote on UN's bid for global ceasefire over reference to WHO By news.yahoo.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 17:07:56 -0400 Security council had spent weeks seeking resolution but Trump administration opposed mention of organizationThe US has blocked a vote on a UN security council resolution calling for a global ceasefire during the Covid-19 pandemic, because the Trump administration objected to an indirect reference to the World Health Organization.The security council has been wrangling for more than six weeks over the resolution, which was intended to demonstrate global support for the call for a ceasefire by the UN secretary general, António Guterres. The main source for the delay was the US refusal to endorse a resolution that urged support for the WHO’s operations during the coronavirus pandemic.Donald Trump has blamed the WHO for the pandemic, claiming (without any supporting evidence) that it withheld information in the early days of the outbreak.China insisted that the resolution should include mention and endorsement of the WHO.On Thursday night, French diplomats thought they had engineered a compromise in which the resolution would mention UN “specialized health agencies” (an indirect, if clear, reference to the WHO).The Russian mission signaled that it wanted a clause calling for the lifting of sanctions that affected the delivery of medical supplies, a reference to US punitive measures imposed on Iran and Venezuela. However, most security council diplomats believed Moscow would withdraw the objection or abstain in a vote rather than risk isolation as the sole veto on the ceasefire resolution.On Thursday night, it appeared that the compromise resolution had the support of the US mission, but on Friday morning, that position switched and the US “broke silence” on the resolution, raising objection to the phrase “specialist health agencies”, and blocking movement towards a vote.“We understood that there was an agreement on this thing but it seems that they changed their mind,” a western security council diplomat said.“Obviously they have changed their mind within the American system so that wording is still not good enough for them,” another diplomat close to the discussions said. “It might be that they just need a bit more time to settle it amongst themselves, or it might be that someone very high up has made a decision they don’t want it, and therefore it won’t happen. It is unclear at this moment, which one it is.”A spokesperson for the US mission at the UN suggested that if the resolution was to mention the work of the WHO, it would have to include critical language about how China and the WHO have handled the pandemic.“In our view, the council should either proceed with a resolution limited to support for a ceasefire, or a broadened resolution that fully addresses the need for renewed member state commitment to transparency and accountability in the context of Covid-19. Transparency and reliable data are essential to helping the world combat this ongoing pandemic, and the next one,” the spokesperson said.While the force of the resolution would be primarily symbolic, it would have been symbolism at a crucial moment. Since Guterres made his call for a global ceasefire, armed factions in more than a dozen countries had observed a temporary truce. The absence of a resolution from the world’s most powerful nations, however, undermines the secretary general’s clout in his efforts to maintain those fragile ceasefires.Talks will continue next week at the security council to explore whether some other way around the impasse can be found. Full Article
fire Attackers exploit 0-day code-execution flaw in the Sophos firewall By arstechnica.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 20:06:49 +0000 Yep, in-the-wild SQL injection exploits in 2020 are still a thing. Full Article Biz & IT exploits firewalls Sophos vulnerabilities zerodays
fire The World Is a Burning Ring of Liars with Pants on Fire (in Culture) By feeds.feedblitz.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 07:40:00Z And I’m sick of it. Full Article
fire Fortnite Darkfire Bundle (PS4/XB1/Switch) $14.99 & BOGO Fortnite Figures at Best Buy - DotD By www.cheapassgamer.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 15:17:01 +0000 Fortnite Darkfire Bundle (PS4/XB1/Switch) $14.99 msrp $29.99 Amazon has the PS4 version for the same price. BOGO Fortnite Figures Other Fornite deals: Buy any v-bucks card, get the SteelSeries - Arctis 1 Wireless Stereo Gaming Headset for PC for $59.99 Here's what the Darkfire Bundle includes: https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/en-US/darkfire Spoiler --> Full Article
fire Quebec police investigate 4 cellphone tower fires, possible link to conspiracy theory By globalnews.ca Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 12:24:35 +0000 Police have no suspects in connection with the fires. Full Article Canada Crime Tech 5G 5G conspiracy theory 5G Network Cellphone Towers Cellphone towers fire COVID-19 Laval police novel coronavirus Piedmont Prevost Quebec cellphone towers Quebec cellphone towers fire Quebec provincial police Sureté du Québec Wireless access
fire Boy, 14, faces numerous firearms charges By ottawacitizen.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 09:55:31 +0000 Ottawa police received a call that a residence on St. Catherine near Percy Street had been shot at on March 26. No one was injured. Full Article Local News News Firearms Ottawa Police
fire Firefighters douse early morning garage fire in Kinburn By ottawacitizen.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 13:43:20 +0000 Ottawa Fire Services received a 911 call from the homeowner at 6183 Carp Rd., reporting a detached garage was on fire. That was followed by a number of 911 calls reported heavy smoke coming from the area of Carp and Styles Side roads. While on route to the scene, crews spotted the heavy smoke and […] Full Article Local News
fire Quebec police investigating possible link between cell tower fires and 5G coronavirus conspiracy theories By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 04:00:00 EDT Quebec provincial police are investigating whether at least two cellphone tower fires north of Montreal could be linked to conspiracy theories that 5G wireless technology caused the coronavirus pandemic. Full Article News/Canada
fire MasterChef star John Torode causes fire live on This Morning cooking segment By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-28T13:22:56Z Chef inadvertently started a blaze in his kitchen as Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield looked on in shock Full Article
fire The Simpsons composer Alf Clausen fired for delegating his work to his son, claims Fox By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-30T07:28:40Z Clausen previously alleged he was dismissed over his 'perceived disability and age' Full Article
fire Michael Palin says he was saved by elderly neighbour after accidentally setting house on fire By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-02T07:04:00Z Monty Python star was recovering from open-heart surgery when he says incident took place Full Article
fire Lockdown Letters: Forbidden fireworks become shining symbol of NHS support By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-28T10:34:29Z In the latest instalment in our series of thoughts and reflections during lockdown, Megan C. Hills watches a neighbourhood nuisance become a local hero Full Article
fire Under-fire cruise Carnival pledges to follow official rules on cruises By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-05T05:27:00Z Cruise company Carnival on Tuesday promised to follow social distancing measures on restarted cruises amid mounting questions over its handling of the coronavirus crisis. Full Article
fire High-rise 48-storey tower catches fire in UAE By www.telegraph.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 20:51:36 GMT Full Article topics:places/united-arab-emirates structure:news/world-news topics:places/middle-east structure:news storytype:standard
fire Forty firefighters tackling blaze at 20-storey tower block in west London By www.telegraph.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 10:15:11 GMT Full Article topics:things/grenfell-tower structure:news topics:things/london-fire-brigade-lfb structure:news/uk-news storytype:standard
fire Joe Biden fires warning to US Soccer Federation in support of the US Women's Team By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-03T02:25:00Z US presidential nominee Joe Biden has given his backing to the US women's football team over its legal back with US Soccer Federation over gender discrimination, before firing a warning to the organisation over its World Cup funding. Full Article
fire Forest fire season is coming. How can we stop the Amazon burning? By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-05T12:00:08Z The Guardian investigates fire in the state of Pará - to reveal the loopholes that allow deforestation to be legitimised We found the first fire without looking, crackling and roaring on farmland beside the busy Amazon highway, the flames consuming a road sign with its name – BR-163 – lying in the grass. Trucks thundered past, ferrying soya and corn from the agricultural heartlands of Brazil’s central-west to the ports of Santarém and Miritituba. Nobody was around.Every year fires roar across the Amazon, and in just a few months they will be here again. But last August the number of blazes reached a nine-year high, and sparked an international crisis for Brazil’s far-right president Jair Bolsonaro. Months later, their traces hung over the forests in the Amazon state of Pará, leaving blackened logs and charred tree stumps where there was once rainforest. Continue reading... Full Article Brazil Deforestation Amazon rainforest Environment Americas World news Conservation Trees and forests
fire Jury hung in trial of Kulwinder Singh, who was accused of lighting his wife on fire By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Fri, 18 Oct 2019 17:23:00 +1100 A Sydney jury is unable to reach a unanimous or majority verdict in the case of a Kulwinder Singh, who pleaded not guilty to setting his wife Parwinder Kaur on fire in 2013. She later died in hospital. Full Article ABC Radio Sydney sydney Law Crime and Justice:All:All Law Crime and Justice:Courts and Trials:All Law Crime and Justice:Crime:All Law Crime and Justice:Crime:Murder and Manslaughter Australia:NSW:All Australia:NSW:Rouse Hill 2155 Australia:NSW:Sydney 2000
fire Sydney news: Commuter chaos as M1 closed at Berowra, man dies in Maitland house fire By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Wed, 23 Oct 2019 10:47:00 +1100 MORNING BRIEFING: Commuters and HSC students have been advised to avoid the M1 at Berowra after a road worker was hit by a utility early this morning, causing lane closures, and a man dies in a blaze at a Maitland home. Full Article ABC Radio Sydney sydney newcastle Disasters and Accidents:Accidents:All Disasters and Accidents:Emergency Incidents:All Disasters and Accidents:Fires:All Education:All:All Government and Politics:States and Territories:All Health:All:All Health:Healthcare Facilities:All Law Crime and Justice:Police:All Australia:NSW:Berowra 2081 Australia:NSW:Maitland 2320 Australia:NSW:Sydney 2000
fire Sydney news: Total fire bans as temperatures soar, man in critical condition after 100 stair fall By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Fri, 25 Oct 2019 08:19:00 +1100 MORNING BRIEFING: Total fire bans are in place as temperatures are set to rise beyond the mid-30s on Friday, and a man in a wheelchair has fallen down 100 stairs at Macquarie Park Station. Full Article ABC Radio Sydney sydney Disasters and Accidents:All:All Disasters and Accidents:Emergency Incidents:All Disasters and Accidents:Emergency Planning:All Disasters and Accidents:Fires:All Law Crime and Justice:All:All Law Crime and Justice:Police:All Sport:Horse Racing:All Weather:All:All Australia:NSW:All Australia:NSW:Leura 2780 Australia:NSW:Macquarie Park 2113 Australia:NSW:Sydney 2000
fire Sydney news: NSW economy loses to Tasmania, suspected hydroponic set-up damaged by fire By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Mon, 28 Oct 2019 08:50:00 +1100 MORNING BRIEFING: NSW's economy has dropped to third, behind Victoria and Tasmania, according to CommSec's State of the States report, which measures performance based on several factors. Full Article ABC Radio Sydney centralcoast newengland sydney Australia:NSW:All Australia:NSW:Kincumber 2251 Australia:NSW:Narrabri 2390 Australia:NSW:Strathfield 2135 Australia:NSW:Sydney 2000 Australia:NSW:Toongabbie 2146
fire Multiple storage units lost in massive factory fire By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Tue, 29 Oct 2019 07:06:00 +1100 More than 90 fire fighters are battling the blaze in inner west Sydney. Full Article ABC Radio Sydney sydney Disasters and Accidents:Emergency Incidents:All Disasters and Accidents:Emergency Planning:All Disasters and Accidents:Fires:All Disasters and Accidents:Fires:Industrial Australia:NSW:Beaconsfield 2015
fire Sydney news: Evacuations after factory fire near Alexandria, bus services restored for Hills district By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Tue, 29 Oct 2019 12:16:00 +1100 MORNING BRIEFING: More than 90 fire fighters work to stop a factory blaze from spreading in Sydney's inner city, while 700 weekly buses are being added to the Hills District. Full Article ABC Radio Sydney sydney newcastle Business Economics and Finance:Industry:Road Transport Disasters and Accidents:All:All Disasters and Accidents:Fires:All Disasters and Accidents:Fires:Industrial Law Crime and Justice:All:All Australia:NSW:Alexandria 2015 Australia:NSW:All Australia:NSW:Beaconsfield 2015 Australia:NSW:Cherrybrook 2126 Australia:NSW:Maitland 2320
fire Australian artist Mike Parr 'blind painting' black squares on gallery walls to protest against Amazon fires By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 05:57:00 +1100 The acclaimed Australian artist is painting black squares on a gallery wall with his eyes closed to protest against the values that led us to climate crisis. Full Article ABC Radio Sydney sydney Arts and Entertainment:All:All Arts and Entertainment:Contemporary Art:All Arts and Entertainment:Performance Art:All Arts and Entertainment:Visual Art:All Environment:All:All Environment:Climate Change:All Australia:All:All Australia:NSW:Sydney 2000
fire Sydney news: Hot, windy weather prompts total fire ban, and new research into perils of smartphone use By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2019 07:48:00 +1100 MORNING BRIEFING: Temperatures are set to soar to over 30 degrees Celsius in some places as firefighters stare down a difficult 48 hours on the east coast. Plus a Russian national is wanted for a double stabbing in Sydney's south. Full Article ABC Radio Sydney sydney Disasters and Accidents:All:All Disasters and Accidents:Fires:All Disasters and Accidents:Fires:Bushfire Law Crime and Justice:All:All Law Crime and Justice:Crime:All Law Crime and Justice:Crime:Assault Law Crime and Justice:Police:All Australia:NSW:All Australia:NSW:Sydney 2000
fire Google fires four for accessing internal documents. Workers say it's retaliation By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 18:58:21 -0500 Google terminated four employees for what the tech firm said were "repeated violations of our data security policies." At least one of them, Rebecca Rivers, had spoken out publicly against company initiatives including Google's past work with government agencies. Full Article
fire Misinformation about the coronavirus abounds, but correcting it can backfire By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 10:00:16 -0500 With so much false information circulating about the coronavirus outbreak, health officials are trying to set the record straight. Here's why that can backfire. Full Article
fire Man in hospital after jumping from window of block of flats to escape fire By www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 15:41:16 +0000 The fire started in the kitchen of a second floor flat on Wendon Road, in Baguley Full Article Greater Manchester News
fire Australian expat's push for universal mask-wearing catches fire in the US By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Sat, 04 Apr 2020 13:31:05 GMT When Melbourne expat Jeremy Howard called on all Americans to wear masks three days ago it was a fringe idea. Now US President Donald Trump is considering it. Full Article
fire Trump retweets call to fire Anthony Fauci after the coronavirus expert says quicker response 'could have saved lives' By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 21:31:04 GMT President Donald Trump retweeted a call to fire his top infectious disease specialist Anthony Fauci Sunday evening, amid mounting criticism of the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic. Full Article