Around 72,000 sq miles of land has been affected by bushfires in Australia. So is it safe to go? Tom Chesshyre says the short answer is yes. Here's his guide to visiting in the aftermath of the disaster.

Hillary Clinton has already organised an Election Night celebration party in New York City complete with fireworks which would kick off only 30 minutes after the polls close.

Nate Silver, a renowned statistician, warned on Friday that three new polls indicate a closer than expected race between Clinton and Donald Trump as the polls narrow in New Hampshire.

Hillary Clinton's campaign has called off its planned election night firework display over Manhattan, it emerged Monday, the day before America goes to the polls.

If I were Her Majesty the Queen, I would unceremoniously strip Harry and Meghan of all their titles with immediate effect and despatch them back into civilian life, writes PIERS MORGAN.

Popular comedian Jordan Shanks has called on the Queen to sack Prime Minister Scott Morrison over his handling of the bushfire crisis.

The woman, a resident of the building in her 40s, was arrested on the street below the block in Paris' wealthy 16th arrondissement, trying to set fire to a car and a wheely bin.

Radia Benaziez (pictured), a 40-year-old architect, died on Tuesday morning in the blaze in an eight-storey building in Paris, allegedly started by a woman in a row over loud music.

The University of Notre Dame in Indiana clarified over social media that it was not burning as news spread that the Notre Dame Cathedral was being ravaged by flames in Paris, France.

Around 400 firefighters were mobilised to help tackle the blaze that engulfed the Notre Dame Cathedral on Monday. Yet there was criticism that the fire service had not responded quickly enough.

Australian singer Tina Arena has revealed she is 'devastated' by the Notre-Dame de Paris fire that has destroyed many priceless and irreplaceable artworks.

French President Emmanuel Macron vowed to rebuild Notre Dame with help from the international community after a devastating fire gutted the famous Catholic cathedral last night.

A stunning series of photographs reveal how a 'stray flame' eventually turned into a towering inferno that engulfed Paris's Notre Dame Cathedral overnight.

YouTube accidentally tagged clips of the fire engulfing Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris with details about the 9/11 terror attacks in New York. The error came from a fact-checking feature.

Politicians have today warned of a grave fire risk at the Palace of Westminster, which in 1834 was destroyed in a blaze before being rebuilt by the architect Charles Barry.

The fire at Notre Dame cathedral in Paris began around 7pm on Monday and the building was quickly evacuated. A firefighter explained the vast technical difficulties in tackling the blaze.

Brooke Windsor, from Michigan, photographed the unknown man swinging the child with Notre Dame cathedral in Paris in the background. She now wants to find the mystery man.

Natalia Vodianova paid her respects to Notre Dame on Tuesday as she visited the site of the Paris cathedral which was nearly destroyed by fire.

The White House said 'we remember with grateful hearts the tolling of Notre Dame’s bells' in 2001 in 'recognition of the tragic September 11th attacks on American soil. Those bells will sound again.'

Firefighters followed a 230-year-old protocol when battling last night's blaze at Notre Dame in Paris, according to a Twitter user, citing a lecture at Versailles on long term city planning.

Devastating scenes of the historic Notre Dame being ravaged by a huge blaze last night will bring back memories for those who remember the 1984 York Minster fire (the aftermath, pictured).

Michelle Obama was spotted on an idyllic dinner cruise in Paris when she and the other guests learned that the nearby Notre Dame Cathedral had gone up in flames.

Experts are today entering the wreckage of the Paris landmark to find which of the precious artworks and religious relics have been saved after Monday night's devastating blaze.

Neil Cavuto was hosting his show on Fox News' 4pm ET hour when he cut short the phone interview with Catholic League President Bill Donohue over his 'conjectures' about the fire.

The bells of Westminster Abbey rang out on Tuesday in solidarity with France after the devastating fire that gutted Notre Dame Cathedral, Theresa May said.

Two days after the inferno at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris a billion euros has been donated to repair the church after French President Emmanuel Macron said renovating it was the French 'destiny.'

Franck Riester, France’s culture minister, said on Tuesday that the cathedral’s organ “seems to be quite affected” by the blaze while the fate of several other artefacts are unknown.

President Donald Trump spoke with Pope Francis on Wednesday to offer condolences for the partially destroyed Notre Dame Cathedral and to wish him a Happy Easter.

The U.S. presidential candidate has more than once suggested the laws be changed in France and elsewhere so that victims of such attacks are able to defend themselves.

The Sheffield bar, called Paris, advertised the drink on their Instagram account (pictured). The bar refused to back down despite a backlash from students speaking out in protest against the name.

Callum Long Collins (pictured) of Fareham, Hampshire, who runs the English Shooting YouTube channel, confirmed police are not going to reinstate his licences after they were revoked in 2016.

Shania Greenhall, from Leeds, was beaten with a ratchet as children fired fireworks at her and three friends on a grassy area near a school on Wednesday.

Leeds-based Headingley Market inadvertently kicked off a national debate when tweeting an animation which showed a teapot being poured with milk already in it.

The billionaire, 78, made the comments during a 2011 interview with PBS while he was still serving as New York City Mayor.

In 2017, Ed Warner noted Dr Rob Chakraverty's sloppy documentation of an injection to Sir Mo Farah had been logged in his annual appraisal. It looks now to be a matter for his permanent record.

After conducting a review of 57 climate change research papers, UK and Australian scientists say human-induced climate change promotes conditions that make wildfires spread.

On November 7, 2010, we suggested that policemen AZ12 and AZ14 had deliberately quoted song titles in evidence to the inquest of Chelsea barrister Mark Saunders. Since then the Independent Police Complaints Commission has found this was not the case. We accept neither officer showed disrespect for the deceased, his family or the Court and apologise for any distress caused.

On November 7, 2010, we suggested that policemen AZ12 and AZ14 had deliberately quoted song titles in evidence to the inquest of Chelsea barrister Mark Saunders. Since then the Independent Police Complaints Commission has found this was not the case. We accept neither officer showed disrespect for the deceased, his family or the Court and apologise for any distress caused.

Our 28th October article last year 'Striking firemen want £10,000 pay rise' mentioned that 'fire crews could already expect to pocket up to £50,000 a year after overtime.' We would like to clarify that this top sum referred to what a senior manager might expect to earn. We are sorry if this was misunderstood.

The fires tearing through Santa Rosa and Walton counties have scorched thousands of acres of woods, razed dozens of structures, including homes, and forced some 1,600 people to evacuate.

Paige, a high school senior from Newberry, Florida, claimed that her boss and his secretary had sex at work every day. She filmed herself supposedly barging in on them and then running away,

Blackie was exploring his vast rural backyard in Emerald, south-east of Melbourne when he became stuck deep in the wombat hole.

Jeremy Kappell (pictured) referred to a park named after the civil rights leader in Rochester, New York, as 'Martin Luther C**n Park', before quickly amending his mistake during a broadcast for WHEC.

The meteorologist appeared to use the racial slur whilst describing a park in the New York state city named after Martin Luther King Jr.

The mother-of-one, 28, accidentally set her jumper on fire as she played with a candle during the steam with a female pal, leaving her to hysterically bat out the flames.

Singer Ellie Goulding continued the running theme on her red carpet attire at The Hunger Games: Catching Fire premiere on Monday in a black lacy dress.

Former footballer Gary Lineker made a rare public appearance with his eleven year-old step daughter Ella at The Hunger Games: Catching Fire premiere.

Hunger Games Catching Fire premiere: Jennifer Lawrence drowns her youthful figure in unflattering embellished 'Smarties' gown

Her character Effie Trinket would surely approve of the billowing Jason Wu gown with cut-out sides.

'Yeah, I'll say fired, sure,' the 41-year-old said in an interview with FirstWeFeast.com . 'At a certain point we just kind of agreed that it wasn't working out. More him than me.'