Emergency services

Emergency services across Hertfordshire took part in a training exercise at the Snow Centre in Hemel Hempstead to test their response to a major incident scenario

Hertfordshire emergency services holding training exercise in Hemel Hempstead

Roofing experts have issued a warning to homeowners after a month of rainfall in 24 hours.

Roofing experts warn homeowners after a month's rainfall in 24 hours

It comes as UK motorists apologise at the scene of an accident - despite not being at fault

Drivers risk insurance claims for doing this one thing, expert warns

Emergency Services Day flag raising event (9/9/25) at Hertfordshire County Council. Image supplied by Hertfordshire County Council .

Official flag-raising event takes place in Hertfordshire

It's Drowning Prevention Week across the UK and Ireland

Four dangers of open water swimming your kids need to be aware of

Drink driver crashes into wall and leaves injured passengers behind

'Cowardly' driver crashes car and flees - with a passenger in the boot

Emergency Services Day

Emergency Services Day Returns to Hemel with Exciting New Attractions

CCTV shows flames tear through home after devastating explosion

Minibus smashes head-on into car - seriously injuring three.

Watch: Minibus smashes head-on into car - seriously injuring three

Armed police arrest man who threw acid in boy’s face.

Dramatic moment armed police arrest man who threw acid in boy’s face

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.
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Nigel Francis.

Watch: Moment man spits in paramedic’s face as he’s led to police van

Fire at property once owned by Jimmy Savile.

Watch: Blaze erupts at home once owned by Jimmy Savile

Harrowing CCTV shows the final moments of a teenager's life as he fled two thugs who stabbed him in a park in broad daylight.

Harrowing CCTV shows moment stabbed teen flees his killers

A sinkhole has opened in South Shields on Monday morning

Watch the aftermath as sinkhole opens on residential street

Dilovan Sindi.

Watch: Arsonist set fire to customers inside barber shop

Watch: Controlled explosions conducted after reports of bomb threat

Man wakeboards along flooded road in Leicestershire.

Watch: Moment man wakeboards along flooded road

View of the flooding at Proctor's Pleasure Park near Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire.

Watch: Full list of 133 areas where flooding is ‘expected’

Cars stranded in deep water due to flooding in Stockport.

Watch: Roads flooded and cars submerged as heavy rain hits the UK

Residents are rescued from fire.

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

People battle against the wind and rain.

Watch: Met Office issues rare red warning - weather warnings explained

Cargo plane crashes into house in Lithuania.

Watch: Moment plane crashes into house a 'mile' short of runway

Catherine Davies was paralysed from the neck down as a result of the collision.

Watch: Teen drives with his knees before paralysing a mum in crash

The bedroom table on fire.

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

Valencia Airport runway submerged in flood water.

Watch: Valencia Airport runway submerged in flood water as 62 dead

Aftermath of 'horror' train crash: 1 killed, 15 injured

Video shows aftermath of 'horror' train crash: 1 dead, 15 injured

Aerial images show fire fighters tackling flames of a huge fire in Manchester

Shocking drone footage shows thick black smoke during huge city blaze
Drone footage reveals smoke billowing across a city centre after a huge fire broke out at a commercial building on Friday morning.
Lucinda Herbert

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Man taken off plane after ‘trying to storm cockpit at 30,000ft’.

Watch: Man taken off plane after ‘trying to storm cockpit at 30,000ft’

The large blaze at a Birmingham grocery shop, Alum Rock Road, Saltley.

Watch: Shop explodes in ball of flames leaving two hospitalised

A light blue Audi R8 supercar hit a street post.

£130k Audi supercar now a 'crumpled heap' after lamp post crash

Alicia Reid and Ryan Reid.

Watch: Audio reveals moment hero boy, 8, saved mum's life calling 999

Drink driver Simon Wright, 43, crashed his Audi convertible in a head-on collision

Drunk-driver's head-on collision in Audi convertible caught on dashcam

'Cowardly' driver left friends to die in crash

"I'm gunna die": Chilling Snapchat video before fatal 100mph crash

Fire rages through crane on A road as smoke billows into air.

Watch: Fire rages through crane on A road as smoke billows into air

Maurice Jones was arrested after murdering Tsvetomir Genov - known as TG.

Watch: Man arrested after murdering love rival in front of his toddler

Eight armed men chase teen leaving him with multiple stab wounds.

Watch 8 armed men chase teen leaving him with multiple stab wounds

Boeing 737’s tyre explodes, flinging rubber across the runway.

Watch: Boeing 737’s tyre explodes as flight powers down runway

Fires burn outside London shops as police race to extinguish blazes.

Watch: Fires burn outside shops as police race to extinguish blazes

Fire rages at a Huyton industrial estate as 10 fire engines tackle blaze.

Watch: Fire rages at industrial estate as 10 fire engines tackle blaze

British tourists in Greece have been slapped with an "emergency alert" as a ferocious wildfire rages across the holiday hotspot.

Watch: Greek firefighters battle wildfires as warning issued

A British Airways Airbus-A380-841 comes in to land at Heathrow Airport in April 2024.

Watch: Fire rages through airport truck parked at plane

Plumes of smoke rise from the Linwood Industrial Estate in Elderslie. Picture: Laura (@laura1785)

Watch: Massive fire sends huge plumes of smoke into the air

Man injured as car crashes into busy McDonalds

Watch: Car crashes into busy McDonalds restaurant leaving man injured
Horrifying footage shows the moment after a car crashed through a wall and end up inside a McDonalds restaurant packed with terrified customers.
David Kessen

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Waves of mud crash through tourist city as landslide kills 6.

Watch: Waves of mud crash through tourist city as landslide kills 6

Huge fire at Carling and Coors brewery

Watch: Brewery blaze captured in dramatic aerial video

A camel landed through the windshield of a car in a road collision.

Watch: Camel smashes through car windscreen

firefighters tackle blaze at Warbreck Hill Road

Watch: Firefighters tackle huge blaze at former DWP office

Plane’s engine catches fire as black smoke billows from wing.

Watch: Plane’s engine catches fire as black smoke billows from wing

Watch: Terrifying moment man sets fire to flat

Emergency personnel will be on hand to answer questions.

Emergency services drop into town this half-term for Hemel Hempstead BID event

Network Rail staff work to remove an SUV from the track after it was hit by a train on a crossing at Redcar Central, Middlesbrough, on Wednesday May 1 2024.

Watch footage of car vs train crash aftermath - vehicle left crushed

Car crashes through metal barriers and into the front of theatre.

Watch: Man crashes through metal barriers and into front of theatre

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