Multiple fires destroy homes and cause devastation in West Midlands
Posted on Thursday August 13, 2026

The region's fire chief says the service took thousands of 999 calls across "one of the most significant" incidents in its history.

Watch: Aerial footage shows homes engulfed in flames in Stourbridge
Posted on Thursday August 13, 2026

Multiple fires burned across the West Midlands and destroyed homes.

Two seriously hurt as passenger train derails in East Sussex
Posted on Thursday August 13, 2026

"It was pandemonium... I could feel the carriage rocking," says one passenger who was on the train with his six-year-old daughter.

Final day of heatwave for many before weekend cooldown
Posted on Friday August 14, 2026

Heatwave conditions continue on Friday in south-east England but it is turning fresher for all into the weekend.

'Two out of four, baby' - Hunt wins 200m as she eyes historic quadruple
Posted on Thursday August 13, 2026

Britain's Amy Hunt charges to 200m glory to secure her second European Championships gold medal - but the sprinter has her sights set on a historic quadruple in Birmingham.