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.

UK sees hottest day of the year as 38.1C recorded in Kew Gardens
Posted on Thursday August 13, 2026

An amber extreme heat warning is in place for parts of England until midnight.

Five key takeaways from results day 2026
Posted on Thursday August 13, 2026

Top grades and students going to university are on the up, but technical subjects are also becoming more popular.