A hidden strain is stretching emergency services to their limits, revealing a crisis that goes beyond the usual call of duty.

Firefighters are now being called to help obese people once every 3 hours 20 minutes, according to new figures. Approximately 1.9million UK adults are living with Class III obesity, formerly known as ...

A firefighter has detailed how one operation took 10 hours and more than 17 crews ...

New figures have indicated a record-breaking 206 e‑bike and e‑scooter fires broke out in London during 2025, according to the London Fire Brigade (LFB). Two Londoners died in the fires last year, with ...

London Fire Brigade said the figures show "urgent action is still needed" to prevent e-bike and e-scooter fires.

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London Fire Brigade staff injuries top 1,000 in three years, with rising cases linked to inadequate PPE, training, and staffing.

Two children have been rescued after becoming trapped on an island in the middle of an icy pond in east London. The children were unable to return to the shore of Hollow Pond in Leytonstone on ...

New data has shown that Lancashire’s Fire and Rescue Service (LFRS) attended some of the highest numbers of rescues involving ...

London travel news LIVE: Suffragette, Mildmay and Lioness lines SHUT as firefighters tackle blaze in Chalk Farm - London ...

Research has revealed that Cumbria had the highest proportion of hot work fires in the country in 2024/25.

A total over 15,000 "bariatric" incidents were responded to by firefighters in the past decade — up by five times compared to figures from the last decade as brigades reveal just how hard these callou ...