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Dozens Evacuated as Fire Engulfs Industrial Unit Near Oldham

Forty-five homes were evacuated in Greenfield, near Oldham, after a large fire broke out at an industrial unit on Wellington Road, with a nearby Tesco also cleared as a precaution.

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Black, orange and grey smoke rises in a huge plume from a large grey industrial building which sits behind a wooden fence at the end of a residential street. The houses are made of larger beige stone bricks and sit over two storeys. They are all of similar design like so many private housing estates. Lots of cars are parked in front of the houses. The cab of a fire engine is in the foreground. In front of it, a flat bed fire vehicle has a ladder mounted on it. It is extended towards the flames with, presumably, firefighters directing water towards the flames from the cherry picker basket at the end of the ladder. Two firefighters in hi-vis and helmets stand in the distance, backs to shot.

Wakefield Dog Attack Death: Lee Ellis Charged with Manslaughter Ahead of Court Date

West Yorkshire Police have charged Lee Ellis, 55, with manslaughter after a man died from a dog bite in Wakefield; he is due at Leeds Crown Court on 16 September 2026, as police continue to seek witnesses.

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Police tape across a path with woodland on either side

Prif swyddog tân yn canmol cymorth y fyddin wrth ymladd tanau gwyllt yn ne Cymru

Mae Fin Monahan, prif swyddog Gwasanaeth Tân ac Achub De Cymru, wedi canmol y fyddin a chriwiau o saith gwasanaeth tân arall am eu cymorth wrth ymladd tanau gwyllt yn ne Cymru, wrth i 14 tân barhau i losgi.

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Aelodau o'r fyddin sy'n helpu i ddiffodd tanau

Gurkha Troops Join Firefighters Battling South Wales Wildfires

About 200 soldiers, mainly from the Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment, are helping fire crews battle roughly 14 wildfires across south Wales, as officials warn the crisis may not be over.

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Soldiers from 10 Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment receive a briefing from a firefighter as a hleicopter with water flies overhead

35 Firefighters Battle Overnight Warehouse Fire in Harwich

About 35 firefighters tackled a warehouse blaze in Harwich in the early hours, with residents told to keep windows shut as smoke was seen as far as Ipswich and Felixstowe.

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Orange flames coming off a warehouse on fire in Stour Road in Harwich. A plume of smoke is coming from the building and spreading into the sky.

Man Held on Attempted Murder Charge After Stabbing at Surrey Asylum Hotel

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a stabbing at the Stanwell Hotel in Staines, which has housed asylum seekers since 2022 amid past local protests.

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The Stanwell Hotel, believed to be housing asylum seekers, is pictured in Stanwell, west London on August 27, 2025.

Pilot Hospitalised After DH.88 Comet Crashes During Shuttleworth Flying Proms Show

A pilot was hospitalised after a de Havilland DH.88 Comet crashed during the Flying Proms display at Shuttleworth in Bedfordshire on 15 August 2026, the second such incident at the venue this year.

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Red plane on a grass airfield. It has the number 34 painted on the tail fin.

Wildfire Alert Sent to Wales in Welsh Before English Sparks Political Row

A UK-wide wildfire alert sent to phones in Wales in Welsh before English has sparked a political row, as fire crews battle blazes, military support is deployed and four teenagers are arrested over a deliberate fire near Porth.

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A phone screen with an emergency alert on is seen on a phone, with fire engines behind

Stourbridge Wildfire: Residents Begin Returning Home as Fire Chiefs Warn of 'Incredible Pressure'

Residents of Stourbridge began returning home on 15 August 2026 as fire chiefs described 'incredible pressure' from 11 major blazes in 48 hours; 38 properties were destroyed or damaged and fundraisers have topped £75,000 combined.

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A fire fighter with her hair in long plaits pulls a red and white do not cross tape across a road. Behind her is blackened grassland with houses in the distance.

Falkirk Rallies Mark One Year Since First Asylum Hotel Protests

Rival demonstrations returned to Falkirk on 15 August 2026, a year after clashes first erupted outside the Cladhan Hotel, as police kept anti-immigration and pro-immigration groups apart.

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Pro-immigration demonstrators at the beginning of the march on Saturday. There are dozens of people with a variety of banners. The one at the front is a pink and black Stand up to Racism banner and says Falkirk United Against Racism. refugees are welcome here.

Jason Arday's Death Exposes Deep Rifts Over Race and Research Integrity in Academia

Jason Arday, the Cambridge academic who resigned amid plagiarism allegations, was found dead aged 41 in Battersea on 14 August 2026, reigniting debate over race, scrutiny and research integrity in academia.

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Arday pictured during a TV interview in March 2023. He wears a black turtle-neck top.

Cornwall Wildlife Park Swaps Imported Fish for Local Sardines to Feed Penguins

Penguins at Paradise Park in Hayle are now fed locally caught Cornish sardines instead of imported fish, after a chance chat with fisherman Tom Lambourn revived a supply chain that had lapsed.

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The picture shows two Humboldt penguins beside a pool. One penguin is standing on a wet concrete ledge next to a rock wall, while another is swimming in the water carrying what appears to be a silver sardine in its beak.