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The Independent
5 days ago
- Climate
- The Independent
Continued hot weather means heat alerts set to continue
Yellow heat health alerts issued by the UK Health Security Agency have been extended for large parts of England until 18 August, indicating potential significant impacts on health and social care. Heavy rain and thunderstorms have affected parts of England, including London and Kent, with similar conditions forecast for the South East and isolated storms in Northern England and Northern Ireland. Scotland faces flood alerts and a yellow thunderstorm warning, with potential for heavy rainfall and localised flooding. A major incident was declared by North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue due to a moor fire near RAF Fylingdales, which has spread over five square kilometres. England is experiencing "nationally significant" water shortfalls, with several regions in drought or prolonged dry weather status, impacting agriculture and increasing wildfire risks.
Yahoo
09-08-2025
- Yahoo
Man swimming in River Ouse sparks call out from emergency services
A man swimming in the River Ouse has sparked a major call out from the emergency services. Fire crews from York and Acomb, police and paramedics were called to the river shortly before 11pm on Friday (August 8). North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said the man had managed to get out of the river himself when its crews arrived. 'York and Acomb crews were requested to assist police and ambulance with a male swimming in the river,' a service spokesperson said. 'On arrival male had got himself out the river and crew and ambulance service assisted him to safety.'
BBC News
07-07-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Parked vehicles in Settle block fire engine on emergency call
Firefighters in the Yorkshire Dales have said "thoughtless" parking blocked their route to an emergency call.A crew from Bentham Fire Station was called out at 21:33 BST on Saturday to reports of a fire in the open in Upper crew was forced to reverse and find an alternative route through the market town after finding the fire engine could not pass a car parked on a narrow road."Every second counts in an emergency," said Jon Darnton, from North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service. "In a lot of circumstances... minutes and seconds count so the quicker we can get there the better for everybody involved," he added."There are a lot more vehicles on the roads now so we do understand that there is a premium for parking," the Craven and Harrogate District group manager said that the issue was "not a really regular occurrence" but the service had identified certain routes, both urban and rural, which could only be driven by "narrow-track fire engines". The crew said police were requested to attend to "deal with the parking issue".North Yorkshire Police has been contacted for comment. Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
BBC News
21-05-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Person trapped beneath overturned tractor near Leyburn is freed
A person was successfully freed after being trapped underneath an overturned tractor, Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) has crews were called to Walden, near Leyburn in the Yorkshire Dales, at about 18:30 BST on Tuesday, according to crews, including the air ambulance, as well as fire service and mountain rescue teams, were all involved in the rescue operation.A YAS spokesperson said one patient was taken by helicopter to James Cook Hospital in Middlesbrough following the incident. "A number of ambulance resources were dispatched to the scene, including an ambulance, team leader and the air ambulance," they Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said its crews from Richmond and Reeth had also attended the scene.A fire service spokesperson said: "Crews released the casualty by lifting the vehicle, allowing access to the casualty to be transferred onto a scoop stretcher. "Mountain rescue teams assisted with transporting the casualty to the awaiting air ambulance, to be taken to hospital for treatment." Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North
BBC News
20-05-2025
- Climate
- BBC News
Firefighters tackle blaze at Strensall Common nature reserve
Fire crews are tackling a blaze which has broken out at a nature reserve on the outskirts of Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service said it was called to the blaze at Strensall Common about 15:30 service said eight crews were "working hard to try and prevent the fire spreading further".A spokesperson said firefighters were likely to be at scene for some time and asked people to avoid the area Pictures taken near to the blaze show large plumes of smoke rising above the Common is a nature reserve about six miles (10km) from York city centre. Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
