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The Latest Breaking News on Wildfires

Ten English fire services tackled record number of grass, forest and crop fires in 2025

Fire chief says summer, UK’s hottest on record, was ‘one of the most challenging for wildfires we’ve ever faced’

The Guardian - UK

WA bushfire downgraded while Queensland and NT brace for monsoonal rain and flooding

Conditions ease south-west of Perth as residents evacuated from Boddington fire on Christmas Day allowed to return

The Guardian - AU

Pictures of the year 2025: Powerful images that defined the past 12 months

The Standard reveals its selection of the best photographs from a momentous year

Evening Standard

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Snow and a heatwave as four seasons greet Christmas Day

Two capital cities can expect ideal weather for Christmas Day, while the rest must contend with conditions ranging from snow to a dangerous heatwave.

AAP

Lithium battery fire on truck shuts down Hume Highway in NSW due to health risk

Two-trailer carrying 15 tonnes of lithium ion batteries caught alight near Yass on Saturday morning, closing traffic in both directions

The Guardian - AU

Wildfire smoke lofted miles high could have an unexpected effect on Earth's climate

New measurements demonstrate that smoke particles in the upper atmosphere are twice the size of lower-altitude ones.

Space

High fire danger as thunderstorms keep risks live

A burst of summer heat is on its way across Australia, with bushfire emergency warnings in place and strong and gusty winds fanning conditions.

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Urban sprawl fuels deadly fire risks on city outskirts

Modern houses are being built to better withstand fires, but an urban planner warns missteps are still being made in street and city design.

AAP

Hot and cold: diverging weather risks fires starting

Hot conditions in the west and stormy weather impacting the east of Australia is putting a strain on firefighters battling bushfires.

AAP

‘We’re all rattled’: early season fires spook towns across Australia, even if it’s not black summer conditions – yet

Fast-moving fires in parched urban fringes have residents on edge, and no one needs a reminder of how bad things can get

The Guardian - AU

Weather tracker: Australia bushfires could be most dangerous since ‘black summer’

Fires are burning across NSW, with Tasmania also facing an emergency, while in the US, Washington state braces for floods

The Guardian - UK

Humans made fire 350,000 years earlier than we thought, scientists discover

Fire-cracked flint and heated sediments have been found at a disused clay pit in Suffolk

The Independent UK

Earliest known evidence of human fire-making discovered in the UK

The material, found at at disused clay pit in Suffolk, was described by experts as the most exciting find of their careers.

Evening Standard

‘We call him ... unbearable’: California homeowner laments uninvited beast

The 550lb bear living under Ken Johnson’s home for two weeks is unmoved by ‘lure’, with caramel and cherry smells

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NSW fires: firefighter killed in blaze named as arson squad investigates if bushfire that destroyed 16 homes deliberately lit

Police say ‘active crime scenes remain at houses and dwellings’ in Koolewong on the Central Coast after devastating weekend blaze

The Independent UK

Firefighter killed as out-of-control bushfires destroy homes in Australia

More than 50 bushfires were burning across New South Wales on Monday, nine of them out of control, according to the RFS

The Guardian - AU

Anthony Albanese warns of ‘difficult’ bushfire season ahead as almost 40 homes lost in NSW and Tasmania

Disaster payments announced after 16 homes destroyed in Koolewong and four at Bulahdelah in NSW. Nineteen homes were lost in Tasmania

The Guardian - AU

NSW Central Coast ‘not out of the woods yet’ as bushfire conditions ease – as it happened

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Bushfire battles all but won as summer dials up threat

Families are picking up the pieces following devastating early-season bushfires, with leaders warning Australians to "expect the unexpected".

The Guardian - AU

At least 12 homes destroyed as more than 75 bushfires burn across NSW

Severe heatwave warnings were in place across Australia on Saturday, with bushfires burning in multiple states

AAP

Homes, shacks damaged as fire emergencies hit states

Houses, shacks and cars have been damaged by an out-of-control fire as emergency warnings are issued in two states.

The Independent UK

Donations for Hong Kong fire victims reach $115 million, while crackdown on dissent hardens

Donations to victims of a devastating fire in Hong Kong have reached about $115 million after the blaze that began Wednesday claimed at least 146 lives and left thousands homeless

AAP

Residents told to evacuate as bushfire threatens homes

Multiple emergency warnings and evacuation orders are in place as an out-of-control bushfire threatens homes, with some residents told it is too late to leave.

The Independent UK

Hong Kong mourns as deadly fire claims 128 lives and sparks safety crackdown

A devastating fire in a Hong Kong apartment complex has killed at least 128 people

The Independent UK

Grateful to be alive, residents who escaped the Hong Kong apartment blaze wonder what comes next

A massive fire in Hong Kong's Tai Po district has become the deadliest in the city's memory, causing 128 deaths with 200 people unaccounted-for

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