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Three rushed to hospital as e-scooter battery fire rips through home in south London

Fire chiefs issue warning about e-bike and e-scooter safety as blaze tears through property in Sutton

Evening Standard

Sixteen people arrested and 75 rescued from height during Arsenal bus parade

Fans estimated at hundreds of thousands fill north London streets to celebrate women’s and men’s teams’ triumphs

The Guardian - UK

Arsenal trophy parade chaos: Six stabbings and 24 arrests as 500 police officers deployed

The Metropolitan Police said 10 people were arrested on suspicion of assaulting a police officer and three were arrested on suspicion of sexual assault at the parade

Evening Standard

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Arsenal parade sees 75 rescued from heights and 16 arrests

Thousands of fans lined the streets surrounding the Emirates Stadium

The Independent UK

Golders Green fire: Firefighters tackle blaze at kosher supermarket in north London ‘caused by electrical fault’

Some 15 fire engines and 100 firefighters have been tackling the fire which is believed to have been caused by an electrical fault

The Independent UK

Firefighters tackle blaze at commercial property in Golders Green

Some 10 fire engines and 70 firefighters have been sent to the incident which appears to have started behind Jewish supermarket Kosher Kingdom.

Evening Standard

Wildfire alert for London as temperatures soar in heatwave towards record 34C for May

‘The risk of wildfire is very real,’ says London Fire Brigade Assistant Commissioner Paul McCourt

Evening Standard

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UK firefighters called to one lithium-ion battery fire every five hours

FoI responses collected by insurer show brigades tackled 1,760 battery-linked fires in 2025, up 147% in three years

The Guardian - UK

Kensington Gardens cordoned off: everything we know so far

Police are investigating a ‘number of discarded items’ and potential links to a video saying an attack on the Israeli embassy was planned

Evening Standard

Ebike and e-scooter fires in UK rise to new record highs

At least 432 ebike fires and 147 e-scooter fires recorded in 2025, up 38% and 20% respectively on previous year

The Guardian - UK

Online marketplace warning as e-bike and e-scooter fires reach new high

Fire brigade figures obtained by the Press Association show 432 e-bike blazes were recorded across the UK in 2025.

Evening Standard

Deptford fire: Flats evacuated as dramatic video shows flames and smoke rising from balconies in south-east London

Six fire engines tackled the fire in Deptford, with the cause of the blaze still under investigation

Evening Standard

Counter-terror police investigating after ‘horrific antisemitic attack’ on Jewish charity’s ambulances – as it happened

CCTV showed three people setting light to an ambulance in Golders Green in the early hours of Monday morning

The Guardian - UK

Tributes paid to talented footballer, 16, killed in Southwark house fire as friend fighting for life in hospital

Tommy Ballay-Dean, 16, has been described as the ‘heart and soul of Southwark’, while his friend Shauny Halsey is in hospital in an induced coma

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Shocking video footage shows moment arsonists set four Jewish ambulances on fire

Sir Keir Starmer said the arson attack captured in the footage was ‘horrific’

The Guardian - UK

Security agencies investigate claim Iran-linked group behind London ambulance arson

Met police say authenticating claim of responsibility by Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia is ‘priority’

The Guardian - UK

Fire experts ‘kept awake’ over growing hazard of lithium-ion batteries

Fire service warns ubiquity of batteries in everyday products is outpacing public understanding and safety regulations

Evening Standard

Crews tackle fire at 13-storey east London data centre

Around 60 firefighters called to flames in basement room storing around 200 LED acid batteries

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King’s Cross hotel fire sees 30 staff and guests evacuated as smoker blamed

Emergency crews rescued four others at around 2am on Saturday in central London

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LFB issues Christmas candle warning after south London flat fire

Firefighters say an unattended candle caused a flat fire in Stockwell and urged residents to take extra care with naked flames this Christmas

Evening Standard

M&S staff rushed to hospital with carbon monoxide poisoning as major incident declared at London store

Firefighters and paramedics responded after carbon monoxide was detected throughout the shop, with 11 people taken to hospital

Evening Standard

London's firefighters have 'alarming' cancer risk due to contaminants from buildings and EVs

Instances of cancer amongst firefighters aged 35-39 are up to 323% higher than the general population

The Independent UK

Major e-bike warning issued across London ahead of Black Friday

The London Fire Brigade warned incompatible lithium-ion batteries or faulty conversion kits in e-bikes and e-scooters can cause fires

The Guardian - UK

Fireworks feared inside London warehouse as 150 firefighters tackle major blaze

Fire brigade warns public to keep ‘safe distance’ as 25 fire engines battle two-storey structure in Southall

Evening Standard

Major incident stood down at London warehouse fire

Around 150 firefighters and 25 fire engines were called to the fire in London warehouse which may contain fireworks, the London Fire Brigade said.

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