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Mum loses life savings after bank sends £170k to fraudsters 'no questions asked'

After completing a form online for life insurance cover in June, Cath Mulalley received a call from a man claiming to be an investment advisor a couple of days later.

Daily Record

Mum loses life savings after bank staff transfer £170,000 to scammers with 'no questions'

Cath Mulalley says she has been left suffering panic attacks and doesn't know what to do after scammers stole £170,000 while she was in a New Zealand bank branch

Daily Mirror

London Fire Brigade unveils new fire fighting boats to patrol Thames

London Fire Brigade on Thursday welcomed two brand-new “state of the art” fire and rescue river boats into its fleet as part of a £40 million investment from City Hall.

Evening Standard

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Mayor welcomes new fire boats on the Thames as part of £40m Brigade transformation

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan has welcomed London Fire Brigade’s new fire boats to the Thames as part of a £40 million investment made by City Hall to expand the Brigade’s fleet of equipment and vehicles.The Mayor has committed to modernising and transforming the Brigade’s rescue resources, so they…

Evening Standard

Young man dies after falling into River Thames during police arrest

Cops attempted to detain the man after an allegation of theft was made against him, at which point he "entered" the water.

Daily Record

Young man dies after falling into River Thames while being arrested by police

Metropolitan Police were flagged down by officers on a bridge over River Thames in Kingston-upon-Thames, southwest London, and were called to a verbal altercation

Daily Mirror

From fire to floods to fire: London Fire Brigade warning as more dry weather due

An ‘incredibly busy’ time for London firefighters has seen them scrambled to fires, then floods - and now more dry weather is on the cards

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London Firemen Tackle Massive Blaze Involving Electric Cars Near Train Station

“Trains to and from London Bridge are affected and several buildings have been evacuated.”

Zenger

Fire under railway arches near London Bridge ‘severely disrupts’ train services

Buildings were evacuated as around 70 firefighters were called to the blaze in Union Street in Southwark.

The Independent UK

Large fire in central London railway arch halts trains

Around 70 firefighters were tackling a fire in a railway arch in Southwark, central London on Wednesday, prompting trains to the area to be halted and several buildings to be evacuated, the London Fire Brigade said.

Reuters

Man hospitalised after Queen’s Park house fire involving e-bike

London Fire Brigade is continuing to see a rise in e-bike and e-scooter fires

Evening Standard

Tragedy as body of missing man who got into trouble in River Thames pulled from water

The Met and Surrey Police, as well as London Fire Brigade and RNLI were part of a major search before the man's body was recovered from the water in the River Thames near Hampton Court

Daily Mirror

Major search for man who disappeared after getting into difficulty in River Thames

One man is missing and another is in a serious condition in hospital after two separate reports of swimmers getting into difficulty during the latest heatwave which has seen temperatures search to the mid-thirties

Daily Mirror

London weather forecast: Thunderstorms on way after another weekend of wildfires

The Met Office has warned of torrential downpours and possible flooding over the next few days

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Enfield: 100 firefighters extinguish grass fire at college

At least fifteen fire engines were are at the scene

Evening Standard

Seventy firefighters tackle large grass fire in Enfield

The “smallest of sparks” could cause devastation, London Fire Brigade warns

Evening Standard

Firefighters called to blaze in Leytonstone as figures show ‘unprecedented’ rise in grass fires

More than 300 grass fires have sparked in London since the beginning of August

Daily Mirror

Huge flames erupt in massive grass blaze with 'tinderbox Britain' ready to ignite

London Fire Brigade's control room sent firefighters to deal with 340 grass, rubbish and open land fires during the first week of this month as the country bakes in another heatwave

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The Independent UK

UK bakes in latest heatwave with drought looming for some areas

Temperatures are climbing into the 30s and could peak around 36C over the weekend.

Evening Standard

Seventy firefighters tackle blaze in Rainham and issue smoke warning

Road closures are in place at the scene, police have said

The Independent UK

Fears of deliberate grass fires over summer holidays grow after Feltham blaze

London Fire Brigade issued the warning on Wednesday after dozens of firefighters tackled the fire last week.

Evening Standard

Donations pour in for Crayford families who ‘lost everything’ after fire destroys four homes

Crayford residents are donating clothes, bedding and toiletries to the families who “lost everything” after a “horrific” grass fire spread to four terraced homes.

Evening Standard

Supermarkets halt sales of disposable BBQs in London amid wildfire risk

Ocado has stopped selling disposable barbeques “with immediate effect”

Evening Standard

Thornton Heath: Child Dies After House Collapses In Massive Explosion

It’s believed a four-year-old girl has died after a house collapsed in an explosion in Thornton Heath.The child was pronounced dead at the scene, the London Ambulance Service said in an update, while three people were taken to hospital after an explosion in a property on Galpin’s Road on Monday…

Evening Standard

Large blaze threatens four terraced homes in Crayford

A large blaze has broken out in a roof spanning four terraced homes in Crayford, southeast London.

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