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Wildfires have broken out on two Greek islands as the country’s prime minister warns of a ‘dangerous summer ahead’. Firefighters tackled blazes on the eastern Aegean islands of Chios and Kos on Monday which left two firefighters injured.

At least six people have died in the Caribbean as Hurricane Beryl ripped through open waters as it made its way towards Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. The Category 5 storm is expected to hit Jamaica on today (July 3), having already made landfall in the southeast Caribbean.

Southern California firefighters are trying to get a grip on raging wildfires, with the fast-moving Lake Fire near Santa Barbara exploding to more than 13,000 acres with zero percent containment.

A bomb squad descended on an Oldham street after an old ammunition shell was found in the back garden of a house being renovated by builders.

Lana Del Rey played her first-ever stadium concert at Boston’s Fenway Park, but the show was unfortunately cut short due to weather.

Ellise Shafer Ian McKellen will not perform in the final three shows of the West End run of “Player Kings” after suffering a fall on Monday. “Player Kings” announced on social media on Thursday that David Semark would take over McKellen’s role for its final performances in London.

A waste disposal centre was evacuated on Tuesday evening (June 18) with bomb disposal units called to the scene.

EXCLUSIVE: Ukrainian filmmaker Oleh Sentsov spent more than five years in prison in Russia for opposing its annexation of his native Crimea in 2014. 

Henry Winkler isn’t just any man on the street. But he was treated like one by an RTE broadcaster who didn’t recognize the star while doing a report on a Dublin, Ireland hotel fire.

Happy Days, has thanked firefighters for assisting him and other guests who were evacuated from a hotel in Dublin.Winkler, 78, was staying at the Shelbourne Hotel on Wednesday when the fire service was called to help deal with a fire on the fifth floor.The actor, who was in Ireland to promote his memoir, told Irish broadcaster RTÉ that he initially thought an alarm clock was going off, but soon realised it was the fire alarm.“I thought somebody had set the alarm before we got there, like another guest,” the actor explained. “And finally I went into another room and it was still buzzing, so I called downstairs and the woman said, in a very calm voice, ‘Yes, we’re all evacuating, you must evacuate right now.’ And I left.”Thank you Dublin ‘s fire department … our hotel was evacuated on our first morning !!! pic.twitter.com/kyByb5VSoM— Henry Winkler (@hwinkler4real) June 12, 2024Winkler took to his official X account to thank the firefighters involved, posting a group selfie with them, alongside the caption: “Thank you Dublin’s fire department…our hotel was evacuated on our first morning!!!”Earlier today, Winkler posted another photograph of himself dressed in firefighter uniform, posing in front of a fire truck with the caption: “Joining the firefighters here in Dublin!!!! What a bunch”.Joining the firefighters here in Dublin !!!! What a bunch pic.twitter.com/b8VZnEA82N— Henry Winkler (@hwinkler4real) June 13, 2024In RTÉ’s broadcast, he praised the work of the firefighters who assisted at the incident, saying: “You know what, how wonderful.

Firefighters rushed to tackle a blaze at a takeaway in Cleland.

Manchester Piccadilly station was evacuated this morning over a batch of burnt pastries.

Airports have criticised the Government's reintroduction of a limit on liquids over 100ml carried in hand luggage at some terminals in the UK.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of malicious communications follow a bomb hoax in Manchester. Police were called to reports of a bomb threat at the Abraham Moss Centre on Crescent Road on Saturday (June 8).

A person was left with injuries after a dog attack outside a primary school in Bury on Tuesday morning (June 4). Police and paramedics were called to the incident on Leigh Lane, beside the Guardian Angels R C Primary School at around 8.15am.

Pupils were 'evacuated' from a high school in Rochdale on Thursday morning (June 6) as police descended on the area. Children at the Matthew Moss High School were taken out of class following reports of a 'threat' being made.

Police 'smashed a door down' of a house amid fears people were inside as the home next door went up in flames, residents have claimed. Emergency services raced to Totland Close in Levenshulme on Tuesday (June 4) after a semi-detached home caught fire.

A 35-year-old man has been arrested after a huge fire ripped though a home in Kinross-shire.

Michaela Zee Theo James is set to star alongside Aaron Taylor-Johnson in the heist thriller “Fuze.” Directed by David Mackenzie (“Hell or High Water,” “Outlaw King”) from a script penned by Ben Hopkins (“Limonov: The Ballad of Eddie,” “Simon Magus”), “Fuze” “opens on the discovery of an unexploded World War II bomb in a London construction site sparking a mass evacuation the perfect cover for a heist,” according to the film’s synopsis. Filming will begin in early July. “Fuze” is produced by Gillian Berrie (“Outlaw King,” “Tetris”) for Sigma Films, as well as Sebastien Raybaud (“The End We Start From,” “Greenland”) and Callum Grant (“Jackdaw,” “Cleaner”) for Anton.

A 'do not eat' warning has been issued to customers over a Kellogg's cereal product that may be 'unsafe'.

A Scots Palestinian NHS doctor has raised more than £100,000 to rescue his family members from Gaza but most of them have been unable to leave due to Israel taking control of the Gaza side of the crossing.