A major incident was declared in Rettendon, Essex, as a massive fire and fertiliser explosion ripped through an industrial unit, destroying multiple buildings and vehicles, with over 100 firefighters responding and evacuations in place.
A major incident has been declared in Cairngorms National Park as a 10-day wildfire forces evacuations in Nethy Bridge, with locals criticizing the delayed response and communication from authorities.
A wildfire near Conwy Mountain, Wales, has been declared a major incident, forcing evacuations. A family described hearing the blaze approaching their home, which came within 200 meters. Firefighters are battling challenging conditions amidst a heatwave, with much of Wales at very high wildfire risk.
Emergency services declared a major incident in North Wales as wildfires spread across England and Wales during a record heatwave. Residents near Conwy Mountain were evacuated, while firefighters tackled blazes in Greater Manchester, Hampshire, County Durham, and other areas. High temperatures and dry conditions are exacerbating the risk.
A major wildfire on Conwy Mountain and Sychnant Pass has forced evacuations in rural communities. Firefighters are tackling the blaze under challenging conditions, with operations expected to continue for some time. Residents are advised to close windows and doors, and avoid the area.
A bus crash on the A484 in Carmarthenshire, Wales, resulted in six hospitalizations and 13 treated at the scene, with no life-threatening injuries reported. The incident, involving the First Bus X11 service, prompted a major incident declaration, later stood down, and road closures.
India's NEET UG re-examination, held under tight security following a paper leak scandal, concluded Sunday without reported major disruptions. Over 20 lakh candidates took the test, organized rapidly by the NTA and education ministry.
A train driver has died and 89 people have been injured, 11 seriously, after two East Midlands Railway services collided near Bedford. British Transport Police declared a major incident following the crash, which occurred around 17:15 BST.
Two trains collided south of Bedford, England, on Friday evening, resulting in multiple injuries. Emergency services, including an air ambulance, responded to the scene. Photos showed injured passengers, and reports suggest up to 50 people may have been hurt.
A fatal collision involving two passenger trains occurred near Bedford, England, resulting in one death and multiple injuries. Emergency services are on scene, and rail services are significantly disrupted.
Protests in Northern Ireland sparked by a knife attack video on social media have passed without major incident after a robust police response, with 12 officers injured and 16 arrests amid social media-driven unrest.
GitHub COO Kyle Daigle has confirmed the platform is processing 275 million commits per week—up from one billion across all of 2025—as AI agent workflows overwhelm infrastructure never designed for autonomous coding. Two major incidents in April broke thousands of repositories, pushing uptime below 85 percent. Ghostty developer Mitchell Hashimoto, GitHub's 1,299th user, has since announced he's leaving the platform entirely.
Two people have died following an explosion at a residential property in Sterncourt Road, Frenchay, Bristol. Avon and Somerset Police were called to the domestic-related incident at 06:17 BST with the explosion occurring at 06:30 BST. Three people including a child were taken to hospital with minor injuries. The incident has been declared major and is being treated as suspicious but not as terrorism. Residents were evacuated to a local Harvester restaurant while officers conduct inquiries at a linked property in Speedwell.
Two people have been killed following an explosion at a residential address in Sterncourt Road, Frenchay, Bristol. Avon and Somerset Police declared a major incident and evacuated nearby residents to a local restaurant. The force said the incident is not being treated as suspected terrorism.
Two adults have died following an explosion at a house on Sterncourt Road in Bristol. Avon and Somerset Police declared a major incident after the explosion occurred at approximately 6.30am on Sunday. The cause is being treated as suspicious, though police have confirmed they are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident and are not treating it as a suspected terrorist event. Residents within the police cordon are being evacuated to a temporary rest centre.
GitHub CTO Vlad Fedorov issued a rare public apology for recent platform outages, citing an unexpected surge in AI agent workflows demanding 30x current capacity. April uptime fell below 85%, impacting thousands of repositories and pull requests.
Crypto hack losses in April reached $629.7 million, the highest monthly total in more than a year, driven mainly by major DeFi exploits at KelpDAO and Drift Protocol. Analysts say attackers are increasingly targeting offchain infrastructure rather than only smart contract bugs.
According to Taalatbek Masadykov, under these conditions, the restoration of political and diplomatic dialogue between Russia and the United States is of key importance
