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E-scooter riders pay for flouting Tube ban

At least 27 people have been convicted after breaking TfL’s ban on bringing private scooters on board transport

Evening Standard · May 17, 2023

Huge fire at Wandsworth recycling centre after lithium battery thrown away with household rubbish

Firefighters spent three hours tackling the blaze, which spread to 100 tonnes of rubbish

Evening Standard · May 11, 2023

Cricklewood fire: 70 firefighters tackle huge blaze at flats above shop

The blaze broke out in a four-storey building containing a shop with flats above

Evening Standard · Apr 21, 2023

‘Badly burned’ man pulled from Tottenham house fire

A man has been rushed to hospital after being pulled to safety from a north London house fire.

Evening Standard · Mar 31, 2023

London Fire Brigade warns of cheap battery risk amid rise of e-bike modifications

It comes after figures showed that the LFB was called to 116 fires involving e-bikes and e-scooters last year

Evening Standard · Mar 31, 2023

Mother’s anguish after daughter, 21, died in flat fire caused by faulty e-bike battery

‘It feels like a nightmare and I can’t wake up’, said Maria Frasquilho Macarro following the death of her only daughter

Evening Standard · Mar 27, 2023

Sharp rise in sick days linked to poor mental health at London Fire Brigade

London Assembly member Anne Clarke said the pandemic and financial worries had left the fire service ‘exhausted’ and on the verge of a ‘mental health crisis’

Evening Standard · Mar 27, 2023

Dozens of firefighters tackle hotel fire in Paddington, central London

Half of ground floor was ablaze as adjoining properties evacuated

The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2023

Large fire sees 17 evacuated from assisted living facility

The fire impacted rush hour traffic on the A40

Evening Standard · Mar 10, 2023

London Fire Brigade brings in new equipment to tackle summer wildfires

Emergency services were caught by surprise last summer when the devastating fire at Wennington leapt across a two-lane road from one side to the other

Evening Standard · Mar 7, 2023