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Warning bell sounds on hidden impact of climate change

Warning bell sounds on hidden impact of climate change

Doctors have warned temperatures aren't the only thing rising due to climate change, with health impacts also set to increase.

Inferno survivor charged with triple murder, arson

Inferno survivor charged with triple murder, arson

Inferno survivor charged with triple murder, arson

Inferno survivor charged with triple murder, arson

Police have charged a woman with three counts of murder after she was injured in the same house fire that killed a woman and two children.

Union wants fire chief gone, criticises award

Union wants fire chief gone, criticises award

Union wants fire chief gone, criticises award

Union wants fire chief gone, criticises award

Firefighters are ramping up their campaign against their commissioner, slamming a decision to honour him with an award as "contradictory" to his service record.

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Snap heatwave breaks records as winds wreak havoc

Snap heatwave breaks records as winds wreak havoc

Temperature records have tumbled in two states, as millions of people swelter through record highs and destructive winds threaten property damage.

Safe to return as early-season bushfire causes scare

Safe to return as early-season bushfire causes scare

An emergency warning for an uncontrolled bushfire in a rural area has been downgraded, with residents told they can return with caution.

Suspected space debris found on fire near mining town

Suspected space debris found on fire near mining town

WA Police are co-ordinating an investigation after what is suspected to be space junk was found on fire near a mining town.

Homicide detectives called for fatal house fire probe

Homicide detectives called for fatal house fire probe

Police are keeping an open mind after calling in homicide detectives to investigate a horror house fire that claimed the lives of a woman and two boys.

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Town rallies after heartbreaking deaths in house fire

Town rallies after heartbreaking deaths in house fire

Town rallies after heartbreaking deaths in house fire

Town rallies after heartbreaking deaths in house fire

A woman and two children are dead after a horrific house fire, with a community rallying around two devastated families following the tragedy.

Alleged arsonist charged over deadly LA wildfire

Alleged arsonist charged over deadly LA wildfire

Alleged arsonist charged over deadly LA wildfire

Alleged arsonist charged over deadly LA wildfire

Authorities have charged a 29-year-old man with igniting the January fire that destroyed Los Angeles’ Pacific Palisades neighbourhood.

Man shot dead in public, car found ablaze minutes later

Man shot dead in public, car found ablaze minutes later

Man shot dead in public, car found ablaze minutes later

Man shot dead in public, car found ablaze minutes later

A man is dead after a public-place shooting and a car was found alight nearby soon after, as police investigate possible links.

Social housing safety inquiry after boy's fire death

Social housing safety inquiry after boy's fire death

Social housing safety inquiry after boy's fire death

Social housing safety inquiry after boy's fire death

Whether social housing providers ensure dwellings are safe to live in is the focus of a coronial inquiry into the death of a three-year-old boy in a fire.

Destructive island bushfire sparked by holiday campfire

Destructive island bushfire sparked by holiday campfire

Destructive island bushfire sparked by holiday campfire

Destructive island bushfire sparked by holiday campfire

A blaze that destroyed thousands of hectares of an island's national parkland was sparked by a campfire lit by a holiday visitor during a total fire ban.

Island fire forces holiday weekend campers' evacuation

Island fire forces holiday weekend campers' evacuation

Island fire forces holiday weekend campers' evacuation

Island fire forces holiday weekend campers' evacuation

Fears for the safety of hundreds of long weekend holidaymakers have prompted a massive response to an out-of-control bushfire on a popular Queensland island.

'Muscle for hire' sorry for FriendlyJordies firebombing

'Muscle for hire' sorry for FriendlyJordies firebombing

'Muscle for hire' sorry for FriendlyJordies firebombing

'Muscle for hire' sorry for FriendlyJordies firebombing

A man jailed after helping set fire to a political YouTube commentator's home in a targeted attack has been described as a "little boy in a very large body".

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'Safety first': ban on souped up e-bikes on trains

Pushbikes modified with motors and batteries will no longer be allowed on the nation's busiest rail network after e-bike fires at two major stations.

Woman freed on bail over fire that killed two children

A mother who left three children aged under five at home alone minutes before a fire engulfed the property and killed two girls has been freed on bail.

Woman charged over death of girls in house fire

A woman has been charged with negligent manslaughter over the death of two little girls in a house fire, which also injured a young boy.

Drivers die in fiery two-truck crash on major highway

An emergency declaration has been revoked after two men died on a rural highway in a head-on collision between heavy vehicles.

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Spain battling one of its most destructive fire seasons

Thousands of firefighters and soldiers are fighting fires tearing through Spain, which is battling one of its most destructive fire seasons during a heatwave.

Spain battles record fires even after end of heatwave

Temperatures have fallen in Spain but crews continue to fight several major wildfires during one of its most destructive fire seasons in recent decades.

Alleged arsonist arrested over Spain wildfire

Police in Spain have arrested a man in for allegedly starting a fire on a plot of land used to dump rubbish illegally.

Heatwave, strong winds fan wildfires across Europe

Wildfires have intensified across southern Europe, burning homes and forcing people to flee in Greece, Spain, Portugal and Albania.

Four dead as heatwave fuels fires in southern Europe

Wildfires are burning in southern Europe as millions of people across the continent struggle to adapt to searing temperatures in excess of 40C.

Bears, ice and mud challenge Aussie firies in Canada

Trudging through freezing mud and dodging grizzlies were all in a day's work for an Australian firefighter deployed to battle wildfires in remote Canada.

Greece wildfire contained as winds prompt evacuations

As wildfires continue to spread in Greece, France is breathing a sigh of relief as massive blazes have been contained.

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