Investigators in Qatar carried out their first extensive probes through a fire-ravaged daycare center and other charred areas inside the country's biggest mall today after a blaze that killed 19 people, including 13 children. 

A 15-year-old boy who died in a reservoir was named yesterday as the sixth person to lose their life while entering water during the weekend heatwave.

Prime Minister John Key and others offered condolences today to the New Zealand parents whose 2-year-old triplets were among the 13 children killed in a fire in a shopping mall in Qatar.

Nineteen people were killed by a fire that destroyed an upmarket shopping centre in the Qatari capital, Doha, yesterday, with 13 children among the dead.

The family of a 15-year-old boy who drowned in a reservoir described him as “good natured and fun loving” in a tribute today.

Around 70 firefighters are tackling a blaze at a factory today.

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency has warned against letting unsupervised children use inflatables at the seaside after a man drowned while trying to rescue two children at a beach in West Sussex.

A 15-year-old boy has drowned after jumping from a bridge into a river.

A chronically obese teenager cut free from her home by workmen after she grew too big to go outside remained in hospital today.

The writer Will Self has described how he had to evacuate his family after the roof of his home fell through on Tuesday night.

Writer Will Self is lucky to be alive after the roof of his house collapsed while he was inside.

Government hopes of resolving the bitter public sector pensions dispute were dealt a fresh blow today when a group of health workers rejected the controversial reforms.

A suspected gas explosion injured six people, including three police officers.

A suspected gas explosion injured six people, including three police officers.