The London Fire Commissioner, Dany Cotton, has today announced she will be stepping down from her position at London Fire Brigade on 31 December.

Teachers and parents are being warned not to use real candles following an accident during a school’s carol service which resulted in a child suffering serious burns

Crews across London have been getting into the Christmas spirit by holding festive lunches and parties for elderly and vulnerable people who live nearby.

Andy Roe, who was appointed as the new London Fire Commissioner, responds to report

We have highlighted the issue of door switches causing fire in different white goods to Whirlpool, Government and in our evidence to the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Select Committee, so we are pleased to hear that Whirlpool have decided to take the step to get these potentially lethal washing machines out of people’s homes.

A new four-legged trainee has joined the ranks of London Fire Brigade’s dog detectives

Today the Brigade’s first ever woman Commissioner Dany Cotton leaves London Fire Brigade after 32 years. Her long career has seen her break new ground for women in the fire service and open up the discussion around mental health issues in the emergency services.

A Stratford hotel and its owner have been ordered to pay a total of £45,000 for “serious and systemic” fire safety failures which “put staff and guests at risk”

London Fire Brigade welcomes the announcement on building safety made by the Secretary of State.

London Fire Brigade’s first Commissioner in 75 years to have served as a commissioned officer in the British army has today sign a covenant with the UK armed forces.

The director of a scrap tyre yard has been handed a suspended prison sentence for a series of fire safety offences after an emergency fire door was nailed shut in a building where workers were living

Fire crews attended around 160 weather related incidents in a 12 hour period.

A resident who was unable to access an emergency escape route during a fire was found standing on a windowsill hanging from guttering and had to be rescued by firefighters

Firefighter Jessica New celebrated her 21st birthday by rescuing a kitten from a house fire in Wembley.

London Fire Brigade encourages Londoners to let sparks fly this Valentine’s Day, but not within their homes

A man was badly burnt and left with scars on his leg after a vape exploded in his pocket when it came into contact with his keys.

Top safety tips to help everyone when cooking on Pancake Day

Increases in the Brigade’s fire safety work has helped blazes in the capital hit their lowest level since records began according to new figures released today.

London Fire Brigade has worked with Butterfly Books to produce a new children’s picture book that aims to tackle misconceptions about women’s roles in the emergency services

Three London firefighters, and three from South Wales, will be strapping on skis for an arduous 1900km trek across the Antarctic.

London Fire Brigade celebrated their Volunteer Cadet Instructors at an award ceremony and called for more to join up to help run their Cadets scheme.

Generation Xers accounted for half of all the people that died in smoking related fires and a third of injuries, according to new data from London Fire Brigade.

Control Operators challenged more than 2,000 time-wasting 999 callers last year – saving London Fire Brigade almost £800k

London Fire Brigade will continue to provide a full emergency fire and rescue service to the capital.

The Bill will amend the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (RRO) and will provide greater clarity on the additional areas which fall to the responsible person or duty-holder for multi-occupied residential buildings

Firefighters are issuing urgent #StayHomeStaySafe advice as millions of people enter their first full week of working from home amidst the Coronavirus pandemic

London Ambulance Service and London Fire Brigade have announced a new partnership to boost the Covid-19 emergency response which will see firefighters helping with a number of roles across the ambulance service

A Government announcement on further steps to reform the building safety system has been welcomed by London Fire Brigade, but senior firefighters also have concerns it has not gone far enough

New specialist teams are being trained to respond to suspected Covid-19 deaths in the community across London

Greg Lessons, Brigade Nutritionist, is making cooking videos to help people prepare some amazing meals, using ingredients many of us will already have in our kitchen cupboards.

London fire Brigade is warning managers of London’s closed historic venues not to be complacent about fire safety during the coronavirus outbreak

Firefighters are helping in the fight against Covid-19 by delivering over two million pieces of vital personal protective equipment (PPE) to frontline health and social care workers.

Firefighters have seen a spike in bonfires as Londoners take to burning waste at home during the Coronavirus lockdown

Firefighters are continuing to step up to prevent the spread of coronavirus, this time by delivering medicines, care packages and food to vulnerable Londoners

MasterChef’s John Torode narrowly avoided disaster after a tea towel placed near to a stove caught alight during his cooking segment on ITV’s This Morning.

Thousands more consumers have learned they are at risk in their own homes from faulty washing machines which have been added to Whirlpool’s expanding list of recalled models

EXPRESS SPORT takes a look at some of the greatest players who have appeared in both the English and Scottish top flights in recent years.

RAITH ROVERS have warned Dundee United to forget about trying to poach manager Ray McKinnon after Mixu Paatelainen was axed.

RAITH ROVERS last night gave Dundee United the green light to open talks with their top managerial target Ray McKinnon.

BUNGLING Dundee United face being docked points and fined after fielding an ineligible player during last week’s 3-2 win at Inverness.

EXPRESS SPORT takes a look at some of the most celebrated sets of siblings in the beautiful game, but who are your favourite duo?

KEEPER Scott Bain says Dundee’s dressing room was “upbeat” after they slumped to the foot of the table last weekend.

Celtic boss Neil Lennon is trying to sign Dundee United striker Lawrence Shankland in the January transfer window, but the Hoops face a tough battle to sign the 24-year-old this month, amid competition from arch-rivals Rangers.

Crystal Palace have agreed a fee with Dundee United as they look to secure a transfer for Scott Banks.

RANGERS new boy Jordan Jones is keen to emulate Cristiano Ronaldo at Rangers - although with the excitement and trickery the Portuguese superstar showed at Manchester United rather than the goalscoring prowess he has produced with Real Madrid and Juventus.

KILMARNOCK host Rangers in the Scottish Premiership today and Express Sport is on hand with all the live stream and TV information.

RANGERS boss Steven Gerrard has played down his side’s chances of winning the league despite a stoppage-time winner in their season opener.

Neil Lennon is worried Celtic will run out of time to complete the transfer of Greg Taylor.

Rangers take on Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premiership on Wednesday night, with Steven Gerrard looking to keep within touching distance of rivals Celtic. Express Sport delivers you all of the team news for the Gers, as well as the predicted line up for the clash, as Ryan Jack returns from injury.

Kilmarnock host Rangers in the Scottish Premiership today and Express Sport is on hand with all the live stream and TV information.