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Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service

A picture taken of Shanklea Primary School during the fire. The building is two storeys tall and made of dark brick. Large plumes of black smoke can be seen billowing out of the building.

Solar panel fire breaks out at primary school

Solar panels on the roof of Shanklea Primary School in Cramlington were ablaze, fire service says.

Plumes of white smoke billow from a forest. There are fields in the foreground.

RAF brought in to battle wildfire

The blaze, in Wark forest, Northumberland, began on Tuesday afternoon and lasted for two days.

Chief Fire officer Graeme Binning and deputy chief Jim McNeil are shaking hands. They are both wearing blue shirts with the Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service logos on them.

Fire boss faces investigation after culture review

Northumberland's chief fire officer is still suspended from duty, the BBC understands.

A path in front of terraced houses which is lined with flowers, balloons and tributes.

Neighbours devastated after girl, 4, dies in fire

A woman in her 20s and a two-year-old girl are in hospital in a stable condition.

A stock image of a red helmet in fireman's hand

Firefighters called to tackle building blaze

Crews from three engines have been at the scene since 05:00 GMT.

A tanker on its side in a field in a very rural location. A pipe is being used to drain its contents to another lorry.

Road closed as tanker overturns spilling ethanol

The council says the road between the New Moor House crossroads and the Bridge of Aln is shut.

Two women with short blonde hair pull silly faces for the camera. One is holding a wine glass.

Widow challenged to Great North Run by late wife

Firefighter Lindsay Bowling-Mowatt left a "list" of activities before she died from a brain tumour.

A read board that read: "This water is dangerous. Do not Enter!" It contains an emergency throwline and instructions on how to use it.

Throw bags placed at river near where boys drowned

Three teenagers have died in two years after getting into trouble in the same stretch of water.

A row of red brick terraced houses on the side of a road.

Major gas leak sees homes evacuated

Residents had to leave their homes in Whitley Bay after a major gas pipeline was ruptured.