A blaze which significantly damaged a timber-framed home was caused by soot and debris in a chimney, firefighters said. Crews were called to the property in Dunmow Road, Thaxted at 17:20 GMT on ...

A tawny owl discovered trapped after falling down a chimney into a wood burner flue is making a steady recovery. The soot-covered owl was pulled from the flue of the unused stove at a holiday home in ...

The bird had strayed down the chimney at a holiday home on Dorset's ... the van and managed to get him down but he was covered in soot and couldn't open his eyes". The owl was wrapped in a towel ...