E-scooters

The e-scooter seized on the A131 in Essex

Police seize e-scooter being ridden in the dark on A-road

An e-bike exploding

E-bike fires caught on camera

The first fire happened at around 10.30am on Monday (3 February) when the battery on a charging e-scooter burst into flames at a house on Barlow Road in West Hampstead. The fire quickly spread across the ground floor and up the stairs and eight fire engines and around 60 firefighters were dispatched to put out the blaze. Thankfully no one was hurt but a dog was sadly later found dead inside the property.

Dogs die in two separate house fires caused by charging batteries

Hooligans who wreak havoc in towns and neighbourhoods could face up to two years in jail for breaching so-called respect orders launched in a bid to crack down on anti-social behaviour

Yobs face two years in jail if they breach new ‘respect orders’

The aftermath of the blaze at the Bristol Avenue tip

Video shows devastating tip blaze caused by a single e-bike battery

Gemma Paddington and her son Ollie in hospital after an e-scooter crash

E-scooter horror crash saw teen have to learn to walk and talk again

This gold torc and bracelet dating from the Bronze Age were stolen from a museum in the south of the county on May 7. Picture: Cambridgeshire Police/X

3000-year-old gold artefacts stolen as manhunt launched

Tobiasz Stanford spent seven months collecting discarded vapes - and used their batteries to power an e-scooter (Tobiasz Stanford/SWNS)

Meet the man using 80 discarded vape batteries to power his e-scooter

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E-bikes and e-scooters should need number plates and insurance - MPs

Soon e-scooters will be banned from South Western Railway stations and trains

South Western Railway to ban e-scooters from trains and stations

Aftermath of a house fire in Accrington. Picture: Lancashire Fire and Rescue/ SWNS

House left in ruins after fire caused by 'cheap' e-scooter charger

Electric scooters 2022 UK: the best e-scooters available

Electric scooters 2023 UK: the best e-scooters available

Families urged not to give dangerous and illegal e-scooters as gifts

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Queen’s Speech reveals change to make e-scooters legal on public roads

E-scooters have proved controversial

Are e-scooters legal in the UK?

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Private e-scooters could become legal on UK roads, Grant Shapps says

Drivers report sharp rise in crashes and near misses with e-scooters
Insurer records 10-fold rise in just 2 years despite scooters’ illegal status
Matt Allan

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Calls for immediate action on e-scooters as casualty figures revealed

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