Fears have again been expressed about the safety of the foundations of St Mary’s Cathedral in Killarney due to a build-up of silt in the Kerry town’s River Deenagh.

Firefighters have made significant progress against a huge wildfire burning in Southern California's San Bernardino National Forest, allowing more people to return home.

Firefighters urged California residents threatened by a ferocious blaze to evacuate their homes when told to as it raged out of control.

A wind-whipped wildfire has roared through a town in northern California still recovering from a devastating blaze nearly a year ago, destroying more than 100 homes and forcing thousands of people to flee.