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Those arrested are being held on suspicion of offences including assault and possession of fireworks.

Fireworks imports totalled just $1.2m in the year to September 2026, down nearly 60 percent in just a year.

<p>Consultation follows growing calls from campaigners, vets and National Farmers’ Union for tighter regulation</p><p>As the nights draw in, the season of sparklers begins, with Diwali, Bonfire Night and New Year’s Eve among the occasions typically celebrated with fireworks. But if campaigners get their way, this could be the last blast for bangers in the ba

Many of those suffering injuries over Halloween from the explosives are under 18

Fireworks for the 2023 Riverfire festival in Brisbane were delayed after CFMEU members were walking out on an under-construction bridge and into the fireworks exclusion zone.

Celebrations erupted in Lod, Kafr Manda and Tayibe after Israeli media exit polls projected a combined 18 Knesset seats

ACC logged almost 4000 fireworks injury claims from January 2021 to August 2026.

The BBC's Europe correspondent reports from Paris where mostly peaceful protests turned into unrest after nightfall.