A majority of MPs back a consumer ban but support a motion postponing it because of the risk of compensation claims.

Steve Kubrick believes he might have dodged a bullet for buying his fireworks for an Independence Day display in New ...

Fireworks will not be banned during this year’s New Year’s Eve celebrations because more time is needed to develop the necessary legislation, junior environment minister Chris Jansen has told MPs.

In the Naples area, police seized 1.5 tonnes of illegal fireworks and arrested a 55-year-old man in Naples for possession and manufacture of illegal fireworks, while five others were arrested in ...

BERLIN, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Germany welcomed the New Year amid tragedy and controversy as five lives were lost in fireworks-related accidents and hundreds were arrested nationwide, German media ...

The Dutch parliament has voted to ban people buying and setting off fireworks, but not until after next New Year's Eve. A majority of MPs backed a consumer ban but supported a separate motion ...