A number of people were evacuated following a bomb scare in the City today.

At approximately 11.45am police were called to reports of a suspicious item at the ACT Library.

A home in Downer has been completely destroyed by fire overnight.

At approximately 8.45pm ACT Fire and Rescue received multiple triple zero calls to a home in Banfield street in Downer.

ACT Policing is calling for witnesses or information regarding a police pursuit in Ngunnawal last night.

At approximately 10:15pm Police attempted to stop a white Toyota Seca sedan on Amagula Avenue, the driver failed to stop for police and continued along Wanganeen Avenue.

A 70-year-old Female has died after fire tore through a Kambah home last night.

At approximately 7.40pm ACT Fire and Rescue responded to reports of a house fire on McTaggart Crescent.

Almost 60 school children escaped serious injury after a serious crash involving a car and school bus north of Canberra this afternoon.

At around 4.10pm ACT and NSW emergency services responded to a two-vehicle collision involving a school bus and car on Macs Reef Road.