Storm Bronagh WARNING: Deadly storm smashes into Britain TODAY
9/21/2018, 4:17:15 AMSTORM Bronagh will bring ferocious gusts of 70mph as parts of the UK are battered by strong winds and heavy rain. ✔ PA TREACHEROUS: A severely flooded road between Sheffield and Rotherham (Pic: PA) More than 30 flood alerts were in place for at-risk areas across the north of England and West Midlands ✔ The unsettled weather is set to continue with another weather system forecast to bring more wind and rain across parts of the UK on Sunday and into Monday
BBC UK weather forecast: FLOOD warning issued as deadly Storm Bronagh crashes into Britain
9/21/2018, 5:46:40 AMSTORM BRONAGH is set to bring flooding and gale-force winds to the UK just one day after Storm Ali battered the nation with gusts of more than 90 miles per hour. The latest blizzard will tear through the country. ✔ Forecaster predict it to be more than 51 miles per hour in some places ✔ The firm has odds-on at 2-1 that September is wetter than any other month in 2018 as Storm Bronagh makes its arrival ✔ With more rain forecast to fall over the next few days, the betting now suggests that September will end as the wettest month of the year, said Coral spokesman John Hill
LIVE: Devastating Storm Bronagh floods roads and leaves thousands with power
9/21/2018, 7:21:06 AMPOWERFUL winds and heavy rain will continue to pose a risk of disruption into Friday after Storm Bronagh blew in overnight with gales that reached 76mph. ✔ PA BLOCKED: A delivery driver wades through a flooded road between Sheffield and Rotterham (Pic: PA) Coming hot on the heels of Storm Ali, the second named storm of the year threatens to cause more travel misery with fallen trees and flooding blocking roads and rail routes ✔ In Wales a landslip in the Dinas Rhondda blocked the railway line between Ystrad Rhondda and Porth, while a tree stopped trains between Carmarthen and Milford Haven
Philippines villages buried by landslide after Typhoon Mangkhut
9/21/2018, 7:21:02 AMHomes crushed under earth and rubble after hillside collapses in Cebu province ✔ We’re really hoping we can still recover them alive, said the Naga City mayor, Kristine Vanessa Chiong, of those still buried ✔ It was like an earthquake and there was this thundering, loud banging sound ✔ We will see how we can prevent such occurrences in the future
Travel chaos as 75mph Storm Bronagh hits rush hour before weekend wash-out
9/21/2018, 7:07:49 AMBRITS face travel mayhem today after Storm Bronagh slammed into the UK with 76mph winds – and the miserable weather will continue into the weekend. The storm sparked a “danger to life&#… ✔ PA:Press Association 11 A lorry ploughed along a flooded road as Storm Bronagh brought more bad weather The miserable weather is set to continue into the weekend with another yellow weather warning in place for wind on Sunday until 9am on Monday ✔ Email us at tips@the-sun.co.uk or call 0207 782 4368
Trains cancelled across country as Storm Bronagh fells trees with 76mph gales
9/21/2018, 7:25:09 AMTrains have been cancelled across the country after Storm Bronagh felled trees, damaging trains and tracks, as 76mph gales hit the country overnight and in the early hours of this morning. ✔ There were also reports of delays to airborne aircraft arriving at Manchester Airport due to windy conditions ✔ Weather - Friday 21 September A Met Office yellow warning for wind has been in place this morning ✔ We are looking at gusts of between 45 and 55mph across the UK and associated with that some heavy showers with some hail and thunder
Moment hero drags elderly woman from flooded car amid Storm Bronagh
9/21/2018, 7:35:32 AMThe man, named as Richard Hamshaw, can be seen in the clip dragging the woman out of the window of her car and carrying her to safety of drier land on a flooded road in Yorkshire. ✔ The fierce tempest also caused mayhem overnight with ferocious 75mph winds and four inches of rain which robbed thousands of bemused Britons of a night's sleep ✔ The incident happened at Trinity Primary School in Edinburgh, at 1pm on Wednesday ✔ Ms Ferrari was a health worker who had done studies into Alzheimer's disease ✔ More than 15,000 houses were without power in County Galway, with dozens of schools closed
Tanzania ferry disaster death toll doubles
9/21/2018, 7:52:36 AMAt least 79 bodies are found after the vessel overturned close to shore on Lake Victoria. ✔ We pray to God to give us hope in such an accident, Regional Commissioner Adam Malima told reporters ✔ Stephen Msengi Scores of people have so far been reported rescued Stephen Msengi The vessel was reportedly overcrowded Stephen Msengi Large crowds watched rescue efforts from the shore
More chaos as second storm Bronagh lashes Britain
9/21/2018, 4:13:06 AMSTORM Bronagh yesterday became the second to batter Britain in as many days, with forecasters predicting damaging gusts of up to 65mph. Two people were killed when Storm Ali wreaked chaos across the UK on Wednesday, sparking fears over the second intense low pressure system to arrive. ✔ In high winds, there is a particular risk to lorries, caravans and motorbikes so we advise drivers of these vehicles to slow down ✔ A 91mph gust recorded at Killowen, County Down, was Northern Ireland’s strongest in September since records began ✔ Wednesday’s storm also left thousands of homes in Scotland without power
Florence evacuees return as others brace for more flooding
9/21/2018, 4:12:45 AMWILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — The trillions of gallons of water dumped by Hurricane Florence continue to slowly meander their way to the sea, leaving billions of dollars of damage in th ✔ Officials downstream sounded dire alarms, pointing out the property destruction and environmental disasters left in Florence's wake ✔ This is the only thing I can get, said Acevedo-Gonzalez of what was salvageable ✔ Roy Cooper says about 7800 people are in shelters, and 200,000 people are without power
Much of North Carolina still flooded following Florence
9/21/2018, 7:19:41 AMhe major coastal city of Wilmington, North Carolina remained cut off by floodwat... ✔ Slideshow (13 Images) Winslow said some patients have hurricane-related problems after going days without power or drinkable water ✔ At least 36 deaths have been attributed to the storm, including 27 in North Carolina, eight in South Carolina and one in Virginia ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Philippine villages at risk of landslides forcibly evacuated
9/21/2018, 4:09:35 AMNAGA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine troops and police have forcibly evacuated residents of five villages vulnerable to landslides after the collapse of a mountainside buried dozen ✔ NAGA, Philippines (AP) Philippine troops and police have forcibly evacuated residents of five villages vulnerable to landslides after the collapse of a mountainside buried dozens of homes and killed at least 22 people in a central region ✔ A landslide set off by heavy rains buried homes under part of a mountainside in the central Philippines on Thursday, and several people are feared buried, including two who sent text messages seeking help
Abortions will be free in Ireland just months after they were illegal, official says
9/21/2018, 6:35:48 AMIreland will have a law in place allowing for legal abortions, and that process will be cost-free for women. ✔ ARSHAD ARBAB, EPA-EFE Fullscreen Philippine police pin down a protester during a protest against mining in Pasay City, south of Manila ✔ Issues in mining in the Philippines and illegal operations within the industry have resurfaced following a landslide that killed dozens of people ✔ You may also want to view these photo galleries: Replay Last SlideNext Slide
EDITORIAL: LDP election results should be wake-up call for high-handed Abe
9/21/2018, 6:30:37 AMThe outcome of the Liberal Democratic Party’s leadership election on Sept. 20 must have been a bitte ✔ The outcome of the Liberal Democratic Party’s leadership election on Sept ✔ That makes it all the more important for any powerful, long-ruling government to listen humbly to critical voices and to periodically reflect on its behavior ✔ The corrosive effects of these trends could seriously undermine social norms of morality
7 million Chinese to travel abroad this Golden Week - World
9/21/2018, 4:06:28 AMundefined ✔ Japan is the top choice for the first time, with Thailand second and Hong Kong third ✔ Nihon Keizai Shimbun , a flagship publication in Japan, reported Thursday that improved China-Japan relations helped the popularity of Japan as a tourist destination in China
Opposition parties say LDP election mirrors discontent within party
9/21/2018, 7:22:08 AMThe leaders of Japan's opposition parties said Thursday the Liberal Democratic Party's leadership race mirrored growing discontent within the ruling party over Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's firm grip on power despite him securing another three-year term. The victory over former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba put Abe on course to becoming… ✔ As Abe aims to amend the pacifist Constitution for the first time since it was promulgated after the war, Tamaki called for thorough discussions first within the ruling party ✔ We need to make sure today will be the beginning of the end for his administration
Friday briefing: Salzburg rubbed into May's Brexit wounds
9/21/2018, 5:59:11 AMPM ambushed as EU leaders reject Chequers plan … golf magazine gets murder inmate freed … and Imran Khan forced to learn reverse spin ✔ Top story: Humiliation for PM as EU27 chuck Chequers Hello, I’m Warren Murray, let’s get things moving this Friday morning ✔ Photograph: David Duprey/AP It turned out another man had admitted the murder all along, but was dissuaded from saying so by prosecutors
Reliable Sources: President Trump helps out Fox's Sean Hannity before rally
9/21/2018, 4:30:25 AMFox News has been simulcasting President Trump's campaign rallies for months now, but this is something new: A pre-game show hosted by Sean Hannity inside the arena. ✔ A version of this article first appeared in the Reliable Sources newsletter ✔ Rally headlines -- Daniel Dale did some real-time fact-checking via his Twitter feed ✔ And subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox.. ✔ Jay Sekulow advanced this argument on Cuomo Prime Time on Wednesday night
Teen collapses in pool of blood after warring 'gang members' fought with knifes
9/21/2018, 7:10:14 AMWARNING - GRAPHIC FOOTAGE AND IMAGES. Families looked on in horror as the youths battled with blades including a machete and a large serrated hunting knife, a court heard ✔ A stabbed teenager collapsed in a pool of blood after warring 'gang members' slashed at each other in a Luton shopping centre fight caught on CCTV ✔ In the graphic footage, a teenage boy is propped up, with blood dripping onto the floor, before a second youngster dressed in black collapses onto the ground ✔ Mr Fatine told the Press Association: I didn't want to get involved, but then I saw the footprints
Russian company plans to trademark Novichok suspects' names 'to sell chemicals'
9/21/2018, 7:54:03 AMAlexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov are accused of using a specially-made bottle disguised as Nina Ricci’s Premier Jour perfume to carry out the attack ✔ Police confirmed earlier this month that the attack on the Skripals had been linked to events in Amesbury less than four months later ✔ While Britain has blamed Russia for the Skripal poisonings, the country has repeatedly denied any involvement in the attack
How to get people to behave better? Use carrots, not sticks
9/21/2018, 7:01:32 AMFrom recycling clothes to stopping smoking and behaving in public, incentive tickets are making a difference. But are we losing the ability to do good for its own sake? ✔ If you want to build up an environment of trust, cooperation, collaboration and support, you have to have a relationship; and its a lot easier to start that in a positive environment than in a negative one ✔ This article is part of a series on possible solutions to some of the world’s most stubborn problems
Mission implausible: Russians mock improbable spy duo
9/21/2018, 4:46:30 AMEven Russians are mocking their own spies over the TV interview with two "architecture enthusiasts". ✔ A suggestion that they were in fact a gay couple on a weekend away - first hinted at by their interviewer - was frequently highlighted ✔ Presumably meant to strike fear, the video provoked a barrage of scorn instead, as a series of public figures recorded parodies of the general's foul-mouthed challenge ✔ It will be almost impossible for the US government not to impose the next set of sanctions, he believes
Agnès Varda: ‘I am still alive, I am still curious. I am not a piece of rotting flesh’
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