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BBC UK weather forecast: Temperatures to DROP to FREEZING following Storm Bronagh attack

9/24/2018, 5:57:14 AM
BRITAIN braced for freezing conditions this week as forecasters predict temperatures to plummet to one Celsius as rain and strong winds strike again. Weather reporter Carol Kirkwood told BBC Breakfast listeners it would be a “shock to the system”. ✔ Unfortunately, there will be some rain in the far north of Scotland tonight, but elsewhere dry with clear skies ✔ The early indications are we are set for snowfall in November and December therefore the odds have been slashed for a record cold winter in the UK


Thousands urged to flee ahead of post-Florence flooding in South...

9/24/2018, 7:10:39 AM
As many as 8,000 people in and around the city of Georgetown, South Carolina, ha... ✔ ALAN CRADICK, CAPE FEAR RIVER WATCH/via REUTERS HIGH WATER About 100 miles (160 km) up the coast, a commercial section of downtown Wilmington, North Carolina, by the Cape Fear River was under a foot of water, with flooding expected to rise by a further 2 feet with high tide on Sunday evening, city spokesman Dylan Lee said


UK weather forecast: ‘Indian summer’ starts TODAY with plenty of SUNSHINE replacing rain

9/24/2018, 4:12:54 AM
AFTER a weekend of wet and windy weather which brought by two storms, the UK is set to finally enjoy fine conditions again and jump into the long-awaited “Indian summer”. ✔ It appears the most likely trend for autumn is it will be a little warmer and drier than average (Image: Getty) However, in recent years the phrase has also been used for the first autumn month as well ✔ And Storm Bronagh swooped in days after causing rail chaos as services cam to a standstill as a result of floods and broken trees on the railway lines from extreme winds


Evacuations Ordered as Wyoming Fire Moves Toward Highway

9/24/2018, 4:28:38 AM
More people have been ordered to leave a sparsely populated area of western Wyoming besieged by a wildfire as authorities expanded an evacuation that includes more than 250 residences. ✔ The evacuation included residences and summer homes across a large area, Bogardus said ✔ Before Sunday's flare-up, the Roosevelt Fire already had burned more than 60 square miles (155 square kilometers) and destroyed at least three houses ✔ This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed


California Politics Podcast: The Brett Kavanaugh conundrum comes to the U.S. Senate race

9/24/2018, 7:20:03 AM
On this week's podcast: The debate over Judge Brett Kavanaugh hits hard in the U.S. Senate race between Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Democrat Kevin de Leon. Plus: Gov. Jerry Brown takes action on bills to limit plastic straws, boost wildfire prevention. ✔ Dianne Feinstein’s central role in shepherding the allegation against the Supreme Court nominee ✔ The decision in Cupertino, the home of Apple, is probably the biggest demonstrable effect so far of the package of 15 bills Gov ✔ The board later posted its decision online without providing a rationale


Record rains set off deadly flash floods in Tunisia

9/24/2018, 6:37:16 AM
Flash floods in Tunisia’s Cap Bon peninsula have killed at least five people, authorities said Sunday, as surging waters caused by heavy rains carried away homes, cars and chunks of road. ✔ The wadi in front of our house was blocked by trees and the water flooded over the bridge and onto the road, he told AFP ✔ Severe thunderstorms have hit the North African country since the middle of last week, flooding roads and damaging property, sparking anger against the authorities for allegedly failing to maintain drainage systems


BBC Weather forecast: Temperatures to 'DROP like a rock' with FROST possible in UK tonight

9/24/2018, 7:25:24 AM
TEMPERATURES in Britain are set to “drop like a rock” on Monday night with frost possible for parts of the nation, according to BBC Weather. ✔ There will be more cloud in the UK on Wednesday but it will be drier and sunnier ✔ A repeat of the 2010/11 big freeze which brought the coldest December since records began in 1910 is looking increasingly likely ✔ This year we are expecting potentially hazardous winter conditions from early on in the season


Trump on Twitter (Sept 23): Tiger Woods, Japan

9/24/2018, 4:26:44 AM
The following statements were posted to the verified personal Twitter account of... ✔ The following statements were posted to the verified personal Twitter account of U.S. President Donald Trump (@realDonaldTrump) U.S. President Donald Trump takes the stage during a campaign rally in Springfield, Missouri, U.S., September 21, 2018 ✔ REUTERS/Mike Segar The opinions expressed are his own ✔ Reuters has not edited the statements or confirmed their accuracy


Freed Rwandan opposition leader vows to continue struggle

9/24/2018, 7:55:00 AM
Victoire Ingabire says she is prepared to return to jail in her fight for free speech and human rights ✔ Kagame warned the released prisoners to be careful ✔ However opposition activists, many in exile, say he runs a police state, jailing journalists and assassinating dissidents, even overseas ✔ Others question the reliability of the economic statistics showing growth and allege that increasing cronyism could undermine economic progress


Florence: Severe flooding feared near South Carolina coast

9/24/2018, 4:53:26 AM
BLADENBORO, N.C. (AP) — Rivers swelling with the floodwaters of former Hurricane Florence are threatening to swamp communities near the South Carolina coast, leaving thousands rea ✔ Department of Transportation via AP) Marvin Singleton and Michele Larrimore motor past the Pine Grove Baptist Church on the way to check out Larrimore's home on Saturday, Sept ✔ 21) Gray muck is flowing into the Cape Fear River from the site of a dam breach at a Wilmington power plant where an old coal ash dump had been covered over by Florence's floodwaters


Tiger Woods' girlfriend Erica celebrates after first win in five years

9/24/2018, 7:07:57 AM
Tiger Woods, 42, made made a beeline for Erica Herman, his 33-year-old girlfriend of over a year, after he won the Tour Championship in Georgia Sunday. ✔ Woods (pictured in 2009 with daughter Sam) was married to Elin Nordegren (seen right) from 2004 until 2010, and the huge fallout from his cheating scandal  Woods (pictured in 2014) dated Olympic medalist Lindsey Vonn from 2012 until 2015 He is pictured with Kristin Smith in July 2017


8 Artists Taking On The Big Global Challenge: Climate Change

9/24/2018, 6:48:22 AM
“We should (and may) die trying to render climate change issues accessible." ✔ Extreme weather events have battered the city – 2017′s Hurricane Irma swept through Florida leaving a trail of devastation in its wake and claiming more than 80 lives in the state ✔ If you have an idea or tip for the editorial series, send an email to thisnewworld@huffpost.com Download


How every woman CAN fight her way to the top 

9/24/2018, 6:26:28 AM
Mother-of-three Mishal Husain has been voted one of the 500 most influential people in Britain. The BBC presenter who has spent 20 years working her way to the top revealed the challenges. ✔ Their mothers had been friends for more than 40 years ✔ Once the salient points are noted, try to actively set your mind to something else, rather than remaining preoccupied with the past ✔ Mishal Husain’s book The Skills: From First Job To Dream Job What Every Woman Needs To Know (4th Estate, £16.99) is out now


This Is What Could Happen To People With HIV If There's A No-Deal Brexit

9/24/2018, 5:44:50 AM
The supply of drugs, access to new treatments, and staffing levels at clinics could all be affected, warn experts. "This is a basic public health issue," said Stephen Doughty MP. ✔ That mean any breaks in treatment pose a triple threat to public health: the virus resurfacing in HIV-positive people which could leave them vulnerable to a range of illnesses; the virus restoring itself to such levels as to make the individual infectious again; and when infectious, the carrier could pass any resistances to medication onto others


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