UK weather forecast: Britain braced for SUPERCHARGED STORMS - MONTH of heavy rain WARNING
10/5/2018, 5:10:01 PMA BARRAGE of frenzied storms supercharged by the remains a tropical cyclone threaten a week of weather hell across Britain. Almost a month’s rain will drench parts of the country later this weekend while coastal and island regions brace for merciless gales through the following days. ✔ Ex-hurricane Leslie will sweep past the UK towards mid-week feeding tonnes of tropical moisture into a string of low-pressure systems lined up in the Atlantic ✔ Temperatures could dip below freezing overnight meaning there is going to be a risk of frost, and on Sunday a shift in terms of rainfall and more unsettled conditions will see better weather across the south
Tropical disturbance in Caribbean could threaten Gulf Coast next week
10/5/2018, 4:12:18 PMA slowly-organizing area of disturbed weather in the western Caribbean could become the season's next named storm next week. ✔ Infrared satellite loop with lightning flashes overlaid ✔ That system’s circulation could get drawn toward this area and enhance the chances of a tropical storm forming ✔ The National Hurricane Center is giving the system a 30 percent chance of becoming a tropical depression or storm by Sunday and a 60 percent likelihood by Wednesday
Indonesia death toll could rise drastically, as aid starts to arrive
10/5/2018, 5:51:01 PMMore than a thousand people could still be missing after Indonesia's devastating quake-tsunami, officials said on Friday, drastically increasing the number of people unaccounted for a week after the disaster. ✔ Palu city on Sulawesi island has been left in ruins after it was hit by a powerful quake and a wall of water which razed whole neighbourhoods to the ground, with the official death toll now 1,571 ✔ In addition, the UK Government has also announced it will match pound-for-pound the first £2 million raised by the British public to the Indonesia Tsunami Appeal launched on October 4 by the Disasters Emergency Committee
Here are 13 of the week’s best photos
10/5/2018, 7:05:47 PMSurf City Dog Surfing championship, rescue effort after Indonesian earthquake and tsunami, protest rally against Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh, first lady Melania Trump in Africa and more images from around the world.
High above Indonesian city, a mass grave and many questions
10/5/2018, 4:08:39 PMPALU, Indonesia (AP) — From the mountain range, the bay was a sparkling blue and the small city huddled around it a mosaic of bright buildings and mosque minarets. S ✔ PALU, Indonesia (AP) From the mountain range, the bay was a sparkling blue and the small city huddled around it a mosaic of bright buildings and mosque minarets ✔ An ambulance bumped along a dirt road, racing to the top ✔ A sweaty European journalist wanted to know how many bodies were expected Friday
Indonesian crews sift through mall wreckage where hundreds may be buried after quake - Los Angeles Times
10/5/2018, 7:39:35 PMEmergency workers equipped with excavators began to dig through the rubble of a shopping complex where hundreds of people were feared to have been buried. Officials raised the death toll to 1,571. ✔ A week after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake and tsunami devastated this Indonesian coastal town, emergency workers equipped with excavators on Friday dug through the rubble of a shopping complex where hundreds of people were feared to have been buried ✔ It was as if the sea came to eat them, one person said
UK weather sees Brits bask in 22C and 65mph Storm Leslie set to make it even HOTTER next week
10/5/2018, 5:56:42 PMBRITS were treated to a second wave of summer sunshine today as temperatures across parts of the country reached 22.6C. Thick mist from earlier this morning made way for warmer temperatures, as inc… ✔ The rain from the North of the UK will start pushing south east, with downpours reaching Wales by the morning, and East Anglia and South East England by lunchtime ✔ The effects of Storm Leslie will be more apparent mid-week, as temperatures creep into the mid-20s by Wednesday
Enchanting Roman villa adorned with writhing snakes and peacocks is discovered in Pompeii
10/5/2018, 4:36:44 PMA Roman villa decorated with stunning frescoes depicting peacocks, writhing snakes and a wild boar being hunted by dogs has been discovered in Pompeii, 2,000 years after the Roman city was buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. ✔ The frescoes include the figure of a horse, birds in flight and a strange human figure with a dog’s head ✔ The main room is believed to be a lararium, a room designed to hold the images of the lares, divine protectors of the villa and the Roman family that occupied it ✔ Paintings on the walls depict a naked slave holding a silver jug and banqueting scenes
TITANIC 2018: Of all the things to do in Belfast you MUST see the Titanic museum
10/5/2018, 6:06:28 PMYOU close your eyes in Liverpool and you wake up in Belfast. Now, while that's not quite Kansas to Oz, to anyone with even the vaguest interest in the country's industrial heritage, and indeed our glorious trading nation past which Brexit is supposedly about to re-invigorate, there's something quite stirring to the British soul. ✔ Unsinkable: The Titanic Belfast will remain the toast of Belfast for many years to come (Image: Titanic Belfast) Two working ports, perhaps not quite in full flood, but still all gantries and cranes and imposing vessels filled with grapefruits and iPhones and cheap underpants and lord knows what else and all on that overblown scale which makes everything feel slightly surreal ✔ Liverpool by dawn: Port city is intrinsically linked to Belfast and Titanic (Image: Paul Baldwin) I took the kids as I thought it might be a vaguely improving hour for them
If You Get Less Than 4/8 On This Quiz, You're Drowning In Fake News
10/5/2018, 4:36:12 PMCan you tell what was real news and what was fake news this week? ✔ An American Airlines flight was forced to land because an unruly passenger wouldn't stop doing pull-ups ✔ Via Twitter Scientists created a social network allowing three people to send information directly to each other's brains ✔ Protesters vandalized Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's house
Russophobia Digest Part 12: Bots hate Star Wars, Hillary's bitter and Russians with no conscience
10/5/2018, 5:02:37 PMIt's been a week of well diversified Russophobia, from multi-state cross-border accusations of hacking, all the way down to bots being blamed for the last Star Wars movie getting bad reviews. ✔ This is a new theme being developed in the Russophobia bubble, so keep an eye out for it ✔ She hit out at Corbyn's policy of only approving military action if the UN Security Council agrees, by saying Britain should not outsource our conscience to Kremlin ✔ Share it with a friend! Trends: Russophobia digest
'Winter penis' is real - and size isn't the only thing it impacts
10/5/2018, 4:36:21 PMThe cold weather could have an adverse affect on penises, apparently ✔ The testicles also retract and rise closer to the rest of the body so they can also stay warm ✔ People have always found ways to have sex no matter what's going on with the weather ✔ We recommend you grab a few extra blankets if you're thinking about getting frisky with your partner
Girl, 8, pulls RARE 1,500-year Viking sword from lake after 'mistaking it for a stick'
10/5/2018, 7:58:57 PMAN eight-year-old girl has been hailed “Queen of Sweden” after discovering a millennia old viking era sword in a lake, after mistaking the artefact "for a stick". ✔ Low water levels because of drought are believed to have made the sword more visible, sparking Saga's discovery ✔ The Jonkoping museum said its investigation of the lake is unfinished, and it is possible that more ancient items could be discovered in the process
A competitive beardsman saw his home burn. But then fans of his reality show came to help.
10/5/2018, 4:12:00 PMThe short-lived “Whisker Wars” changed the lives of its stars — and inspired facial-hair fans worldwide. ✔ (Jay Paul for The Washington Post) By Gendy Alimurung October 5 at 9:30 AM After the fire came the men with beards ✔ The irony isn’t lost on Nelson: Whisker Wars wasn’t renewed for a third season, though it helped create the audience it originally sought ✔ When they finished hooking up the water tank, Bielefeldt came out and looked at it
Queen forced to MOVE OUT of Buckingham Palace amid £369 MILLION refurb
10/5/2018, 7:44:31 PMTHE Queen will be forced out of Buckingham Palace amid a massive £369million renovation. ✔ The biggest paintings and items that cannot be removed, such as fireplaces and decorative panels, will be protected by boxes while work continues around them ✔ It was extended in the reign of Queen Victoria while the front was refaced in 1914 when George V was king
'This is (Not) L.A.' debunks 18 myths about Los Angeles and calls out the New York Times - Los Angeles Times
10/5/2018, 5:12:14 PMThe book "This is (Not) L.A." by LA publisher Jen Bilik takes aim at 18 entrenched stereotypes about Los Angeles. ✔ How about the myth that we have no seasons, despite the cool weather and overcast skies that arrive like clockwork each June, the dry, crippling heat that plagues us dependably each fall and the jacaranda explosion that happens each spring ✔ That’s shorter than the average commute of people living in Boston, Atlanta, Chicago, Washington, D.C ✔ But if you do that, you will be amazed by what you can see
‘ARMAGEDDON!’ Salvini sidekick warns of global financial MELTDOWN if EU bullies Italy
10/5/2018, 5:10:04 PMFINANCIAL “armageddon” will result if the EU rejects Italy’s contentious budget plans and tries to bully Italy into austerity, a sidekick of Lega firebrand and interior minister Matteo Salvini has claimed. ✔ Mr Borghi added: If there is a deliberate political and financial attack on our country, we will defend ourselves ✔ If not, things will be very difficult ✔ And I hope I’m able to say it without being stopped by anyone ✔ Not only that but Italian cheese is better than French cheese!
Amy Schumer and Emily Ratajkowski arrested on Capitol Hill during Kavanaugh protests
10/5/2018, 4:54:10 PMActresses Amy Schumer and Emily Ratajkowski were among the 300 demonstrators arrested on Capitol Hill on Thursday while protesting the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh. ✔ As a victim of sexual abuse, I am furious at people who don’t believe it and who say, ‘how do you not remember exactly what day it was…?’ DeGeneres said in an interview recorded on Wednesday and scheduled to air on Friday ✔ The actor notes that Hiro’s bond with his older brother was so strong that even after Tadashi’s death, his presence has still been felt throughout the series
#MeToo activist Alyssa Milano says Bill Clinton shouldn't have received benefit of the doubt
10/5/2018, 5:48:32 PMActress Alyssa Milano, who recently shared her past experience with sexual assault, appeared on CNN Thursday where she talked about Judge Brett Kavanaugh's testimony and told Chris Cuomo that President Bill Clinton shouldn't have been given the benefit of the doubt during his misconduct scandals. ✔ (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times) Ben Affleck has completed a 40-day stay in a rehab facility to treat his alcohol addiction and confirmed Thursday that he remains in outpatient care ✔ Southern California residents can see the film at the Regal Irvine Spectrum 21 in Irvine
Breakingviews - Review: Michael Ovitz’s Hollywood adventure
10/5/2018, 6:09:36 PM(Reuters Breakingviews) - Posing a question for a book title is risky because th... ✔ NEW YORK (Reuters Breakingviews) - Posing a question for a book title is risky because the reader may not care to know the answer ✔ Yet before Ovitz ever set foot in the Magic Kingdom, the relationship was fraught ✔ The company is spending an astonishing $71 billion, its largest deal yet, to acquire Twenty-First Century Fox’s entertainment and international assets
After the Nobel peace prize, it’s time to focus on the victims of rape | Winnie M Li
10/5/2018, 4:56:22 PMNadia Murad and Denis Mukwege’s award should make us consider the impact on those who suffer sexual assaults, says author Winnie M Li ✔ Sexual assault brings with it post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, a shattering of self-confidence ✔ If there is one thing #MeToo can accomplish, besides raising awareness about the widespread impact of sexual trauma whether in war-torn or peaceful societies, it is improving our systems and institutions so that the whole of society can relieve the burden on individual survivors, and start to address the reality of these crimes
Strictly star Seann Walsh confesses to injuries he's given Katya Jones
10/5/2018, 7:56:44 PMThe comedian broke into tears after he dropped the professional on her back ✔ The reason is to brighten myself up a bit because I have a very moody resting bitch face ✔ But despite the pain, sweat, being shouted at, glared at, scratched, poked and having to listen to the same song on repeat for eight hours a day which would drive anyone mad – I’m having a blast
'You are not alone': your reaction to Christine Blasey Ford's testimony
10/5/2018, 5:51:56 PMThe hearing dredged up painful memories for many, but also encouraged you to take action. Here are some of your stories ✔ I spoke with women who had been raped decades ago and had never told anyone ✔ In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is on 13 11 14 and the national family violence counselling service is on 1800 737 732 ✔ Other international helplines can be found at www.befrienders.org
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