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Met Office issues new weather warnings before 'Storm Callum' hits

10/10/2018, 8:39:44 AM
"Danger to life" warnings are in place as the Atlantic storm threatens to disrupt travel, cut power and flood roads ✔ Areas of high ground exposed to the south and south west will be most affected, with the potential for over 60mm of rain in 12 hours in the most exposed locations, and over 100 mm by the end of the day ✔ Read More Surviving the cold weather Get all your winter warmers free  Is your boiler doomed to failure How Lidl cling film could save you £100 Winter risks to your car 10 ways to keep warm for less  Winter risks to your home The company that's insulating homes free Cold Weather Payments - who qualifies



Hurricane Michael to strengthen AGAIN - MONSTER storm could grow before Florida landfall

10/10/2018, 11:11:50 AM
FLORIDA is bracing for the onslaught of Hurricane Michael’s deadly wind, rain and storm surges, with fears it could strengthen yet again before making landfall. ✔ Deadly Hurricane Michael is tracking along the Gulf of Mexico toward the Florida Panhandle, packing wind speeds of up to 140mph ✔ This is something that again means no weakening elements are affecting Michael, as if hurricanes suck dry air into their system it can wrap into the circulation and choke off the thunderstorm activity, according to Mr McNoldy



Spain floods: Shocking video of thunderstorm terrorising tourists – Costa del Sol on ALERT

10/10/2018, 11:11:51 AM
FLOODS have caused chaos in Spain and Costa del Sol has remained on red alert after torrential rain in Malaga on Tuesday night – watch shocking footage of the storm. ✔ Spain floods: Storms hit Costa del Sol (Image: Twitter/@objtormentas•Oscar VEbra) The British victims were travelling in a taxi that was swept away by flash floods ✔ There are a lot of cars in the river beds and a lot of wreckage so it’s not an easy job



Hurricane Michael to deal fresh blow to storm-ravaged Carolinas

10/10/2018, 8:46:17 AM
After making landfall in Florida on Wednesday, Hurricane Michael is forecast to ... ✔ So I’m asking you to be watchful and alert, and to get ready ✔ Coastal flooding is expected, especially with each high tide ✔ The highest risk of storm surge will occur on Thursday, and vulnerable low spots along the beaches or those where the shoreline was weakened from Florence are at the greatest risk, it added ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



Frustration, despair grow in Indonesia quake city over planned new...

10/10/2018, 11:40:11 AM
Survivors of Indonesia's double disaster looked to their future with frustr... ✔ But it’s guesswork because of how far the ground moved during liquefaction ✔ No one knows how many people have yet to be found in Balaroa and other neighborhoods but it could be as many as 5,000, the disaster agency says ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



Time runs out for Florida residents to leave ahead of Hurricane...

10/10/2018, 11:53:07 AM
Hurricane Michael grew into a potentially deadly Category 4 storm on Wednesday b... ✔ Hurricane-force winds extend about 45 miles from the center, with tropical storm-force winds reaching 185 miles, the NHC said ✔ The storm is likely to dump prodigious amounts of rain over Florida, Alabama and Georgia, as well as the Carolinas - still reeling from post-Florence flooding - and into Virginia ✔ She was unsure how well her old, wood-framed apartment block would hold up ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



Flash flood kills at least five on Majorca

10/10/2018, 8:33:51 AM
Cars were washed away as huge waves of muddy water engulfed the east of the island, reports say. ✔ A huge wave of muddy water engulfed the town of Sant Llorenc des Cardassar, in the east of the island, after a river burst its banks following heavy rain ✔ Cars were washed away and several people are believed to be missing, local media report ✔ The Spanish military is deploying more than a hundred emergency workers with sniffer dogs



Heavy rains, floods kill at least eight on Spain's Mallorca

10/10/2018, 10:55:06 AM
At least eight people including two Britons were killed as heavy rain and flash ... ✔ The situation is a disaster and we’re trying to locate survivors and help people but everything is flooded and people cannot leave their homes, she added ✔ Residents swept water and mud out of those houses as the floods subsided early on Wednesday, leaving roadsides strewn with wrecked vehicles and beaches covered in debris ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



Widodo leads Palu relief efforts, with eye on election

10/10/2018, 9:21:01 AM
Indonesian president keen to project image of support amid criticism ✔ Its budget for this year stands at 742 billion rupiah, an 80% drop from 2015 ✔ This is despite Indonesia being named among the 33 countries and territories at highest risk of natural disasters by the United Nations University's World Risk Index ✔ Whether Jokowi's approval rating falls will depend on the economy ✔ Nikkei staff writer Erwida Maulia in Jakarta contributed to this article



Brazil battles fake news 'tsunami' amid polarized presidential election

10/10/2018, 8:17:16 AM
The country’s electoral court ordered Facebook to remove links to 33 fake news stories targeting a vice-presidential candidate ✔ The film asked the viewer: She wants to be vice-president for Lula’s Workers’ party ✔ Bolsonaro’s campaign has attacked Haddad and the PT over a programme of educational material aiming at fighting homophobia in schools produced while he was minister of education under President Dilma Rousseff in 2011 but never distributed ✔ We only see some of this and we know that’s not representative, it’s just an indication



Hurricane Michael: TERRIFYING moment packed cruise ship caught in LIFE-THREATENING storm

10/10/2018, 11:49:11 AM
ROYAL Caribbean’s Empress of the Seas was severely delayed on its way to Havana after being caught in the middle of Hurricane Michael. ✔ Hurricane Michael is currently barreling its way towards the US Gulf Coast as an extremely dangerous category 4 hurricane ✔ Florida Governor Rick Scott tweeted today: THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE to evacuate before conditions start deteriorating within the next few hours



Weeks After Hurricane Florence, A Neighborhood Still Struggles

10/10/2018, 10:18:36 AM
Hurricane Florence claimed 70 homes in this North Carolina neighborhood, but residents haven't lost optimism. ✔ Brent LivingoodTwo Samaritan’s Purse volunteers head to work in Hampstead, North Carolina ✔ Brent LivingoodA neighborhood soccer field in Hampstead has been converted into a donation center after Hurricane Florence ✔ My house didn’t get flooded or destroyed, but I’m not giving up



Reference to Zhang Heng 'earthquake device' removed from textbooks

10/10/2018, 10:46:27 AM
The device was like a bronze bucket upside down, with eight bronze dragons carved on its exterior, pointing to eight directions. Each dragon had a bronze ball inside its mouth.Below each dragon, there was a bronze frog sitting there, its mouth wide open. In case an earthquake happened at any of the directions, the dragon at that direction would open its mouth, and the ball would drop into the mouth of the frog.By far, the only records about that historical "earthquake device", accredited to Zhang Heng in the Han Dynasty (206 BC – AD 220), were a few hundred words in historical books in later periods. Yet after an historian manufactured a model following the records in 1951, the "earthquake device" remained in the textbooks of primary and secondary schools was taught to generations of people, despite scientists' challenges to its usefulness and practicality.The device recently caused an "earthquake" in the public opinion sector because some media outlets reported it has been deleted from secondary school history textbooks used nationwide. According to the People's Education Press, instead of deleting it, they moved it to textbooks for primary school pupils.Two experts shared their opinions with China Daily's Zhang Zhouxiang. ✔ According to the People's Education Press, instead of deleting it, they moved it to textbooks for primary school pupils ✔ Two experts shared their opinions with China Daily's Zhang Zhouxiang ✔ Some of them might have been miracles in their era, but now they are useless, which does not affect their greatness in history ✔ It is a pity for ancient China's technological progress



Hurricane Michael live WEBCAM: Category 4 storm to BATTER Florida in hours - WATCH LIVE

10/10/2018, 11:20:39 AM
HURRICANE MICHAEL is bearing down on Florida packing maximum sustained winds of up to 140mph as the Category 4 hurricane continues to gain power. Watch live webcam footage from Panama City Beach as the storm hits. ✔ He said: I know people are fatigued from Florence, but don’t let this storm catch you with your guard down ✔ Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 45 miles (75 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 185 miles (295 km)



Hurricane Michael Strengthens To A Dangerous Category 3 Storm As It Nears Florida's Coast

10/10/2018, 9:53:47 AM
“We know that a storm like Michael can be devastating and deadly,” said Florida Gov. Rick Scott. ✔ #swfl #hurricanemichael @JimCantore @spann https://t.co/Bc0ErsSb2w 05:03 PM - 09 Oct 2018 Reply Retweet Favorite Scott declared a state of emergency for the Florida Panhandle and surrounding regions on Sunday, and extended the emergency declaration on Monday



Hurricane Michael update: 'This is your LAST CHANCE' - NWS warns of UNPRECEDENTED event

10/10/2018, 8:36:18 AM
HURRICANE Michael is on course to hit Florida as a gigantic category 4 storm bringing life-threatening conditions to thousands of people. ✔ The governor stated US President Donald Trump had approved emergency federal spending to offer impacted areas immediate assistance ✔ The Carolinas, devastated by Hurricane Florence’s strong winds in September, may also be hit by up to six inches of water



Mallorca floods: Which parts of the island are affected and should I cancel my holiday?

10/10/2018, 11:51:37 AM
undefined ✔ Two of the dead were believed to be British, while up to 20 people are still reported missing ✔ The Balearic government met on Wednesday morning met to discuss plans to clear up the town ✔ The weather forecast for Majorca over the coming week is mainly sunny with some showers into the weekend, and temperatures in the mid to late twenties



Hurricane Michael tracker: What time is DEADLY Hurricane Michael going to hit Florida?

10/10/2018, 8:59:49 AM
HURRICANE Michael has grown to a deadly Category 4 hurricane and will bring life-threatening storm surges to the Floridian coast. But what time will hurricane hit Florida? ✔ The NHC forecast the eye of Hurricane Michael to make landfall along the northeastern Gulf of Mexico this morning before tracking across the Florida Panhandle late afternoon local time (night time BST) ✔ The decisions you & your family make over the coming hours could be the difference between life & death



Wasn't she supposed to serve US? Twitter unamused as IDF 'salutes' Haley for her support for Israel

10/10/2018, 10:51:30 AM
A tweet from the IDF thanking Nikki Haley for her “unwavering support” for Israel has sparked an avalanche of snarky comments, with many pointing out that Haley was supposed to be the US, not Israeli, envoy to the UN. ✔ HomeWorld News Wasn't she supposed to serve US ✔ In a surprise announcement on Tuesday, Haley resigned her post as Washington’s envoy to the United Nations ✔ Haley’s departure ignited a Twitter storm of speculation about why she chose to step down, and what she’s planning next ✔ ’Unwavering support’ aka, blind allegiance, one Twitter user noted bluntly



UK couple among five people dead in floods in Mallorca, say reports

10/10/2018, 8:17:18 AM
Foreign Office investigating reported deaths of pair in taxi engulfed by water on island ✔ The regional government called an emergency meeting to coordinate rescue efforts and authorities said rescue workers and military units were heading to the area ✔ pic.twitter.com/wUUBd8bbqu October 10, 2018 Officials confirmed five people had been killed and 300 rescue workers had been sent ✔ Spanish weather forecasters said 20cm (8in) of rain fell in four hours



Hurricane Michael MAPPED: WATCH live feed of Hurricane Michael - live radar HERE

10/10/2018, 9:56:34 AM
HURRICANE Michael is barrelling towards the US Gulf Coast as an “extremely dangerous” category 4 hurricane - watch its progress live here. ✔ Some additional strengthening is possible before landfall ✔ Michael is moving in a northerly direction at 13mph but is expected to turn northeast later on today ✔ Once the eye of the storm hits Florida, it will then move across the Florida Panhandle in a northeastern direction across the southeast of America



Hurricane Michael: Strongest landfall in HISTORY - Michael strengthens to DEADLY Cat 4

10/10/2018, 9:26:52 AM
HURRICANE Michael is extremely likely to become the strongest hurricane to make landfall along the Florida Panhandle in HISTORY as the category four storm continues to strenghten on its track towards land. ✔ No hurricane has ever been recorded to have struck the region at such a high level, as Michael's sustained wind speed just reached 140mph - and the hurricane is still strengthening on its path towards land ✔ On Twitter he wrote: Families under mandatory evacuation in the Panhandle and Big Bend need to move inland RIGHT NOW ✔ HURRICANE MICHAEL SCHOOL CLOSURES - UNIVERSITIES CLOSED



Hurricane Michael: Terrifying lightning surrounds the EYEWALL - hurricane is STRENGTHENING

10/10/2018, 10:41:38 AM
A DRAMATIC ring of lightning surrounding Hurricane Michael’s eye could be evidence of its strengthening, a weather expert has warned. ✔ Mr Terry warned: Note the lighting around the eye as well, another sign of possible strengthening ✔ Hundreds of thousands of people have been ordered to advise to leave their homes in more than 20 Florida counties ahead of the arrival of life-threatening winds, rain and storm surge ✔ Atmospheric Scientist Philippe Papin also tweeted about the lightning ring



WATCH: Terrifying moment torrential floods sweep cars away in Spanish town

10/10/2018, 8:21:33 AM
SPAIN has been hit with torrential flash floods leaving five people dead. Shocking video footage from the island of Majorca shows the “biblical” deluge gushing at high speed through the streets. ✔ According to local news site Diario de Mallorca, they've sent a hundred troops, eight vehicles, a boat, three helicopters and three tracking dogs ✔ The bad weather in Spain comes as the UK is on track to have the hottest October day in seven years today



Brit couple among 8 dead in Majorca as cars swept away by 13ft of water

10/10/2018, 10:38:46 AM
A BRITISH couple are among eight people killed in “biblical” flash flooding that tore through the Spanish island of Majorca overnight. Shocking images and videos show cars being swept t… ✔ Rafel Gili was the father of the town’s current mayor Tolo Gili ✔ The Costa del Sol remained on red alert this morning following overnight storms and torrential rain overnight in resorts like Marbella ✔ The Foreign Office said in a statement: We are in contact with the Spanish authorities responding to flooding in Majorca, and urgently seeking updates from them



Sarah Ferguson reveals personal project just days before Princess Eugenie’s royal wedding

10/10/2018, 10:10:59 AM
SARAH FERGUSON, 58, is looking forward to her daughter Princess Eugenie’s wedding on Friday. Yesterday she announced news about her latest personal project. ✔ As ninth in line to the throne, Eugenie is believed to feel that she deserves her moment in the spotlight and a big royal wedding with all the frills, according to a Daily Mail source ✔ Sarah’s daughters, Beatrice and Eugenie, are the exception, with both joining their mother on social media



Brits to bask in 24C heat TODAY - before 'danger to life' storms hit

10/10/2018, 8:10:45 AM
BRITAIN is set to bask in 24C heat as an Indian Summer’s day sweeps the country — before we’re battered by “danger to life” storms on Friday. It will be a sunny day across t… ✔ Homes and businesses could also be hit by flooding as at least 4in of rain is dumped on areas ✔ Wednesday and Thursday look like the peak, but it stays on the warm side for the weekend and next week ✔ The South should stay comfortably above average until at least October 18 with the high teens daily and odd days at 20C



"12 years left to limit climate change catastrophe"- UN [The Morning Call]

10/10/2018, 9:42:09 AM
“12 years left to limit climate change catastrophe” warns UN, as Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPCC call for changes to cut risk of extreme heat, floods and poverty. ✔ The subject of climate change is on the international front burner ✔ The world’s leading climate scientists have warned there is only a dozen years for global warming to be kept to a maximum of 1.5C beyond which even half a degree will significantly worsen the risks of drought, floods, extreme heat and poverty for hundreds of millions of people



Hurricane Michael, Nikki Haley, Taylor Swift: Your Wednesday Briefing

10/10/2018, 9:50:41 AM
Here’s what you need to know to start your day. ✔ Noteworthy • A shady past is revealed The owner of the company that operated the stretch limousine involved in a crash that killed 20 in upstate New York has a complicated history as a fraudster-turned-F.B.I ✔ Tracking the Storm’s Path A Journalist’s Disappearance: Where Jamal Khashoggi Was Last Seen A Mom’s #HimToo Tweet Ignites a Viral Meme, and Her Embarrassed Son Clarifies



Mother, 61, finds her £15,000 kitchen wrecked by handyman friend

10/10/2018, 11:05:24 AM
Diana Vettraino, 61, from Alwoodley, West Yorkshire, was stunned when she walked into her £15,000 kitchen and spotted the sparkly tiles she'd carefully chosen smashed to smithereens. ✔ Despite forking out more than £500 on the sparkly ceramics and three hours' labour, Diana didn't get mad and instead burst out laughing when she saw the DIY disaster ✔ Diana, who is originally from Hamilton, Scotland, said: 'When he got to my flat he asked for a couple bottles of beer, and I thought 'why not ✔ No-one can do the same amount of damage next time, that's for sure.'



Don't panic but the government is hiring experts for a Brexit civil emergency

10/10/2018, 10:40:16 AM
Don't panic! It may only be 170 days to Brexit, but keep calm and carry on - the government's got it all under control. Right? ✔ That means they will end in June 2019, although reassuringly there is the possibility of extension or permanency ✔ This is why we need to stop Brexit democratically with a people’s vote ✔ Read More Top UK politics stories Brown: Universal Credit is new Poll Tax Salisbury suspect exposed by his GRAN Clinton blasts May for far-right ally



Polls show strong support for Northern Ireland abortion reform

10/10/2018, 8:09:37 AM
Nearly two-thirds of people in Northern Ireland believe that abortion should be decriminalized in the country, according to research from Amnesty International. ✔ Voters of all political backgrounds -- including Labour, Conservative, Sinn Fein and DUP voters -- are backing decriminalization of abortion ✔ According to Amnesty International, it was the first time a prosecution relating to the country's abortion laws was challenged



End of EU? Italian eurosceptic leader Salvini sees support DOUBLE since election – poll

10/10/2018, 11:20:36 AM
MATTEO Salvini's firm hand with the European Union has driven support for his party nearly double within four months since he became the Italian deputy Prime Minister, new polls showed. ✔ With the European Elections scheduled for 2019, this week Mr Salvini reminded the Commission of the risks of threatening a core member state like Italy: The Europe of bankers, founded on mass immigration and economic insecurity, keeps on threatening and insulting Italians and their Government



Ministers to boost London with reams of financial red tape in No Deal scenario

10/10/2018, 9:46:49 AM
Ministers would suspend reams of financial red tape to help boost the City of London in a No Deal Brexit, the Treasury has quietly revealed. New emergency scenario planning documents say “specific … ✔ Lib Dem MP and Best for Britain supporter Layla Moran said: We are facing light touch regulations that failed businesses while the Tories dance around the fire ✔ And their exports to Britain could drop by up to 57 per cent according to Germany's IW institute said on Tuesday ✔ RING The Sun on 0207 782 4104 or WHATSAPP on 07423720250 or EMAIL exclusive@the-sun.co.uk



Idiot takes on entire North Sea single-handedly – ends terribly

10/10/2018, 11:54:13 AM
A PRANKSTER instantly regretted trying to race the tide of the North Sea when a gigantic wave appeared. ✔ Cory Park, 20, claimed to girlfriend Zoe Osler, 19, he could run across a short stretch of beach without getting wet ✔ KENNEDY NEWS AND MEDIA JOKER: A man soon regretted trying to outrun the North Sea tide (Pic: KENNEDY NEWS AND MEDIA) There was definitely a point when I thought I wasn't going to make it back



For Next U.S. Census, Cameras in Space Replace Boots on the Ground

10/10/2018, 9:41:38 AM
Every decade, there is a census before the census, to help the U.S. figure out where to mail millions of forms. For the 2010 census, it took 150,000 temporary workers driving 137 million miles, but for 2020, the use of satellite imagery will cut that to just 60,000 workers. ✔ For instance, the satellite imagery should be able to verify 70% of the places that the Census Bureau needs to reach with its kickoff census mailing ✔ The same result followed after a staffer reviewing imagery of a lakefront community in Nebraska noticed new rooftopsand also that some present in 2009 were missing



John Cox has the real estate experience to help California's housing crisis. Too bad he doesn't have any ideas

10/10/2018, 10:07:34 AM
GOP gubernatorial candidate John Cox has built apartments in other states but he's not offering any detailed proposals to build more housing in California. ✔ What struck me about Swift weighing in was that it wasn’t an endorsement of Democrat Phil Bredesen  a guy with a substantial track record, having served eight years as the state’s governor ✔ Agents also have interviewed Deborah Ramirez, who has claimed that Kavanaugh exposed himself to her at a party when they were students at Yale



He's 12, Has ADHD And His Family Is Fighting To Keep Him From Juvenile Detention

10/10/2018, 10:18:39 AM
Cesar Gapar faced five years in juvenile detention for bringing a pocketknife to school. Many other kids exposed to lead face similar fates. ✔ Early one morning in April when most other children were in school, 12-year-old Cesar Gaspar leaned against his mom’s shoulder as they sat on a hard bench in a barren corridor at the Lamoreaux Justice Center ✔ Cesar is one boy, and clearly for us a special boy, and it’s worth it to fight for him



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