BBC weather forecast: FLOOD RISK as Storm Callum to SOAK UK in SIX INCHES of rain
10/12/2018, 9:27:27 PMSTORM Callum is set to batter the UK with a deluge of rain - some areas could see up to 6 inches in the heavy downpour to set to drench the country tomorrow. ✔ it will be very warm in the sun in Eastern England ✔ We’re expecting severe downpours to take this October to within touching distance of the wettest we’ve ever had ✔ The firm also put odds on at 10-11 that wind speeds reach 100mph hour or higher in mainland Britain by the end of the weekend as the Atlantic storm sweeps in
Mum who survived Indonesian tsunami says her mother was swallowed up by ground
10/12/2018, 8:10:23 PMEXCLUSIVE: Rori Oryza, 29, was with family members when a 7.5 magnitude quake triggered the giant wave ✔ Rescuers are struggling to remove the debris two weeks after the disaster that has left 2,073 dead to date ✔ Read More Top news stories from Mirror Online Storm Callum alert over 'risk to life' Traffic warden's 'gloat over nurse fine' Patisserie Valerie finance boss arrested Vaping could be worse than smoking
Brits set for WEEKEND WASHOUT as amber alert issued for downpours and flooding
10/12/2018, 9:32:39 PMBRITAIN is set for a soaking-wet weekend, according to the latest forecasts. ✔ MET OFFICE / SPLASH NEWS WASHOUT: Heavy rain is forecast for the weekend and there is an amber warning for flooding (Pic: MET OFFICE / SPLASH NEWS) Sioned Warrell, Natural Resources Wales Duty Tactical Manager, said: The forecast rain could cause flooding this week, especially in south and west Wales, and we are urging people to prepare themselves
Storm Callum wreaks havoc with 77mph gales leaving trail of destruction
10/12/2018, 10:30:57 PMSTORM Callum has begun battering the UK with 76mph gales and heavy downpours – sparking travel chaos and leaving homes without power. Dozens of flights have been cancelled and a number of sch… ✔ Meanwhile the Department of Education has urged schools, colleges and universities to err on the side of caution if there is an apparent risk to safety ✔ The last time temperatures exceeded 24C at this time of year was in October 2011 when a staggering 29.9C was clocked
Mom Suffers Severe Bruises After Protecting Baby from Hail Storm: 'I Covered Her with My Body'
10/12/2018, 9:30:31 PMFiona Simpson shielded her 4-month-old daughter, Clara, with her body on Thursday after a hail storm blew the windows out of her car ✔ When severe rain started picking up, Simpson pulled over to the side of the road, she wrote in a Facebook post ✔ The back window, where Clara was, the whole back window just blew out … glass went everywhere through the car, the told The Project ✔ I know I’ll be sore tomorrow, she added in the post ✔ She hasn’t even really noticed, to be honest, Simpson said of her daughter
How dangerous are the crumblng Del Mar cliffs? - Los Angeles Times
10/12/2018, 8:34:48 PMHow dangerous are the crumblng Del Mar cliffs? ✔ Pounding waves could eventually cause so much damage to the cliffs that sections of the track would need to be relocated at a cost of as much as $3.5 billion, according to the officials ✔ Millions more are being earmarked for similar projects in the future
Hurricane death toll rises to 17 as search goes on in Florida
10/12/2018, 11:35:32 PMThe death toll from Hurricane Michael rose to 17 across four states on Friday, l... ✔ She said search teams have been going door-to-door in Mexico Beach and other hard-hit areas of the county looking for possible storm victims who may have been trapped or killed ✔ Slideshow (17 Images) Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Professor says hurricane victims paying price for electing ‘climate deniers’ like Gov. Rick Scott
10/12/2018, 10:29:25 PMA Minnesota professor says Florida hurricane victims are paying the price for electing Gov. Rick Scott, a Republican who “denies climate change.” ✔ A Minnesota professor says Florida hurricane victims are paying the price for electing Gov ✔ We have reached the level of inane belief that government regulations and taxes can influence storms ✔ I pray that people heed warnings and get out of the way, he said
‘Pressure will be on Turkey’ if Saudis found guilty of journalist’s murder in Istanbul – analysts
10/12/2018, 11:08:21 PMIf the Saudis are found to be complicit in the disappearance of US-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the result could be a “huge earthquake in international relations” experts have told RT. ✔ HomeWorld News ‘Pressure will be on Turkey’ if Saudis found guilty of journalist’s murder in Istanbul – analysts Published time: 12 Oct, 2018 23:01 Get short URL Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi speaks at an event hosted by Middle East Monitor in London, Britain, September 29, 2018 ✔ However, he adds, the Saudi regime has been an extremely close ally of the US and Israel
Rescuers fear more dead in Hurricane Michael's path of destruction
10/12/2018, 9:02:46 PMRescue crews confronted with shattered roads, fallen trees and miles of ruins st... ✔ ‘WALL OF WATER’ In the coastal community of Panacea, 60 miles (96 km) east of where Michael made landfall, Jasmine McMillan, 42, contemplated the damage at the commercial campground her family owns on Ochlockonee Bay ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Defendant lunges for officer's gun in Oregon courtroom
10/12/2018, 11:20:48 PMNEWPORT, Ore. (AP) — Officials with the Lincoln County Sheriff's office say a man tried to grab a police officer's gun in a Newport courtroom this week and that a year-old federal appeals decision contributed to the near-disaster. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports a judge had denied a request by deputies to restrain 27-year-old Scott Lemmon in court Wednesday. In a scuffle caught on courtroom video, a man identified by authorities as Lemmon stands up and lunges for a gun worn by a Newport police officer sitting at the counsel table nearby.
'Austerity for many but not for royal pair reveals we aren't in this together'
10/12/2018, 11:21:40 PMThe Daily Mirror's resident republican asks who could argue the public cash squandered today couldn’t have been better spent on nurses, teachers, social workers, cops, firefighters or any public servant you are to name? ✔ You could be forgiven for imagining the wind blowing through the royal nuptials was symbolic of the stormy mood of the public over a privileged couple billing us for their extravagant wedding ✔ Austerity for the many, not the royal two, screams loudly of how much we are definitely not all in this together
Israel orders immediate halt of fuel deliveries to Gaza
10/12/2018, 8:31:47 PMDefence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said the decision was response to 'attacks on Israeli soldiers and citizens'. ✔ Lieberman said the measure was in response to riots along the fence dividing Israel and Gaza and a midweek beach protest in which fishing boats and protesters gathered at the northwest end of the Gaza strip ✔ Israel says its blockade of Gaza is necessary to isolate Hamas, with which it has fought three wars since 2008
Google Doodle Celebrates Roberto Clemente In Honor Of Hispanic Heritage Month
10/12/2018, 9:02:44 PMBaseball royalty. ✔ Hispanic Heritage Month is being celebrated in the U.S. and Google has just hit a homerun (pun totally intended) with their latest Google doodle in its honor ✔ He would routinely make donations and deliver food and supplies to the less fortunate ✔ As a matter of fact, Roberto was tragically killed in a plane crash in 1972, as he tried to deliver relief supplies to people in Nicaragua who had just experienced a devastating earthquake
11 Senate Races You Should Watch If You Care About Politics
10/12/2018, 8:27:52 PMThese are the races everyone is focusing on. ✔ Heidi Heitkamp is another Democratic incumbent facing reelection in a red state, and she recently voted against confirming Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court ✔ Sign up at TurboVote and get access to a 50% off Lyft promo code for your ride to the polls 👉 HERE 👈! Top trending videos Watch more BuzzFeed Video Top trending videos Watch more BuzzFeed Video Watch more BuzzFeed Video Top trending videos Watch more BuzzFeed Video The best things at three price points The best things at three price points More BuzzFeed Reviews More BuzzFeed Reviews
Sarah Ferguson’s BEST moments from Royal Wedding IN PICTURES
10/12/2018, 9:56:27 PMPRINCESS Eugenie's Royal Wedding was a global sensation, with countless celebrities in attendance, but Sarah Ferguson stole the spotlight with her loveably quirky behaviour. ✔ She smiled and waved to the crowds and went over to meet members of the public as she arrived at the ceremony ✔ Sarah was soon trending on Twitter as she firmly was welcomed back into the royal fold, with Piers Morgan branding the Duchess of York his favourite royal
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Meet the Australian farmer who created the pasture cropping movement
10/12/2018, 11:17:00 PMAfter a bushfire devastated 2,000 acres of his land, Colin Seis was forced to rethink how he farmed. What he came up with radicalised farming techniques for the better. Photographer Katrin Koenning tells his story ✔ The disaster left Colin with no money to buy the fertilisers which his family farm had depended upon and he was forced to rethink his approach to farming ✔ (katrinkoenning.com/index.html) This story, along with others, will be featured in the We Feed the World photography exhibition at Bargehouse Gallery, Southbank, London, until 24 October (wefeedtheworld.org)
I am having sex with my son-in-law and do things with him I've never dreamed of
10/12/2018, 9:14:00 PMDEAR DEIDRE: I’M having the best sex of my life with my son-in-law behind the backs of both my daughter and my husband. I’m 45 and my husband is 48. Our daughter is 26, her husband is 29 and their … ✔ My daughter works in a 24-hour garage and does nights three times a week ✔ All sexual fun and satisfaction need not stop because of his bad back ✔ My e-leaflet Great Positions For Sex can help and find advice about back pain through Backcare (backcare.org.uk, 020 8977 5474)
Hurricane Michael veers offshore leaving devastation in its wake as death toll rises
10/12/2018, 11:16:56 PMOfficials say at least 16 people were killed by the storm, and more deaths are expected ✔ Marks, Florida Getty 14/16 A high-rise apartment building is damaged in Panama City Beach, Florida Reuters 15/16 Lenora Adams of Panacea, Florida evacuates a motel with her dog Reuters 16/16 Haley Nelson of Panama City stands by her father's destroyed trailer home Getty 1/16 A damaged store in Panama City, Florida Getty 2/16 Waves crash into houses on the shore at Alligator Point in Franklin County, Florida Reuters 3/16 Haley Nelson of Panama City stands by her father's destroyed trailer home Getty 4/16 A damaged store in downtown Panama City, Florida Getty 5/16 A woman and her children wait in Panama City, Florida AFP/Getty 6/16 A stores windows are shattered by Hurricane Michael in Panama City, Florida Getty 7/16 A damaged apartment building in Panama City, Florida Getty 8/16 A damaged liquor store in Panama City Beach, Florida Reuters 9/16 A helicopter hovers over a damaged neighbourhood EPA 10/16 A man wades through a flooded street in Panama City, Florida EPA 11/16 A boathouse is damaged in the storm EPA 12/16 Charles Swaney of Panama City sits in the office of a damaged motel in Panama City, Florida AFP/Getty 13/16 A market is flooded in St
Japan to slash fixed prices for solar power feed-ins
10/12/2018, 10:19:01 PMGovernment aims to push out generators that bide their time ✔ A company that has not yet started building facilities most likely will not be able to get up and running before the cutoff, and will be forced to sell electricity at a lower rate than it first signed up for ✔ Nikkei staff writers Yuta Takagi and Yukinori Hanada contributed to this article
Inside the Texas Tent City Housing More than 1,000 Migrant Teens
10/12/2018, 10:23:25 PMThe sprawling tent city near El Paso was supposed to serve as home for a few hundred immigrant children for about a month. But since opening in mid-June, its operations have rapidly expanded. ✔ An influx of unaccompanied childrenmore than 45,000 were arrested at the border from September through August, an increase of about 19 percent from the same time a year agohas also caused backlogs, Mr. Weber said ✔ Some girls moving between activities Friday carried Big Kindergarten workbooks
Opinion | We need to start dreaming again. ‘First Man’ can show us how.
10/12/2018, 10:13:03 PMThe Apollo mission astronauts sacrificed everything for their nation. What happened to that spirit? ✔ By Isaac Klausner October 12 at 3:33 PM Isaac Klausner is a producer of First Man ✔ We also had the privilege of working closely with Armstrong’s sons, Rick and Mark Armstrong, as well as Ed White III and Bonnie White Baer, the children of fallen Apollo 1 astronaut Ed White II
Opinion | As the climate worsens, wealth inequality will, too
10/12/2018, 10:13:31 PMHurricanes are hitting our nation’s “have-nots” harder than anyone else. ✔ Lodge is Francis J. DiSalvo director of the Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future at Cornell University ✔ Health effects aside, even a temporary period with no home and no job will put the trajectory of many lives into a spiral of declining economic and social well-being
Hurricane Recovery, Cardinal Wuerl, Trump: Your Friday Evening Briefing
10/12/2018, 10:29:51 PMHere’s what you need to know at the end of the day. ✔ Rescue crews in Florida and Georgia continued to search for survivors after Hurricane Michael ✔ At least 1.5 million people lost power, and officials are scrambling to get food and water to hard-hit areas ✔ That’s important, political scientists say, because it’s a sign that we are retreating into distinct camps, reducing our ability to compromise
Prop. 5 offers tax breaks for older home buyers but could shortchange schools and cities - Los Angeles Times
10/12/2018, 8:57:29 PMA ballot initiative sponsored by the California Assn. of Realtors seeks to expand tax breaks for homeowners over 55. Critics say the measure would benefit the wealthy. ✔ The median household income of $77,000 for potential beneficiaries is nearly 15% higher than the statewide median, the study found ✔ You’re not talking about cutting paper clips or pencils and papers, Ellis said ✔ All that I’m seeing is that the state of California wants my money
Here's what you need to know about Donald Trump's wife Melania
10/12/2018, 9:56:43 PMAMERICA’S First Lady has gone from living in a tower block in Communist Yugoslavia to being one of the world’s most recognisable women. But just who is Melania Trump and how did she mee… ✔ The press could be sometimes very mean, she told the Times ✔ The procedure was successful and there were no complications ✔ Rest assured, I'm here at the @WhiteHouse w my family, feeling great, & working hard on behalf of children & the American people!
'Yes, mum killed dad, but she's NOT a murderer'
10/12/2018, 9:25:10 PMtook a hammer and struck her husband 20 times on the head as he sat eating his breakfast in the couple's £1 million house in Claygate, Surrey. Richard Challen had raped and abused his wife. ✔ 'Her personal wants and wishes were always secondary ✔ There are no broken bones or hospital visits to present as evidence ✔ Richard's family live in Australia, but they write to Sally regularly ✔ 'Because of our mother, speaking out, thousands of women could be given the real help they deserve in the future.'
Venezuela’s Refugee Crisis: why don’t we care?
10/12/2018, 11:17:01 PM‘Why is nobody helping us? Why is no one here to see this?’ As the world turns away from the worst human rights crisis in the country’s history, Paddy Dowling speaks to people still sacrificing everything to get out ✔ The lucky few will have a seat on this bus destined for Huaqillias on the Peruvian border Paddy Dowling 19/23 Richard Villaneuva, 18, walked and hitchhiked for 20 days through Columbia ✔ With continued support from private donors and expected support from institutional donors, CARE will change and empower the lives of the most vulnerable and marginalised
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