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Storm Callum damage: UK weather hell sparks floods as seven inches of rain falls

10/13/2018, 2:34:34 PM
STORM Callum has sparked more disruption across the UK as parts of the country suffer from heavy rain and have even forced people to be evacuated from their homes. ✔ The company’s duty tactical manager Sioned Warrell said: We have seen a significant amount of rain over the last 24 hours and this will continue today ✔ The Environment Agency has issued flood warnings for parts of the Dorset coast, as well as 58 flood alerts across England


Indonesia: Landslide kills school children in North Sumatra

10/13/2018, 3:35:44 PM
At least 27 people killed, including 11 pupils, as mud and debris hit North Sumatra province after heavy downpours. ✔ Four villagers were killed after landslides hit 29 houses and flooded about 100 buildings in neighbouring Sibolga district, Nugroho said ✔ Seasonal downpours cause frequent landslides and floods each year in Indonesia, a chain of 17,000 islands where millions of people live in mountainous areas or near fertile flood plains


The town that is now an island after residents awoke to find themselves trapped

10/13/2018, 12:15:28 PM
Residents of Crickhowell, in Wales, woke up this morning to find roads cordoned off and cars marooned as the UK was deluged with torrential rain ✔ All roads entering or leaving town have flooded! Thank goodness I love next to a bakery ✔ Read More Top news stories from Mirror Online Eugenie's impressive curtsy to Queen Storm Callum continues to batter UK Emotional scenes at limo crash funeral Man 'told to leave shop because of face'


Thousands of homes without power, roads shut and trains cancelled as Storm Callum batters the UK 

10/13/2018, 12:48:40 PM
Thousands of homes have been without power, roads shut and trains cancelled, as the UK continues to be battered by heavy downpours. ✔ One part of south Wales, the Brecon Beacons village of Libanus, recorded 182mm of rain in just 48 hours - way above the monthly total for the region of 169mm ✔ Storm Callum was named by Met Eireann and is the third named storm of the season to hit the UK


Dozens dead in floods, landslides on Indonesia's Sumatra island

10/13/2018, 1:47:55 PM
Torrential rains triggered flash floods and landslides on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, killing at least 27 people, including a dozen children at a school, officials said on Saturday. ✔ Hundreds of other homes were flooded up to two metres high, while landslides occurred in eight areas of the region ✔ AP Landslide Most Viewed in World Loading Please explain Our weekly podcast giving you insight into the stories that drive the nation


UK weather: Storm Callum forecast - Britain hit by FLOODING as temperatures soar in London

10/13/2018, 3:34:26 PM
STORM Callum will continue battering the UK on Saturday as soaring temperatures usher in dramatic rainfall. ✔ And in Cornwall, two cars were crushed by a falling tree on Friday ✔ Travel delays and cancellations are highly likely under both warnings ✔ Friday's poor weather has already caused power cuts, travel chaos and damage to property across south Wales and is continuing into Saturday ✔ Elsewhere will be drier, with sunny spells and scattered showers for western Scotland


Snowstorm kills several climbers in Nepal

10/13/2018, 1:02:15 PM
At least eight climbers, including a South Korean world-record holder, have been killed after a violent snowstorm ripped through their camp in the Himalaya Mountains in Nepal, officials said on Saturday. ✔ But helicopters could not land in the area long enough to retrieve them because of strong winds and the remoteness of the camp ✔ The New York Times Nepal Most Viewed in World Loading Please explain Our weekly podcast giving you insight into the stories that drive the nation


Graham Norton says ‘EVERYONE’ thinks Brexit is bad idea as he blasts ‘bloody-minded’ Brits

10/13/2018, 12:25:26 PM
GRAHAM Norton mocked Brexit voters branding them "bloody-minded" about their democratic decision to leave the European Union, telling an Irish television show that everyone thought the decision to leave the EU was a disaster. ✔ Mr Geldof has recruited leading musicians Rita Ora, Ed Sheeran, Sting and Sir Simon Rattle to warn Prime Minister Theresa May a no-deal Brexit will put the UK in a cultural jail ✔ That is being endangered by a recklessness which is existential and historically self-damaging


First look at new Peaky Blinders as stars Finn Cole and Anya Taylor-Joy film in Liverpool

10/13/2018, 12:40:00 PM
LIVERPOOL has been transported back in time to the 1930s as filming of the next series of Peaky Blinders gets under way. The cast and crew of the hit BBC period drama were spotted filming at the Ma… ✔ While Peaky Blinders is filming scenes in Liverpool, the series is actually set in Birmingham ✔ The upcoming fifth season is said to be set in the 1930s and will cover the growing popularity of fascism in Europe ✔ The air date for the fifth series of Peaky Blinders is yet to be announced


IRS says victims of Hurricane Michael will get tax filing relief

10/13/2018, 1:23:09 PM
Individuals who had a valid extension to Oct. 15 for filing their 2017 return now will have until Feb. 28, 2019, to file ✔ -- The Internal Revenue Service says victims of Hurricane Michael will get a grace period before having to file some tax returns and payments ✔ Individuals who had a valid extension to Oct. 15 for filing their 2017 return now will have until Feb. 28, 2019, to file


AP FACT CHECK: Trump on hurricane and political winds

10/13/2018, 2:24:18 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hurricane Michael has shown that President Donald Trump can't always be counted on to give accurate information to the public when a natural disaster unfolds. Trump wrongly stated that the hurricane moved across land with blazing speed, which stopped a terrible situation from becoming even worse because the storm didn't linger. He also at least mildly exaggerated the ferocity of the storm's winds. His rhetorical record in times of calamity has been spotty.


How Many Of These Famous Paintings Can You Guess The Names Of?

10/13/2018, 3:29:57 PM
You've seen Michelangelo's work, but can you name it? ✔ Gustav Klimt Tender Moments The Kiss The Amorous The Affectionate Correct! Wrong! The Kiss Via Gustav Klimt 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


‘End of love story’: Poll says for 2/3 of EU citizens life wouldn’t be worse without the bloc

10/13/2018, 1:03:14 PM
Nearly two-thirds of EU citizens think that life wouldn’t be worse without the bloc, a recent survey revealed. It probably highlights the end of a love story between Brussels and those living in the union, an analyst told RT. ✔ Europeans want to have a bigger say on policy decisions, the poll found ✔ READ MORE: Italy’s deputy PM predicts ‘political earthquake’ for European Union People want their borders back because they see that European borders don’t function after 4 years of problems ✔ He noted that although the EU is very important for its citizens, they now don’t perceive it to be and prefer their national identity


Woman sentenced after entering Japanese train cabin with key bought at online auction

10/13/2018, 2:27:49 PM
Japanese trains are famous around the world for their punctuality, cleanliness, and safety, but now their security is being re-examined after it was revealed that a passenger entered a locked crew’s cabin with a duplicate key purchased at an online auction. The incident occurred at approximately 11:20 p.m. on July 8,… ✔ The prosecution condemned the defendant as selfish after she said the reason for her crime was that she liked the 115 number Joban Line train and wanted to have a piece of it for herself ✔ -- Japanese train company issues official apology for inexcusable 25-second early departure -- Osaka earthquake hits city during peak hour, passengers freed after trains suspended -- Commuter chaos around Tokyo during peak hour after Typhoon Trami hits Japan 【Pics & Video】 External Link https://soranews24.com/2018/10/11/woman-jailed-after-entering-japanese-train-cabin-with-key-bought-at-online-auction/ © SoraNews24


Weather postpones start of fracking for shale gas in Blackpool

10/13/2018, 3:27:43 PM
Energy firm Cuadrilla said fracking had been postponed until Monday as the region felt the effects of Storm Callum. The process was meant to start today for the first time in the UK since 2011. ✔ Pictured: Protesters stand alongside Mr Dennett at the High Court in London Mr Dennett claimed Lancashire County Council's emergency response planning and procedures at the site are inadequate, but the judge ruled there was not a 'serious issue' to be tried which would justify an interim order


Top climate scientist blasts UK’s fracking plans ‘as aping Trump’

10/13/2018, 12:30:16 PM
James Hansen, ‘father of climate science’, accuses Britain of ignoring science ✔ The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE), which obtained a copy of Hansen’s letter, said it was imperative that the government heeds the advice, concerns and warnings of leading scientists over fracking ✔ A task made much more difficult and probably implausible if the world exacerbates the problem by expanding fossil fuel emissions via fracking technology


Air Canada near miss caught on video almost 'worst crash in aviation history'

10/13/2018, 1:48:06 PM
AN AIR CANADA flight almost caused the “worst aviation crash in history” last year after being just feet away from hitting four other planes on the runway, according to the latest report. ✔ The Air Canada flight was travelling to San Francisco Airport in 2017 when the incident occurred ✔ However, the pilot lined up for Taxiway C instead of this by accident ✔ It also blamed breakdowns in crew resource management and failure to tune the instrument landing system frequency for backup lateral guidance


Far From the Shattered Coast, Hurricane Michael Packed an Unexpected Punch

10/13/2018, 2:41:04 PM
Hurricane Michael battered inland rural communities with such force that it stunned residents and left them with a daunting recovery they didn’t expect. ✔ A trampoline he thought he had secured tore a hole in his roof ✔ Kushner Likely Paid No Federal Income Taxes for Years, Documents Show ‘We Need Answers’: Hurricane Michael Leaves Florida Residents Desperate for Aid A Map of Every Building in America The Transformational Bliss of Borrowing Your Office Clothes ‘Donald Trump in Full’: The President’s Very Talkative, Very Televised Week Now for Rent: Email Addresses and Phone Numbers for Millions of Trump Supporters


Midterms: Young Americans not enthusiastic about voting, poll finds

10/13/2018, 2:59:26 PM
The survey, out Thursday, looked at attitudes about civic engagement among Americans from different age groups. ✔ Control of Congress and the future of Donald Trump’s presidency are on the line as the 2018 primary season draws down, jumpstarting a two-month sprint to Election Day that will test Democrats’ ability to harness a wave of opposition to Trump ✔ According to Robert Griffin, associate director of research at PRRI, a big one is feeling uninformed


An uneasy moment for women fuels a boom in science fiction

10/13/2018, 1:23:51 PM
What if masculinity were literally toxic? ✔ They are forced into near silence after the government requires all women to wear bracelets that deliver a shock if they exceed an allotted daily word count ✔ New York Times Book reviews Most Viewed in Entertainment Loading Please explain Our weekly podcast giving you insight into the stories that drive the nation


Habitat loss: the elephant in the room

10/13/2018, 1:23:52 PM
Even if we could wave a magic wand and put an end to poaching forever, elephants may still not live happily ever after. ✔ Each procedure takes three hours, involves cranes and requires teams of vets to safely sedate, and then wake up the animals ✔ For the reserve managers, this one elephant is costly, soaking up tens of thousands of dollars a year for fencing and other repairs that could be invested in endangered species programs, such as introducing and rewilding more cheetahs to the reserve ✔ If he is moved successfully this time, he still faces seeing out his days lonely and angry


Why the gloss is coming off Emmanuel Macron, the man they call 'Jupiter'

10/13/2018, 1:02:23 PM
The French president, seen as remote and beset by resignations and scandals, is facing his first serious crisis. ✔ In mid-July Le Monde published a bombshell: the man administering the beating, equipped in a police visor and helmet, was Alexandre Benalla, a senior Elysee official in charge of the president’s security detail ✔ Ultimately I think the people will judge [Macron’s government] on what they achieve


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