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Flood alerts for Benidorm and Majorca as half-term weekend begins

10/18/2018, 1:55:15 PM
Forecasters predict some parts of eastern Spain will see up to 19 inches of rain fall over the next two days with the heaviest of downpours due to come today and Friday with flash flooding possible. ✔ 'These areas can expect to see rainfall totals in excess of 250mm rising to 500mm over the next few days ✔ Some tourists were even spotted using an upside-down table as a makeshift surfboard ✔ The south of France was also battered with bad weather as was Porto in Portugal, which was hit with 125mph winds



In Maps: The parts of France most at risk from disastrous floods

10/18/2018, 3:25:27 PM
As France reels from deadly floods in recent days, we look which parts of France are most at risk of suffering a similar disaster and the small number of towns and villages that have never experienced a natural disaster. ✔ Famous labels Mersault and Pommard plus, the town of Beaune, considered the gateway to Burgundy wine country have never experienced a disaster ✔ And here's a map of the Paris region, which has also experienced widespread flooding numerous times in recent years, most notably in January when the River Seine almost reached the six-metre mark ✔ The map shows the area to the south where the Seine and the Marne rivers meet is particularly at risk



US troops injured and police chief killed after Afghan guards open fire during security meeting

10/18/2018, 2:38:39 PM
undefined ✔ The fire was extinguished within eight minutes AP 48/50 31 August 2018 Mourners attend Aretha Franklin's funeral at Greater Grace Temple in Detroit AFP/Getty 49/50 30 August 2018 Firefighters watch on as flames leap from a giant factory fire in the inner Melbourne suburb of West Footscray - More than 120 firefighters are fighting the fire, with 30 trucks and cherry picker aerial appliances on the scene which is sending large plumes of smoke across the city



Imam discovers everyone in mosque has been praying in wrong direction for 37 years

10/18/2018, 2:50:53 PM
Key part of building is misaligned ✔ The fire was extinguished within eight minutes AP 48/50 31 August 2018 Mourners attend Aretha Franklin's funeral at Greater Grace Temple in Detroit AFP/Getty 49/50 30 August 2018 Firefighters watch on as flames leap from a giant factory fire in the inner Melbourne suburb of West Footscray - More than 120 firefighters are fighting the fire, with 30 trucks and cherry picker aerial appliances on the scene which is sending large plumes of smoke across the city



Thousands evacuate in California after fire threatens gas pipeline

10/18/2018, 2:50:50 PM
undefined ✔ The fire was extinguished within eight minutes AP 48/50 31 August 2018 Mourners attend Aretha Franklin's funeral at Greater Grace Temple in Detroit AFP/Getty 49/50 30 August 2018 Firefighters watch on as flames leap from a giant factory fire in the inner Melbourne suburb of West Footscray - More than 120 firefighters are fighting the fire, with 30 trucks and cherry picker aerial appliances on the scene which is sending large plumes of smoke across the city



Ominous warning Jamal Khashoggi wrote in final column before his disappearance

10/18/2018, 2:38:45 PM
‘Arab governments have been given free rein to continue silencing the media at an increasing rate’ ✔ A Somali police officer says a number of people were wounded after a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a checkpoint outside the headquarters after being stopped by security forces AP 47/50 1 September 2018 A Utair-operated Boeing 737-800 which skidded off the runway and caught fire during landing, at Sochi international airport, in the Russian Black Sea resort



Thousands of holiday plans wrecked and passengers stranded after Cobalt Air collapses

10/18/2018, 2:39:11 PM
Larnaca-based firm set up after the 2015 closure of Cyprus Airways leaves passengers stranded ✔ Cobalt, the Cypriot airline, has collapsed overnight ✔ The airline told the Cyprus Ministry of Transport at 9pm on Wednesday night that it would shut down shortly after midnight on Thursday ✔ There were no deaths reported among the 164 passengers and six crew members aboard the Utair Boeing 737, but the Russian health ministry said 18 people were injured



'Don't listen to the Brexit gloom' Michael Caine mocks pessimism over EU exit

10/18/2018, 3:20:12 PM
MOVIE legend Sir Michael Caine told of how he remains a convinced Brexiteer - and ignores the doom-mongers predicting disaster. ✔ BREXITEER: Michael Caine (Image: Jeff Spicer/Getty Images) Describing his reasons for generally being an optimist, the 85-year-old British star likened the great minds warning about Brexit and other events to those who forecast that 24-hour news would never take off



Prince Harry BREAKS Royal protocol to the SHOCK of fan who bursts into tears

10/18/2018, 12:58:22 PM
A YOUNG Royal fan burst into tears of joy after Prince Harry broke with royal protocol to give her “the best ever” hug. ✔ Royal news: Prince Harry gave a young fan a very well received hug (Image: n/a) Ms Brown also told reporters that she rated the hug as the best ever ✔ They watched demonstrations in the gardens of the venue from participants of the This Girl Can programme, which aims to get women involved in sport



Bloodbath Britain: Cocaine price hike fuelling deadly gang wars

10/18/2018, 12:03:33 PM
A MASSIVE hike in the price of cocaine is fuelling a deadly gang war. ✔ There is not a lot of coke which is the issue and there are a lot of shootings going on because everyone's fighting over what remains ✔ The latest attack, in the Walton area of the city, saw a man shot in the leg on Monday ✔ He was taken to hospital with non life-threatening injuries



Populism is not the whole story – European politics is rewiring itself | Cas Mudde

10/18/2018, 1:43:25 PM
Swings to the far right or left in recent elections are only a small element of a bigger political picture, says Guardian US columnist Cas Mudde ✔ Similarly, in many countries, including Belgium and the Netherlands, we see social democratic parties lose (big) and Green parties, and sometimes the radical left, win (big) ✔ As Bob Dylan sang more than 50 years ago, The times they are a changin’ – but this time we need less rigid weathermen to know which way the wind blows



Made In Chelsea star puts her London home on the market for £900k

10/18/2018, 3:05:15 PM
The Made In Chelsea star, 28, listed the two-bedroom flat in south-west London as she prepares to make a fresh start with daughter India, 16 months, after her split from Josh 'JP' Patterson. ✔ The property is decorated to a high standard and painted in grey hues ✔ 'Josh has got a property building and developing background so he's trying his hardest to help as much as he can but it's just one of those things ✔ Ruined: Flooding 'ruined' her young daughter's nursery at her London home earlier this year



Hunter Killer review: Gerard Butler sinks to new depths in yet another stupid stinker

10/18/2018, 1:53:55 PM
Dir: ✔ The answer has turned out to be even more of an eyebrow-raiser: a submarine-set action thriller that skews so strenuously pro-Russian – imagine Crimson Tide its plot might as well have been emailed in from the Internet Research Agency’s Saint Petersburg HQ



Meghan and Harry talk baby names on Melbourne tram

10/18/2018, 12:17:58 PM
Meghan and Harry continued their Australia tour by visiting Melbourne, riding on one of the city's famous trams and a chatting very briefly about baby names. ✔ Read More Video footage shows Meghan and Harry greeting local school children, who turned out in droves to welcome them ✔ According to PA, the tour will move back to Australia's biggest city on Thursday with a Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb and meetings with Prime Minister Scott Morrison and opposition leader Bill Shorten



Glance around France: Uber to challenge Velib' in Paris and dengue fever hits the south

10/18/2018, 1:53:07 PM
Our round-up of the stories from around France on Thursday includes Uber setting up a rival to Velib' in Paris, an outbreak of dengue fever in the south and road deaths shooting up in September. ✔ Outbreak of Dengue fever in southern France  The regional health authority in the Alpes-Maritimes is asking the public to protect themselves from mosquito bites after four new cases of dengue fever were reported in the area ✔ Haute-Loire : les pompiers lancent une grève illimitée pour dénoncer leur rythme de travailhttps://t.co/3rHtVthJAd pic.twitter.com/Z6hdDEw5Ne franceinfo (@franceinfo) October 18, 2018 For more on this story CLICK HERE



Trump threatens to send army to close Mexican border, in angry early morning tweet

10/18/2018, 2:38:43 PM
President repeats threat to cut off aid to Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador ✔ Donald Trump has threatened to send the US military to close the Mexican border, in an angry early morning tweet attacking Democrats and a number of central American countries ✔ In April he said he was going to be doing things militarily by sending the National Guard to help secure the area



Analysis | The Energy 202: Trump administration pushes EPA's science overhaul to 2020

10/18/2018, 12:34:46 PM
It was one of Scott Pruitt's biggest priorities. ✔ We’re giving billions and billions of dollars for forest fires in California, the president said after Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue discussed fire prevention efforts ✔ See our story: https://t.co/K1d83OnD9q pic.twitter.com/LiCxWV1B5z Capital Weather Gang (@capitalweather) October 17, 2018



Brexit live updates: Theresa May and EU chief make statements on talks amid backstop impasse

10/18/2018, 2:50:43 PM
Follow for live updates from Brussels and Westminster ✔ Story here:  Brexit uncertainty hampering British import and export businesses Lizzy Buchan 18 October 2018 12:59 2018-10-18T12:11:56.000Z Comedian  Steve Coogan  has called on members of the public to join the mass march through London on Saturday demanding a People’s Vote referendum on the outcome of Brexit



California Today: What Will the Lakers Look Like With LeBron James?

10/18/2018, 12:55:52 PM
Thursday: King James cements his personal history with California, Democrats are emboldened in Orange County, and takeaways from the Feinstein-de León debate. ✔ [NPR] • The dispute over a homeless housing complex in Fullerton is just one example of not in my backyard battles playing out across the state ✔ Why Many Native Americans Are Angry With Elizabeth Warren Banksy Says His Shredding Prank Misfired: ‘In Rehearsals It Worked Every Time’



10 best baking essentials

10/18/2018, 2:39:34 PM
Make like Mary Berry with the right kitchen kit to rustle up showstoppers at home ✔ Buy now Lakeland 2lb Loaf Tin: £8.99, lakeland.co.uk Along with round 20cm tins, a loaf tin is our most-used shape ✔ It’s also virtually indestructible, being heat resistant to 260 degrees C ✔ The reviews are compiled through a mix of expert opinion and real-world testing



As Trump cozies up to Saudi Arabia, the rule of law collapses further | Richard Wolffe

10/18/2018, 12:41:52 PM
The president is right where he wants to be as he defends fellow corrupt rulers in Jamal Khashoggi’s death ✔ Oh yes, and there’s this other thing we need to remember, Pompeo explained: money ✔ The other is hotheaded enough to blow up historic alliances and international trade ✔ At this point, a good lawyer might rest her case because this sucker just can’t stop talking



The 'largest living thing' on Earth is dying after decades of human interference

10/18/2018, 2:50:51 PM
Thought to be thousands of years old, cloned forest in Utah is ‘collapsing on our watch’ ✔ Donna Strickland and Gérard Mourou were jointly awarded the prize for developing chirped-pulse amplification of lasers Reuters/AP 3/16 Discovery of a new species of dinosaur The Ledumahadi Mafube roamed around 200 million years ago in what is now South Africa



How One Journalist’s Death Provoked a Backlash That Thousands Dead in Yemen Did Not

10/18/2018, 3:12:24 PM
The sudden turn against Saudi Arabia reveals uncomfortable realities of alliance politics, group psychology and the perception of morality. ✔ And Crown Prince Mohammed himself may have made the story even more resonant ✔ Syria Envoy, Staffan de Mistura, Announces Resignation Image by Leah Millis/Agence France-Presse Getty Images U.S. Spy Agencies Are Increasingly Convinced of Saudi Prince’s Ties to Journalist’s Disappearance Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Istanbul Vending Machines Offer Subway Credit for Recycled Bottles and Cans Image by Leah Millis/Agence France-Presse Getty Images Mike Pompeo Meets Turkish President to Discuss Saudi Journalist’s Fate Tzachi Ostrovsky for The New York Times Looking Beyond Tel Aviv for Israel’s New Restaurant Scene Trending Audio Offers Gruesome Details of Jamal Khashoggi Killing, Turkish Official Says Why White Supremacists Are Chugging Milk (and Why Geneticists Are Alarmed) Opinion: I Didn’t Hate the English Until Now Opinion: Hillary Clinton’s Master Class in Distraction Opinion: The Horseface Chronicles 3 Top Afghan Leaders Killed in Attack That Misses U.S. Commander U.S. Spy Agencies Are Increasingly Convinced of Saudi Prince’s Ties to Journalist’s Disappearance Trump’s Focus on a Washington Building Project Draws Scrutiny Banksy Says His Shredding Prank Misfired: ‘In Rehearsals It Worked Every Time’ Opinion: Khashoggi’s Killing Isn’t a Blunder



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