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Malique Thompson-Dwyer reveals horrific ordeal behind Hollyoaks Storm Week stunt

10/18/2018, 11:24:21 PM
The actor was forced into a lot of water alongside some of his co-stars ✔ but I'm not sure how long I can hold my breath for!' It was filmed in Blackpool we did it in a big tank but we learned how to breathe from bottles but it was an experience - I was proud of us so it was a really big achievement ✔ Read More Showbiz editor's picks Jenna reacts to Channing's new gir David says marriage to Victoria is hard I'm A Celeb line-up Amy's first ever date



Indonesia quakes a 'wake up call' on buildings' shaky foundations

10/18/2018, 11:37:12 PM
While country has made progress on seismic safety, collapsed buildings show need for regulation and better enforcement. ✔ Earthquake-resistant buildings need to be engineered for horizontal forces (the rumbling of the ground), as well as the vertical forces of a conventional building, have strong connections between their concrete columns and horizontal beams, and the kind of specialised details that localise damage and reduce the risk of outright collapse during an earthquake



Hollyoaks shock death as raging Storm Week leaves two characters as orphans

10/18/2018, 11:24:25 PM
As at least character dies, two are left as orphans, and other are left in hysterical tears at their demise ✔ The storm has forced everyone inside and they are camped out at The Dog, as Goldie decides to entertain everyone by dancing on the tables and Mercedes is creating expensive cocktails to sell – ‘Storm in a Glass’ ✔ Read More Showbiz editor's picks Jenna reacts to Channing's new gir David says marriage to Victoria is hard I'm A Celeb line-up Amy's first ever date



Gordon, Gino and Fred: Fans left ‘in tears’ after Gino D’Acampo's oyster disaster

10/18/2018, 9:43:21 PM
GORDON, GINO, AND FRED continued this evening and placed the three chefs in France where they set off on a journey to find the best oysters in the world - but Gino D’campo was met with disaster, leaving fans in hysterics. ✔ Gordon Ramsay, Gino D’Acampo and Fred Sirieix entered France in this evening’s episode to discover the tastes of the country ✔ Gordon, Gino and Fred: Gino was angry this evening (Image: ITV) Look at them! They’re dead! he screamed as he dumped his oysters at the side of the road



Tom Steyer donates $2 million to Andrew Gillum’s Florida governor campaign

10/18/2018, 11:23:24 PM
Mr Steyer is funding a campaign to promote the impeachment of President Donald Trump ✔ World news in pictures Show all 50 left Created with Sketch ✔ Russia's transportation minister says a supervisor at the airport died during the emergency response after a landing airliner careered off the end of the runway, into a riverbed and caught fire ✔ You know Andrew wants to impeach President, about what



Gogglebox's Amy Tapper's first ever date ends in DISASTER after row over paying the bill on Celebs Go Dating

10/18/2018, 9:38:06 PM
AMY Tapper’s first ever date ended in disaster when she rowed with her date over who should pay. The Gogglebox star may have popped her dating cherry but debating over the bill was certainly … ✔ Just a couple of weeks ago Amy was seen for the first time since she sensationally announced she was quitting ✔ My family are supportive of everything, their line is if you're happy I'm happy ✔ My dad just said no kissing with tongues, I said 'I can't promise you anything but I'll try my best.'



Hollyoaks spoilers: Sinead O'Connor romps with Sami Maalik in the back of his car behind her new husband's back

10/18/2018, 11:27:25 PM
STEPHANIE Davis returns to Hollyoaks with a bang – literally as Sinead O’Connor romps with Sami Maalik in his car behind her husband’s back. The actress is returning as Sinead three years aft… ✔ And Steph revealed it was an easy decision to come back, she said she snapped their hands off when they offered it to her ✔ It was weird because I was sat there one day and I was like, ‘I’m missing doing what I love’ ✔ Disaster, death and destruction and we wanted to throw a tornado in there as well



DOMINIC SANDBROOK and DANIEL HANNAN discuss transition deals

10/18/2018, 10:41:32 PM
DOMINIC SANDBROOK and DANIEL HANNAN take opposing views on whether Theresa May's bid to secure an extension to the Brexit transition period will be a success or an utter disaster. ✔ says DOMINIC SANDBROOK Theresa May's suggestion that Britain might need an extended transition period in leaving the EU could be viewed as weakness On the face of it, Theresa May’s suggestion that Britain could extend its period of transition after leaving the EU looks like weakness ✔ Is there something so ghastly that Eurosceptics and Europhiles alike would see it as more painful than either leaving or staying



Rush Limbaugh’s midterms prediction: GOP keeps House and Senate, and exposes bogus polls

10/18/2018, 11:13:19 PM
Radio host Rush Limbaugh is confident that the unreliability of political polling will be highlighted once again once the midterm election results roll in. ✔ The radio host noted the confirmation process of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett M ✔ Mr. Limbaugh said that he doesn’t have survey data to back up his claims but instead is relying on historical instances where professional pollsters wound up looking clueless ✔ The people doing these surveys desperately want Trump gone



Election thumping on the cards for Merkel coalition parties: polls

10/18/2018, 10:09:03 PM
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and the centre-left Social ... ✔ If she does not emerge well from those events, her opponents will be emboldened ✔ REUTERS/Michele Tantussi The regional poll suggested the Greens will be the big winner in Hesse, jumping into second place ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



Trump's failure to fight climate change is a crime against humanity

10/18/2018, 11:39:49 PM
Jeffrey Sachs writes President Donald Trump, Florida Governor Rick Scott, Florida Senator Marco Rubio, and others who oppose action to address human-induced climate change should be held accountable for climate crimes against humanity. These politicians have blood on their hands, and the death toll continues to rise. ✔ Read More This straightforward to-do list is the opposite of what Trump and his cronies are doing ✔ A group of world-leading ecologists recently highlighted that critical Earth systems could spiral out of control ✔ It is time to hold these reckless politicians to account



Bolsonaro business backers accused of illegal Whatsapp fake news campaign

10/18/2018, 8:07:10 PM
Workers’ party urges police to investigate ‘industry of lies’, saying 156 entrepreneurs fund misinformation for far-right frontrunner ✔ Bolsonaro’s campaign hit back, with his son, Carlos, dismissing the allegations on Twitter as half-truths and decontextualized lies that reflected the PT’s despair at his father’s imminent victory ✔ I get around on the underground, on the bus, by bike and by Uber



Golden hall at Kofukuji temple rises from the ashes for 8th time

10/18/2018, 10:20:00 PM
NARA--The Central Golden Hall at Kofukuji temple here has proved time and again that it will always ✔ The principal icon for the Southern Round Hall is a seated image of Fukukensaku Kannon, another national treasure attributed to Kokei ✔ Starting on Oct. 20, the Central Golden Hall will be open to the public seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission will be 500 yen ($4.42) for adults, 300 yen for students at junior high and high schools and 100 yen for elementary school pupils



Star Trek's William Shatner says he still misses screen sidekick Leonard Nimoy

10/18/2018, 9:31:59 PM
The 87-year-old who played Captain Kirk spoke of the continued feelings of loss he has experienced since the death of Leonard Nimoy who played closely alongside him as Mr Spock ✔ Marina Sirtis played Counselor Deanna Troi Nana Visitor played Kira Nerys Read More Sir Patrick Stewart breaks with Labour after 73 years over Jeremy Corbyn We’re on the verge, the cusp, of climate change changing the world in ways that we have no idea about



Britain’s biggest warship HMS Queen Elizabeth sails for NEW YORK on first ever visit to US

10/18/2018, 8:45:23 PM
BRITAIN’S biggest warship HMS Queen Elizabeth will make her first ever visit to New York as she continues her maiden visit to the US. ✔ Big Liz is the largest ship in the Royal Navy and will be Britain’s new flagship once she full enters active service ✔ Royal Navy chiefs have said the deployment will also test the ship's ability to operate with other nations' ships and aircraft, and a US Navy Osprey helicopter has already landed on deck



How to 'Lose Well,' and 5 more invaluable lessons from Chris Gethard's self-help book

10/18/2018, 10:10:57 PM
In his new self-help book 'Lose Well,' comedian Chris Gethard says you don't need to hit rock bottom to turn your life around. ✔ Don't apologize for the things that make you unique ✔ So next time you hit a creative roadblock, consider walking outside or catching up with friends to clear your head and recalibrate ✔ Placing our focus outward, into the real world, can help us survive, Gethard says ✔ Put these new books on your wish list right now



My gratitude journal helps me see the light on the darkest of days

10/18/2018, 9:39:12 PM
In an age where we’re bombarded with bad news, sometimes it’s the simplest pleasures that help keep us afloat. ✔ Ninety seconds of pure joy that never fails to cheer me up ✔ I’m not suggesting we slap a smile on our face and repeat affirmations in the mirror that all is well while our house burns down around us ✔ Jill Stark is the author of Happy Never After: Why The Happiness Fairytale Is Driving Us Mad



Analysis | The Trailer: Why are 2020 Democrats getting a free ride?

10/18/2018, 10:16:38 PM
In this edition: 2020 Democrats get a free ride, the ACLU puts $10 million on voting rights, uncorroborated allegations become a hot new trend, and undercover videos reveal that candidates are secretly behaving like politicians. ✔ Asked if whatever Menendez did was worse than what most other politicians do or about the same as what most other politicians do, just 22 percent of New Jersey voters said it was worse, and 64 percent said it was about the same ✔ three days until Kirsten Gillibrand's first and last Senate debate ..



Trump Team Cited Obama-Era Safety Rules In Offshore Drilling Plan, Then Gutted Them

10/18/2018, 11:59:37 PM
The administration has taken a scalpel to reforms made in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. ✔ In fact, many of the proposed changes to the Well Control Rule were requested by oil companies, as Eric Lipton of The New York Times reported in March ✔ This week, following a sobering report from the leading United Nations consortium of researchers studying human-caused climate change, Trump told CBS’s 60 Minutes that he doesn’t know that climate change is man-made (it is) and that scientists have a very big political agenda



Opinion | Ask Roxane: ‘Where the Hell Is the Love of My Life?’

10/18/2018, 11:31:28 PM
And how do I know I won’t choose the wrong person? ✔ Sometimes, love feels like an obligation but it is one you are willing to fulfill ✔ Trending Opinion: Eight Stories of Men’s Regret A Wave of Child Abuse Accusations Against a Doctor, and Hospital Says It Knew Aide to Saudi Crown Prince, Suspect in Khashoggi Case, Is Shown Walking into Consulate Saudi Arabia Weighs Blaming Intelligence Official for Khashoggi Killing Trump Says He Believes Khashoggi Is Dead, Citing Intelligence Reports Audio Offers Gruesome Details of Jamal Khashoggi Killing, Turkish Official Says Opinion: The Trump Tax Scam, Phase II Opinion: I Didn’t Hate the English Until Now Polling the 2018 Midterm Elections in Real Time Sears’s Edward Lampert Was a Wizard



Tearjerker or turkey? JAN MOIR and SANDRA HOWARD review A Star Is Born

10/18/2018, 10:41:31 PM
It's reducing female audiences to tears and is already being tipped for Oscar glory. But is the remake of A Star Is Born, starring Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper, a romantic Titanic rival? ✔ It's reducing female audiences to tears and is already being tipped for Oscar glory ✔ For crying out loud, could everyone please stop crying ✔ No wonder that amid the forest of weeping willows in Fulham’s Cineworld I am a lonesome pine, unable to gush at this awful gush



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