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Countryfile weather: Temperatures to plummet below FREEZING before storm Oscar hits

10/28/2018, 7:26:02 PM
COUNTRYFILE WEATHER viewers were given their five-day weather forecast earlier this evening as the BBC programme predicted more cold spells with expectations of frost and regular rain. ✔ She explained how the new week is going to remain chilly with a widespread frost developing tonight ✔ The nation could see highs of twelve degrees down south, with the north feeling colder at just eight degrees ✔ Cold on Monday, stormy and windy by Friday, she concluded



Leicester City helicopter pilot may have averted 'much worse' disaster as aircraft crashed

10/28/2018, 7:30:33 PM
THE tragic helicopter crash outside Leicester City’s stadium could have been “much worse” had the pilot not steered the “out of control” aircraft to a safer landing spot, a cameraman has claimed. ✔ Leicestershire Police said on Sunday that enquiries into the helicopter crash were expected to continue over the coming days ✔ CHARRED REMAINS: Police are yet to reveal if anyone on board the helicopter survived (Pic: SKY NEWS) Leicestershire Police, East Midlands Ambulance Service and Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service all responded to the incident last night and enquiries continue at the scene today, led by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch, they said in a statement ✔ The future is looking bright or at least it was looking bright



Donald Trump makes false 9/11 claim to justify rally attendance after synagogue shooting

10/28/2018, 7:42:28 PM
'We can’t make these sick, demented, evil people important' ✔ According to her, she could manufacture more masks but the material she needs are not always available ✔ Rise for Climate protests took places across the world to demand action Leo Sabangan/350.org (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) Earlier on Saturday, during a convention in Indianapolis, Mr Trump said: We have our lives



Saudi Arabia's attorney general to arrive in Turkey for talks over Khashoggi's murder

10/28/2018, 7:21:13 PM
Saud al-Mojeb's visit comes after kingdom's foreign minister called global reaction to the killing has been 'hysterical' ✔ Continuous rainfall has caused flooding and landslides in parts of Siliguri and surrounding areas, affecting road travel and daily life AFP/Getty 49/50 9 September 2018 Participants wave flowers as they march past a balcony from where North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un was watching, during a mass rally on Kim Il Sung square in Pyongyang



Mural depicting Beto O'Rourke as a superhero is vandalised days after being unveiled

10/28/2018, 7:21:17 PM
'El Paso gentrifier supports Israel' among slogans spray-painted on Austin artwork ✔ Catalonia's national day, the 'Diada' commemorates the fall of Barcelona in the War of the Spanish Succession in 1714 and the region's subsequent loss of institutions and freedoms AFP/Getty 48/50 10 September 2018 An Indian man makes his way through floodwaters from the overflowing Panchanai River in Siliguri



Why could a single mother leave her two children to join the migrant caravan? Let her tell you herself

10/28/2018, 4:41:20 PM
Donald Trump has threatened to close the US border ✔ According to local sources, 20 Palestinians were wounded during clashes as dozens try to defiance the Israeli order to shut down the school EPA 14/50 14 October 2018 Serbia's Novak Djokovic kisses the trophy after winning his men's final singles match against Croatia's Borna Coric at the Shanghai Masters



Gab: Inside the social network where alleged Pittsburgh synagogue shooter posted final message

10/28/2018, 7:21:18 PM
Account in Robert Bowers' name has been deleted but neo-Nazis and white supremacists continue to post unhindered ✔ The alternative social network where the alleged Pittsburgh shooter spewed vile antisemitic conspiracy theories is finding itself at the centre of unwelcome scrutiny ✔ The list included cleaning the bathroom, not commenting on foreign political affairs online and taking better care of his cat (pictured)



'The Yemen war death toll is five times higher than we think – we can't shrug off our responsibilities any longer'

10/28/2018, 7:54:53 PM
The absence of credible figures for the death toll in Yemen until now, has made it easier for foreign powers to shrug off accusations they are complicit in a human disaster ✔ UN humanitarian affairs chief Mark Lowcock warned on 23 October the immune systems of millions of people on survival support for years on end are now literally collapsing, making them – especially the elderly – more likely to succumb to malnutrition, cholera and other diseases



Iranian foreign minister says U.S. support for Saudi Arabia enables "atrocities"

10/28/2018, 5:19:15 PM
"I think the blanket support that the U.S. provides to Saudi Arabia and to Israel has enabled them to carry out atrocities that would not have happened" ✔ I think the blanket support that the U.S. provides to Saudi Arabia and to Israel has enabled them to carry out atrocities that would not have happened, had there not existed this blanket support, Zarif said in an interview with CBS News correspondent Elizabeth Palmer on Face the Nation Sunday ✔ Saudi Arabia has come under withering international criticism for the killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the hands of Saudi operatives at the country's consulate in Istanbul earlier this month



Opinion: Russia and the US can reset relations to their mutual benefit – this is how

10/28/2018, 7:01:23 PM
A firm alliance between Russia and America is not only possible, it is both necessary and inevitable since it meets the key, underlying geopolitical interests of both countries, writes Alexander Lebedev ✔ This in turn creates the civilisational grounds for a global partnership with the United States, another nation that looks out across that great ocean ✔ Alexander Lebedev’s family co-own The Independent The Independent has launched its #FinalSay campaign to demand that voters are given a voice on the final Brexit deal



Pittsburgh shooting was widely reported in Israel, but not all media noted it took place in a synagogue

10/28/2018, 7:03:51 PM
Many ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel believe a Reform or Conservative house of worship isn't a "real synagogue." ✔ People gather under U.S. and Israeli flags projected on the walls of Jerusalem's Old City on Sunday to show solidarity with the Pittsburgh Jewish community following the mass shooting at Tree of Life synagogue ✔ For years, American Reform and Conservative Jews have been pushing the Israeli government to establish an egalitarian space at the wall for their communities to pray in the same style they do in the United States



Moral education may not reflect the realities of life in Japan

10/28/2018, 7:02:10 PM
What's wrong with the following story? A magician, skilled but unlucky, finds success passing him by. One day, wandering lost in gloomy thoughts, he meets ✔ A magician, skilled but unlucky, finds success passing him by ✔ That evening the magician receives a visit from a friend ✔ The friend brings news: The scheduled performer at the next day’s magic show can’t make it ✔ During the war the statues were melted down for ammunition, and Kinjiro more or less disappeared from view



Khashoggi Killing Rocks Saudi Role as West’s Arab Ally

10/28/2018, 4:24:12 PM
U.S. and other government’s officials said the uproar over a Saudi journalist’s grisly death has put Saudi Arabia’s ability to rally others against Iran at risk, posing a challenge for the Trump administration’s Middle East policy. ✔ But Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, one of Saudi Arabia’s closest Arab partners, was invited but didn’t go, according to two people familiar with the matter ✔ A fracture of the U.S.-Saudi relationship would be viewed as a gift by Moscow, Tehran and Beijing



9 Manicure Mistakes That Can Spoil Your Image

10/28/2018, 5:42:09 PM
According to recent statistics, the average woman will spend approximately $500 per year on their nails. Since nail care and nail art have become popular on social media, it has grasped the attention of the masses and they’ve taken an interest in adapting it to their beauty routine. But giving yourself a nice manicure without knowing some key techniques can ruin your entire image or even worse put your health at risk. ✔ In addition, storing tools in a sealed bag, allows bacteria to fester ✔ So the best thing to do is apply 3-4 thin layers of nail polish instead of 1-2 thick ones ✔ When nail polish gets on the skin around the nail, we just get a cotton pad and start wiping, but it takes the slightest motion to bring chaos to the whole look and have to start over from the beginning ✔ Preview photo credit Polishmadness_ / Instagram, depositphotos.com



'Billionaire Leicester City owner among five dead in helicopter crash'

10/28/2018, 6:51:41 PM
Tearful Leicester City fans gathered to lay flowers at the King Power Stadium today after the owner's helicopter came crashing down to earth and burst into flames shortly after taking off last night. ✔ I just broke down in tears when I heard something had happened.' Daniel Cooke, 21, added: 'I came to Leicester the year City won the title and remember what a wonderful time it was ✔ He is popular among players and is regularly in attendance for matches at the King Power



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