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UK weather: Britain on STORM ALERT with rain and gales to RUIN Halloween and Bonfire Night

10/28/2018, 9:17:51 PM
A WEATHER horror show has been forecast for Halloween and Bonfire Night with Britain facing a barrage of powerful gales and torrential rain next week. ✔ WASHOUT: Trick-or-treaters are set to be drenched on Halloween (Pic: WX CHARTS) Trick-or-treaters will need waterproofs Met Office forecaster John West Latest weather prediction models suggest several low pressure systems from the Atlantic Ocean could sweep through Britain in the lead up to – and possibly on – Guy Fawkes Night



Britain forecast to be hit by intense 50mph storm and torrential rain - so how will the weather affect your Halloween?

10/28/2018, 8:18:50 PM
BRITS will be battered by intense weather including 50mph gales and torrential rain this week as Storm Adrian is forecast to arrive in the UK. The storm which is sweeping through Europe is expected… ✔ There will be spells of rain on Halloween but by the end of the week particularly on Friday there will be heavy rain felt across the whole of the UK ✔ Snow flurries eased yesterday (Sun), after snow fell in Scotland on Saturday, the coldest October day of the decade ✔ It was the first significant snow in October since 2012



Fossil hunter trapped up to his waist in the sea by landslide

10/28/2018, 9:37:31 PM
A fossil hunter had to be rescued after becoming trapped up to his waist in the sea by a landslide. ✔ The fossil hunter was flown to the James Cook Hospital in Middlesbrough at about 9pm ✔ The Staithes Coastguard posted on social media: The casualty has been buried up to his waist and trapped by mud and debris ✔ Remember to always keep a distance of at least the height of the cliff away ✔ We wish this man all the best for a speedy recovery



WWE defends 'incredibly tough decision' to go to Saudi Arabia

10/28/2018, 8:03:43 PM
Comes just weeks after Jamal Khashoggi was killed at the country's consulate in Istanbul ✔ But, it’s the sewer and the sewer is going to behave like the sewer, he said ✔ Mr Le Batard attributed WWE’s decision to monetary gain ✔ Tickets for the event reportedly sold out in less than three hours, with the venue having a capacity of approximately 25,000



Woman charged after 14 school children stabbed in China

10/28/2018, 8:03:47 PM
'She just ran at them - the teacher was dumbstruck,' witness claims ✔ 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



Turkey to open 'world's largest airport' in Istanbul

10/28/2018, 8:03:42 PM
Transport hub aims to serve double the number of passengers who travel through current busiest airport in Atlanta, after completion in ten years ✔ She also dug a cave under her home AFP/Getty 47/50 11 September 2018 People waving pro-independence Catalan flags 'Esteladas' while holding letters reading independence during a pro-independence demonstration in Barcelona to mark the National Day of Catalonia, the Diada



Reclassifying remaining 4,000 tigers in world could help save them from extinction, new research says

10/28/2018, 8:03:48 PM
Preserving their genetic diversity will require making sure all six remaining subspecies are taken into account, according to author of research ✔ She also dug a cave under her home AFP/Getty 47/50 11 September 2018 People waving pro-independence Catalan flags 'Esteladas' while holding letters reading independence during a pro-independence demonstration in Barcelona to mark the National Day of Catalonia, the Diada



Here’s How A Handful Of American Tech Companies Radicalized The World

10/28/2018, 10:45:11 PM
On Sunday, far-right evangelical Jair Bolsonaro was elected president of Brazil. The era of being surprised at this kind of politics is over. Now, we have to live with what we've done. ✔ Supporters of Brazilian right-wing presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro take part in a rally along Paulista Avenue, in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Sept ✔ It’s November 2017 and the streets of Warsaw fill with red flares, Polish flags, and anti-Semitic banners



Jamal Khashoggi killing hurts Saudi war in Yemen

10/28/2018, 8:09:35 PM
The furor generated by the apparent killing of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the hands of a “hit team” of top Saudi officials could have some serious blowback for one of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s signature foreign policy initiatives: the increasingly troubling war in neighboring Yemen. ✔ Marred by tactical mistakes, heavy civilian casualties and what U.N ✔ undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs, told the U.N ✔ It is just a quagmire that is benefiting Iran, Mr. Indyk told reporters in a teleconference last week ✔ However, I do not think he can afford a confrontation with the United States



For European Jews, a horrifying sight on the other side of the Atlantic

10/28/2018, 11:25:32 PM
The Soros conspiracy theory has been circulating in Europe for years. The difference, some say, is that there are more guns in America. ✔ By James McAuley James McAuley Foreign correspondent focusing on French and European politics and culture Email Bio Follow October 28 at 7:03 PM PARIS Jewish children slaughtered in school ✔ We are fighting an enemy that is different from us, Orban said at a rally in March ✔ Does not believe in working but speculates with money ✔ That will stay despite the threats against the community



How Meghan's confusion over protocol helped her bond with the Queen

10/28/2018, 10:18:41 PM
Less than a month after her wedding, all eyes were on the newly ennobled Duchess of Sussex as she walked a few paces behind the monarch for a series of engagements in Chester, close to the Welsh border. ✔ Less than a month after her wedding, above, all eyes were on the newly ennobled Duchess of Sussex as she walked a few paces behind the monarch for a series of engagements in Chester, close to the border with Wales ‘I don’t think the Duchess fully understood,’ one senior figure close to the Queen said



How the life of Australia's famous billionaire James Packer fell apart

10/28/2018, 8:25:55 PM
As one of Australia's richest men with an estimated net worth of AUD$5.50 billion, it may seem like James Packer, former director of Crown Resorts, has it all. ✔ I would not want to in some superficial way invade that territory ✔ He is somebody who has amazing stamina and staying power ✔ 'I'm lucky she's in my life': Through his recovery, Lim has been by Packer's during trips to Bora Bora, Aspen, Los Angeles, Ellerstina, Cabo, Saint-Tropez, Capri and Ibiza



The Tree of Life Synagogue victims died so that refugees could live

10/28/2018, 8:09:53 PM
Whether they knew it or not, the Jews gunned down in Pittsburgh died defending the right of desperate people to find safe shelter. ✔ Anti-Semitism, which is ancient, always appears dressed in the latest fashions ✔ I, for one, am very proud of the reason some Jews gave him ✔ They coined the term intellectual to deride those who came to the defense of Capt ✔ Now it is our task to continue the fight, so that the tree of life may flourish



Commentary: Is populism a disease? Or a cure?

10/28/2018, 8:58:30 PM
Populist nationalism is here to stay. Many still believe it a phase which, like ... ✔ Many still believe it a phase which, like surliness in adolescence, will pass and be succeeded by orderly, thoughtful maturity ✔ The latter have on their side the fact of a world in constant, disruptive change But it’s an option which has increasingly been felt as senseless by the millions who see themselves as its victims



Trump's choice: Pugilist or peacemaker?

10/28/2018, 10:12:40 PM
Three profoundly disturbing cases in a week lead to questions for the president, writes Jon Sopel. ✔ But when he can't get in, he goes to a nearby supermarket and shoots dead two elderly black people ✔ But it leaves those who dislike Trump disliking him even more ✔ Let us hope that maybe something good can come out of the terrible killings at a Pittsburgh synagogue, and that it will serve as the wake up call that America needs



Was the doomed helicopter stuck in ‘dead man’s curve’?

10/28/2018, 10:18:37 PM
The doomed Leicester City helicopter pilot may have been become stuck in a ‘dead man’s curve’ after the aircraft’s tail rotor failed, experts suggested last night. ✔ Mr Srivaddhanaprabha’s party arrived at the club’s Belvoir Drive training ground in Aylestone, a suburb of Leicester, at 3.58pm ✔ ‘It’s crashed in the club car park just outside the window here ✔ ‘No news on casualties, no news on who was in the helicopter, nothing’s been confirmed.’



ROBERT JOBSON writes how Charles earned his boys’ respect

10/28/2018, 10:32:58 PM
For Prince Charles’s official 70th birthday celebrations at Buckingham Palace in May, it was Harry who marked the occasion with a speech of rare warmth towards his father. ✔ Somewhere in the mix, too, is their confused relationship with Camilla Parker Bowles, whom their mother loathed with a passion and famously accused of being the third person in her marriage ✔ To order a copy for £16 (offer valid to November 4, 2018; P&P free), visit mailshop.co.uk/books or call 0844 571 0640



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