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BBC Weather: Tropical Storm Oscar ROLLS its way into UK bringing ‘DRAMATIC changes’

10/29/2018, 8:50:32 AM
BBC WEATHER forecast widespread gales and very heavy rain towards the end of the week, as a deep area of low pressure rolls across the UK, containing the remnants of tropical Storm Oscar. ✔ He said: A cold and frosty start to the new working week, things will gradually turn milder, but there will be a price to pay as things turn wetter and windier ✔ Thursday will possibly see persistent rain across south-east England and East Anglia ✔ Otherwise, it will be mostly dry with a few showers in the west



Trump Has Another Weird Umbrella Moment And The Laughs Rain Down On Twitter

10/29/2018, 9:11:50 AM
Some folks are looking for hidden meaning in Trump's latest umbrella battle. ✔ https://t.co/wlhzv3LKcx John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) October 28, 2018 Trump treats his umbrella like the rest of his job ✔ He'll abandon it, leave someone else to clean it up and escape in his jet with his rich friends ✔ https://t.co/Go4abz9Dqg Wajahat Ali (@WajahatAli) October 27, 2018 Download



ARGENTINA EARTHQUAKE: Huge 6.4mg quake smashes just off Ushuaia

10/29/2018, 8:32:05 AM
A MAGNITUDE 6.4 earthquake has struck off the southern tip of Argentina. ✔ Map showing Argentinian earthquake location (Image: USGS) Officials from the the United States Geological Survey said the quake hit 200 south of the resort town of Ushuaia on the Tierra del Fuego archipelago ✔ There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties from the quake which struck a hazardous stretch of water known as the Drake Passage



Met Office weather forecast warns 100mph Hurricane Oscar to batter UK with wind and rain - here's when it will hit

10/29/2018, 10:52:07 AM
HURRICANE Oscar is set to batter the UK with wind and rain after freezing conditions gripped the nation. Brits woke up to icy temperatures again this morning, after lows of -5.9C in Northern Irelan… ✔ Things are going to turn more unsettled towards the end of the week, especially on Friday going into Saturday, she told The Sun Online ✔ No further snow is yet forecast for this week, after what the Met Office described some of the coldest October days in a decade



Earthquakes today: MASSIVE 6.4 magnitude quake strikes Argentina tourist resort

10/29/2018, 11:22:23 AM
ARGENTINA has been rocked by a major 6.4 magnitude earthquake this morning, striking off the coast of the resort town Ushuaia. ✔ The earthquake is known as 'shallow' which means it took place on the surface, where damage can be strongest ✔ As such, the town is highly popular with tourists, and has an estimated population of 60,000 ✔ Despite this, there are no tsunami warnings issued for El Salvador or Argentina, so effects may be limited



Merkel QUITS: German leader says she WON'T stand for re-election after Hesse disaster

10/29/2018, 10:05:30 AM
ANGELA Merkel has said she will not stand for re-election as the CDU party leader, which could signal the end of her 13-year career as German Chancellor, following a battering at last night's Hesse elections. ✔ According to her original plans, she wanted to compete again at the party congress in Hamburg in December ✔ Merkel now draws consequences from the downward trend of the CDU, shown at the state election in Hesse ✔ Additional reporting by Monika Pallenberg  MORE TO FOLLOW This is a breaking story.



BBC's Steph McGovern causes shock blunder which sends prop flying down a hill

10/29/2018, 11:35:52 AM
Steph McGovern was reporting on the upcoming announcement of The Budget for the BBC, but a sudden gust of wind meant she was left chasing one of her own props to avoid disaster ✔ Steph started to chase the door down the hill (Image: BBCBreakfast/Twitter) Read More Steph McGovern claims Donald Trump creeped her out during BBC Breakfast interview It was windy, the door was very heavy and as a result this happened ✔ Read More Showbiz editor's picks Corrie murder shock Little Mix are fierce Ryanair racist speaks out The Strictly diet



Boeing 737 MAX 8 suffers its 1st deadly crash. What do we know about the jet?

10/29/2018, 9:42:05 AM
An Indonesian flight with 189 people on board crashed in the sea on the way to Sumatra on Monday, marking the first deadly disaster involving a Boeing 737 MAX 8. Here is what we know about the jet. ✔ The aircraft, operated by Malaysian Malindo Air, flew from the nation’s capital, Kuala Lumpur to Singapore ✔ The model 8 is no exception, as it is being used by various airlines all over the globe, ranging from Canada’s low-cost Sunwing Airlines to Turkey’s leisure Corendon Airlines ✔ None of the passengers were harmed, and the plane landed safely ✔ The airline was forced to change the aircraft of its return flight, though



Hitachi Chemical in second falsification scandal this year, shares...

10/29/2018, 8:23:44 AM
Hitachi Chemical Co <4217.T> said it failed to properly test parts used to encap... ✔ So far, there has been no finding of illegality or problems with product quality, the company said in a statement ✔ Weekend reports by local media said that the inspections were not carried out in line with what Hitachi Chemical had agreed with clients ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



Italy is ‘going straight into a WALL’: Eurozone on alert as RECESSION warning sounded

10/29/2018, 11:39:09 AM
ITALY is teetering on the brink of a catastrophic recession which could send shockwaves across the rest of Europe and threatens to wreck the entire eurozone economy, senior bankers have warned. ✔ Claudio Borghi, the Lega economics chief and budget chairman in the Italian parliament, said: The clock is ticking for Europe ✔ We’re going into a world economic downturn and that is a disaster for the eurozone ✔ If there is systemic stress, clearly the state must intervene



Square Enix news: Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Kingdom Hearts 3, Avengers, Just Cause 4

10/29/2018, 11:22:32 AM
SQUARE ENIX news this week includes updates on Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Kingdom Hearts 3, the new Avengers game and Just Cause 4. ✔ At the beginning of #KingdomHearts III, Sora, Donald and Goofy battle enemies alongside Hercules! reads a Square Enix tweet ✔ Fans can expect to enjoy the notable series signature destruction mechanic paired with new fully simulated Extreme Weather events



Call to overhaul laws as study reveals millions of African farmers use water illegally

10/29/2018, 10:40:33 AM
Millions of small-scale African farmers face restrictions on their access to water because of laws dating back to colonial times, according to a new study. ✔ In other countries the number of permits issued is even lower ✔ The report warns that those without permits are trapped in a situation that regards their water use as illegal ✔ Newsletter promotion - global health security - end of article Protect yourself and your family by learning more about Global Health Security



Luckiest man alive: Passenger missed Lion Air flight due to traffic

10/29/2018, 11:44:53 AM
Sony Setiawan was due to be among the 189 people on board flight JT 610 when it took off early from Indonesia's capital Jakarta on Monday morning. ✔ 'We don't have any information,' she said, as her father wiped tears from reddened eyes ✔ In 2013, one of its Boeing 737-800 jets missed the runway while landing on Bali, crashing into the sea without causing any fatalities among the 108 people on board



McDonald’s murderous shooter stopped by armed dad

10/29/2018, 11:10:10 AM
A dad with a gun put a stop to a shooter who opened fire and injured several — including the father and one of his sons — inside a McDonald’s restaurant in Alabama. Once again: the Second Amendment saves. ✔ If not for his gun-toting self, the media reports on this would be a lot different, a lot more tragic, and the focus would be on how many were murdered, not saved ✔ Once again, it’s a case of the Second Amendment saving untold numbers from disaster ✔ • Cheryl Chumley can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter, @ckchumley



Atlantia, ACS complete 16.5 billion euro acquisition of Spain's...

10/29/2018, 10:08:58 AM
Italy's Atlantia and Spain's ACS said on Monday they had completed a 1... ✔ Shares in Atlantia were up more than 2.3 percent after the announcement, in line with a similar rise in Italy's bluechip index .FTMIB ✔ LONG-RUNNING BATTLE Atlantia announced its intention to buy Abertis in May 2017 but a competing bid by ACS emerged some months later, locking the two companies in a bid war ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



After the Hurricane Came the Con

10/29/2018, 10:43:42 AM
Six years after Sandy devastated Long Island, homeowners are still dealing with the wreckage of a sweet-talking contractor who took their money and left their houses unfinished. ✔ Keri and Michael Malone’s house in Moriches, N.Y., has been up on cribbing for over a year ✔ George Kasimos, a flood-insurance-reform advocate from Toms River, N.J., recalled Mr. Lawrence marketing his business at a lecture Mr. Kasimos gave in the Baton Rouge area in late 2016



Lion Air crash: Distress call shows pilot declare 'technical difficulties' before CRASH

10/29/2018, 10:33:17 AM
A LION AIR flight carrying 189 people plunged into the sea, crashing off the coast of Indonesia shortly after take-off from Jakarta, with a distress call showing the pilot asking to turn back moments before the flight vanished from the radar. ✔ Lion Air crash: relatives of those onboard have begun arriving at a crisis centre (Image: Twitter/Sutopo Purwo Nugroho/Ruptly) Lion Air crash: The Head of Indonesia's Disaster Management Board tweeted about the crash (Image: Twitter/Sutopo Purwo Nugroho) He told a news conference: We don’t know yet whether there are any survivors



Far-right Bolsonaro rides anti-corruption rage to Brazil presidency

10/29/2018, 8:43:42 AM
undefined ✔ The former army captain has alarmed many with vows to sweep political opponents off the map and comments denigrating women, gays and racial minorities ✔ In his acceptance speech, Bolsonaro promised to govern according to the Bible and the country's constitution ✔ Brazil has suffered a spate of partisan violence during the polarized campaign



Germany's Merkel prepares to give up party job

10/29/2018, 11:37:31 AM
Merkel has led the CDU since 2000 and has been Germany's chancellor since 2005. ✔ He said that it's important to avoid long personnel debates and restore people's confidence in the CDU as a governing party ✔ She allowed in large numbers of asylum-seekers in 2015, declaring that we will manage it, before gradually pivoting to a more restrictive approach ✔ The chancellor was scheduled to hold a news conference later in the day



Meghan Markle: Queen raised eyebrows at hat-less duchess before being won over - REVEALED 

10/29/2018, 10:33:14 AM
WHEN the newly married Duchess of Sussex attended one her first royal engagements alongside the Queen but without husband Prince Harry, she risked a huge sartorial faux-pas, it has been revealed. ✔ The pair have bonded over Britain’s longest reigning monarch’s dogs, where this time Meghan knew the protocol ✔ The tiara is part of a special royal wedding exhibition running at Windsor Castle until the new year ✔ She congratulated the pair in person when they broke the news at Princess Eugenie’s wedding, telling them she was delighted at the news



Radar shows path of doomed Indonesia plane before before horror crash

10/29/2018, 8:45:55 AM
Flight JT610 took off around 6.20am Monday morning and was due to have landed in the capital of the Bangka-Belitung tin mining region at 7.20 am ✔ It was last recorded at 3,650 feet (1,113 m) and its speed had risen to 345 knots Members of a rescue team prepare to search for survivors from the Lion Air flight (Image: AFP/Getty Images) Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency shows personnel looking at items believed to be from the wreckage (Image: AFP/Getty Images) Read More Indonesia plane crash: Captain’s chilling call for help seconds before jet crashed at high rate of descent Three of those on board were trainee flight attendants and one was a technician



Churchill: Walking With Destiny by Andrew Roberts – review

10/29/2018, 11:15:50 AM
An upbeat biography of our wartime leader glows with Brexit-friendly feelings of national greatness ✔ An inveterate drinker, rarely the worse for wear, he was never less than outrageously quotable ✔ Another takeaway: the tragedy of our present crisis is that we have found no one, either in government or opposition, who is either brave or brilliant enough to meet history’s challenge



'Build it and they will come': Tirana's plan for a 'kaleidoscope metropolis'

10/29/2018, 10:49:44 AM
The first years of post-dictatorship freedom produced a disorderly, car-choked city. Can the Albanian capital’s slick young mayor create a future of ‘exemplary urban design’? ✔ Photograph: Municipality of Tirana As well as creating open spaces and playgrounds, they are trying to tackle traffic congestion by building cycle paths and improving public transport ✔ Follow Guardian Cities on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to join the discussion, and explore our archive here



‘Fascism has arrived in Brazil – Jair Bolsonaro’s presidency will be worse than you think’

10/29/2018, 11:15:58 AM
The ex-military army captain will do as he says. He will attempt to criminalise the Workers’ Party and will declare indigenous social movements as terrorist organisations. His victory marks a setback for civilisation ✔ Academics and journalists critical of Bolsonaro are already being targeted, not just by Bolsonaro’s rabid fans, but also by the police ✔ Benjamin Fogel is a PHD candidate in Latin American History at New York University and a contributing editor at Jacobin and Africa is a Country The Independent has launched its #FinalSay campaign to demand that voters are given a voice on the final Brexit deal



Prince William pays tribute to 'family man' Leicester City owner

10/29/2018, 10:28:50 AM
The Duke of Cambridge, 36, said he felt 'lucky' to have known Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, 60, who died alongside four others outside to the King Power Stadium on Saturday night. ✔ The billionaire perished with his assistant Kaveporn Punpare and Nursara Suknamai, a Thai beauty queen turned PA ✔ Initial reports had suggested Puel may have been on board but Gregory Campi, the AS Monaco Team 3 coach told Nice-Matin that he was was safe ✔ He is popular among players and is regularly in attendance for matches at the King Power



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