BBC Weather: 'Damaging' storm looms as temperatures to PLUNGE this week
10/29/2018, 6:13:36 PMBBC WEATHER warned temperatures will drop into the minus figures on Tuesday while a storm ripping through Europe unleashes “potentially damaging winds” as it narrowly misses the UK. ✔ And those temperatures, even though there is more cloud than today, will be similar to those of today ✔ But hopefully you’ll notice that the blues are slightly becoming greener and eventually yellow, indicative of those temperatures rising a little bit mid-week ✔ This system out towards the west is what will be called Hurricane Oscar and could bring some wet and windy weather towards the end of the week
UK weather forecast: Three HUGE storms to SMASH Britain ‘Hurricane Oscar to unleash HELL'
10/29/2018, 6:50:18 PMA TERRIFYING trio of violent storms threatens to unleash hell across Britain FROM TOMORROW as Arctic conditions give way to lashing rain and savage gales. ✔ UK weather forecast: Hurricane Oscar is tracking east (Image: NOAA) UK weather forecast: Hurricane Oscar is ripping through the Atlantic with 85mph winds (Image: NOAA) However what we can say at the moment is that we are looking at a very unsettled spell of weather from the end of the week and through the weekend The emphasis will be on the winds and we could see gales or severe gales in the worst affected regions, we will know more a bit later in the week
Opinion | Fernando Henrique Cardoso: How the unthinkable happened in Brazil
10/29/2018, 4:49:11 PMBolsonaro surfed a tsunami of anger to win the presidency. ✔ Political parties and trade unions, which once gave meaning to political projects and ideologies, no longer draw support and solidarity ✔ Democracy was the overriding cause for my generation ✔ This was produced by The WorldPost , a partnership of the Berggruen Institute and The Washington Post
Fracking halted after 'RED EVENT' earthquake in Lancashire - largest EVER recorded at site
10/29/2018, 4:41:27 PMFRACKING at a gas exploration site in Lancashire has been halted again after another tremor was detected underground. ✔ In line with regulations, hydraulic fracturing has paused for 18 hours now, during which seismicity will continue to be closely monitored by ourselves and the relevant regulators ✔ Anti-fracking campaigners argue the process, to extract shale gas, poses risks to the environment
Yellowstone volcano SHOCK: Scientists think increased geyser activity is for THIS reason
10/29/2018, 6:13:23 PMTHE Yellowstone supervolcano's massive Steamboat Geyser has erupted 24 times so far this year – and seismologists think it may be as a result of unusually high levels of rainfall in the area in recent years. ✔ Geysers at Yellowstone are unpredictable, said Mr Poland (Image: GETTY) And so most of the studies of geysers tend to focus on places like Old Faithful, where you do know it is going to erupt, because you would not necessarily study something which would be dormant during the time period that you were looking at it
Typhoon Yutu obliterated parts of Northern Mariana. Now it hits the Philippines.
10/29/2018, 5:34:15 PMThe storm still has time in a favorable environment to strengthen slightly before it plows into northeast Luzon. ✔ Residents told the news outlet there was no potable water on the island, but they were hopeful that supplies could be delivered by plane ✔ The storm is expected to weaken significantly and miss the most populous areas of southeast China but will still bring flooding rain to parts of coastal Guangdong and Fujian later this week
Brazil's new Tropical Trump president vows to change their destiny
10/29/2018, 5:44:21 PMControversial far-right candidate and ex-soldier Jair Bolsonaro (left) has pledged to change Brazil's destiny and steer people away from communism in his fist public comments since his landslide victory. ✔ He frequently disparaged women, gays and blacks, and said he would name military men to his Cabinet ✔ LGBTI: His program makes no mention of LGBTI (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersexual) rights ✔ 'Let's be clear: the future ministry will come from the productive sector,' he said recently
Jimmy Carter sends open letter to Georgia Republican governor candidate asking him to resign
10/29/2018, 4:22:51 PMBrian Kemp's Secretary of State office in charge of monitoring state elections, including his own ✔ 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 50/50 10 September 2018 An Indian man makes his way through floodwaters from the overflowing Panchanai River in Siliguri
Women in South Korea are destroying makeup and cutting their hair in protest
10/29/2018, 6:03:46 PMCountry sees flawless feminine looks as being integral to success in career and relationships ✔ Addressing supporters in Sao Paulo, Haddad did not concede or even mention Bolsonaro by name ✔ In the past year, the country’s #MeToo movement has taken down multiple high-profile men accused of harassment and assault, including Ahn Hee-jung, a rising star in the ruling Democratic party
Young Americans more likely to vote this year than past two midterm elections, new poll finds
10/29/2018, 6:36:46 PMTwo out of three 18 to 29-year-olds said they want Democrats to control Congress, according to research by Institute of Politics at Harvard University ✔ But even if next month's results follow that pattern, youth turnout will exceed that of recent prior midterms ✔ World news in pictures Show all 50 left Created with Sketch ✔ According to her, she could manufacture more masks but the material she needs are not always available ✔ The poll carries a margin of error of plus or minus 3.2 percentage points
Waitrose Food editor suggests series on 'killing vegans'
10/29/2018, 6:06:14 PMSelene Nelson (pictured) was shocked when editor William Sitwell suggested a series based on 'ways to trap vegans' in response to a pitch in which she suggested more plant-based recipes. ✔ Waitrose Food magazine's editor suggested a series about killing vegans while responding to a journalist's pitch for the publication ✔ 'I said to him that it seems like you have some strong opinions on this.' She says then wrote to her again suggesting that millennials were 'do-gooders'
WATCH: Donald Trump Can't Seem to Close His Umbrella in Viral Clip
10/29/2018, 6:33:02 PMThe president found himself at the center of another umbrella-related snafu on Saturday, as he boarded Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in D.C. ✔ Donald Trump hasn’t had the best of luck when it comes to umbrellas ✔ During his speech, Trump drew criticism for joking about the bad hair day he was having, when just hours earlier, 11 people were killed and six people were injured by a gunman at a synagogue in Pittsburgh
Expanding Bitcoin use will push global warming above 2C in two decades
10/29/2018, 5:17:48 PM'Currently, the emissions from transportation, housing and food are considered the main contributors to ongoing climate change... this research illustrates that bitcoin should be added to this list' ✔ The ascent of bitcoin could boost global warming to 2C in just two decades, according to a new analysis ✔ Probal Rashid 3/10 Hanna Petursdottir examines a cave inside the Svinafellsjokull glacier in Iceland, which she said had been growing rapidly ✔ This research illustrates that bitcoin should be added to this list
False Alarm - Twitter Did Not in Fact Ban Paul Craig Roberts
10/29/2018, 4:39:42 PMCorrection: As you can read in the comments below, this turned out to be a misunderstanding, Twitter did not in fact ban Roberts, so we changed the headline. The original headline was: 'Twitter Bans Conservative Neocon Critic Paul Craig Roberts in Dramatic Escalation of Censorship'. But they are guilty of disgraceful partisan censorship against conservatives, so they deserve the bad publicity they got from this, which spread like wildfire on the internets. ✔ He's also vehemently against interventionary wars around the world , and spoke with Russia's state-owned Sputnik news in a Tuesday article - in which Roberts said that President Trump's decision to pull out of the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty was a handout to the military-security complex
Chinese scientists develop Terminator-inspired shape-shifting robot
10/29/2018, 5:03:21 PMSCIENTISTS in China are developing a SHAPE-SHIFTING robot which was inspired by the evil robot in Terminator 2. ✔ We think liquid metal alloys could help with the development of self-reconfiguring robots that can change their own shape ✔ Li Xiangpeng, a robotics professor at Soochow University in Suzhou, China, said: Tiny nano-robots could deliver cancer drugs and hunt down tumour cells inside the human body, given its flexibility and high energy conversion rate
Big quake in Romania could topple many schools, buildings
10/29/2018, 5:19:50 PMBUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romanian authorities say 170 schools and some 350 apartment buildings in the capital of Bucharest would not withstand a major earthquake. They spoke Monday, a day after a quake with a magnitude of 5.8 hit eastern and central Romania, the biggest in 14 years. There were no reports of significant damage. The Inspectorate for Emergency Situations said kindergartens, schools and higher education facilities such as the Law Faculty were among the educational facilities at risk.
Matthew McConaughey surprises first responders on special day
10/29/2018, 4:59:42 PMThe Texas born star, 39, marked the special day by delivering turkey dinners and other treats to the city's police department, firefighters, 911 operators, emergency room doctors and nurses on Sunday. ✔ Thanksgiving came early for some worthy citizens in Houston, Texas on Sunday Matthew McConaughey marked National First Responders Day by surprising police, firefighters, 911 operators, emergency room doctors and nurses with personally delivered turkey dinners and other treats ✔ The Interstellar star also popped into the Houston Police Department office and took a group photo with the staff plus lots of selfies with individuals
EastEnders' Billy Mitchell to DIE from drugs overdose?
10/29/2018, 4:59:58 PMBILLY Mitchell is in danger this week. ✔ The EastEnders cast member, played by Perry Fenwick, will be seen collapsing in shock scenes ✔ He joined the show back in 1998 – meaning he's been on the BBC show for an impressive 20 years ✔ Hayley decides to drive herself to the hospital by taking the cab
Newlywed husband's chilling last selfie to his wife from doomed Indonesia jet minutes before it crashed ‘killing all 189 passengers’
10/29/2018, 6:18:28 PMTHIS is the final selfie sent by a newlywed husband to his wife shortly before the doomed Lion Air jet crashed into the Java Sea. Deryl Fida Febrianto sent the snap at 6.01am – minutes before… ✔ Lion Air said the pilot Suneja and co-pilot Harvino were experienced, with more than 11,000 flight hours between them ✔ Lion Air was allowed to resume flights to Europe as of June 2016, and the ban on all other Indonesian airlines was lifted earlier this year
Budget 2018: £1.5billion package to help struggling high streets
10/29/2018, 5:12:01 PMBritain's high streets have taken a battering in recent months, with major retailers struggling as shoppers shift online and anger among retailers over swingeing business rates. ✔ The threshold for VAT registration is to remain unchanged for a further two years ✔ It is different to corporation tax, which is worked out according to profits ✔ And last month middle-class staple John Lewis revealed its profits had slumped by 99 per cent in the half-year to July ✔ Somehow that decline in footfall needs to be reversed.'
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s first tour has been jam-packed – from cuddling koalas in Australia to watching the haka in New Zealand
10/29/2018, 4:01:19 PMPRINCE Harry and Meghan Markle recently set off on their first official overseas tour visit, which has included visits to Australia, Fiji, Tonga and New Zealand. The 16 day trip so far has been pac… ✔ Day 2 saw the couple head 300km outside of Sydney to Dubbo to shine a spotlight on problems wrought by drought in the area ✔ After unveiling the plaque, The Duke and Duchess will hear more about the ecological importance of the native bush, before joining children from the 'Trees in Survival' group in a ‘welly-wanging’ contest, before heading home to the UK on 1 November
Hammond ploughs an extra £1billion into Universal Credit
10/29/2018, 5:12:09 PMThe Chancellor said he had listened to critics on his own side and was making sure existing welfare claimants would not lose out when they are moved onto the new benefit. ✔ After teething troubles with the computer systems implementation has been hit by delays ✔ Ms Greening , a leading Tory moderate and former education secretary, tore into the Treasury for failing to come up with a dynamic vision for the country ✔ 'We'll just end up handing the keys back to Labour and that's the cycle that we have to break.'
Lion Air crash site: MAP of where the Lion Air plane went down in Indonesia
10/29/2018, 4:17:12 PMA BOEING 737 airplane carrying 189 people on board went down after taking off from Jakarta. Here is a map of where the Lion Air plane went down in Indonesia. ✔ Flight JT 610 was heading for the western city of Pangkal Pinang at 6.20am local time (11.30pm GMT Sunday) ✔ Rescuers were working some 34 nautical miles northeast of the coast near Jakarta to find any wreckage in the Java Sea ✔ Nobody on board the plane is believed to have survived the crash
Indonesian plane crashes into sea, all 189 on board feared dead
10/29/2018, 5:58:13 PMAn Indonesian airliner crashed into the sea on Monday, with the likely loss of a... ✔ Transport Minister Budi Karya Sumadi said nine body bags had been taken to a hospital for identification, though officials said they contained body parts, not intact remains ✔ A witness in the Karawang district nearest to the crash site said he heard an explosion from the beach ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Kate Middleton’s private meeting with the Queen before Royal Wedding REVEALED
10/29/2018, 4:17:08 PMKATE Middleton had a private meeting with the Queen before marrying Prince William in 2011, a documentary has revealed. ✔ Queen Elizabeth II had a meeting with Kate Middleton before the Royal Wedding in 2011 (Image: GETTY) (Image: GETTY) Kate Middleton had a great deal of support from the Royal Family which was really instructed by the Queen Ashley Pearson From the beginning, Kate Middleton had a great deal of support from the Royal Family which was really instructed by the Queen, she said
Celebs Go Dating EXCLUSIVE: Amy Tapper gets a shock
10/29/2018, 4:41:07 PMShe’s searching for her Mr. Right, but the path to true love runs drastically off course as Amy gets to know a potential love interest on the latest episode of Celebs Go Dating. ✔ ‘My dad joined the agency last year, so he dated Gemma Collins,’ he explains ✔ She was 26.’ Excusing herself before making a beeline for the exit, she tells him: ‘I’m so sorry, I’m absolutely bursting for the toilet ✔ Not happy: Amy later admits to being horrified by his decision to date someone significantly older
Opinion | Best Way to Fight Climate Change? Put an Honest Price on Carbon
10/29/2018, 7:55:49 PMWashington State voters will decide next week whether to impose a fee on carbon emissions. We hope they do. ✔ As for spending the money, about 70 percent of the proceeds would be invested in projects to accelerate the state’s transition from fossil fuels public transportation, energy efficiency, wind and solar plants, and so on and the rest on protecting forests and streams and shielding low-income ratepayers from higher electricity bills
Treasury will spend £60million on planting 10million new trees
10/29/2018, 6:32:54 PMPhilip Hammond's announcement is the latest in a series of pledges designed to convince voters that the Tories are the new party of the environment. ✔ The money was unveiled as part of Mr Hammond's final Budget before Brexit in March next year ✔ But after barely surviving as PM after the election, Mrs May appointed Michael Gove Environment Secretary and set about trying to cast the Tories as Britain's leading environmentalist party
Opinion | Gillum’s Dilemma: Florida Is Actually Five States
10/29/2018, 4:09:20 PMCobbling a coalition out of “Lower Alabama,” a Midwest-like midsection, a tropical megalopolis and more can be tricky. ✔ Andrew Gillum, the 39-year-old charismatic mayor of the capital city, Tallahassee, has energized Democrats desperate to end their losing streak ✔ After two days of early voting, more than 34,000 people have voted in deep-blue Broward County ✔ In the last midterm, the two-day turnout was less than 14,000 ✔ Steve Bousquet is the Tallahassee bureau chief for The Tampa Bay Times
Matthew McConaughey delivers 'a turkey, a little bourbon and a little gratitude' to Houston first responders
10/29/2018, 7:20:07 PMFirst responders in Houston, Texas, got a surprise lunch when actor Matthew McConaughey showed up to give thanks on National First Responders Day. ✔ The actor's appearance and catered lunch Sunday shocked those at a fire department ✔ (Photo: Rick Kern, Getty Images for Wild Turkey) It's not one of those lines that you get moved to the front, nor should you get moved to the front ✔ You may also want to view these photo galleries: Replay Last SlideNext Slide
Spielberg asked Lena Dunham to adapt a Syrian refugee story and Twitter is NOT on board
10/29/2018, 7:32:40 PMTwitter erupted with criticism after learning Lena Dunham was picked to adapt Syrian refugee Doaa Al Zamel's book "A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea." ✔ The actress has been open about her past sexual trauma and her struggles after she underwent a complete hysterectomy to end the chronic pain brought on by endemetriosis, a condition that occurs when uterine tissue grows outside the womb ✔ You may also want to view these photo galleries: Replay Last SlideNext Slide
Crashed jet 'had prior instrument error'
10/29/2018, 6:03:47 PMA pilot's log for the jet that crashed in Indonesia suggests an instrument problem on a previous flight. ✔ Skip Twitter post by @Sutopo_PN Beberapa serpihan pesawat Lion Air JT 610 yang jatuh di perairan Karawang ✔ It has had issues of safety and poor management in the past and was banned from flying into European airspace until 2016 ✔ In 2011 and 2012 a number of pilots were found in possession of methamphetamines, in one incident hours before a flight
Britain needs a change of gear
10/29/2018, 6:55:41 PMCars used to be unpredictable but we loved them anyway. Today they are boringly functional - and that is a crying shame. ✔ What makes them tick is secret and impenetrable - often involving a computer to find out what's wrong, if anything is ✔ Alternatively, send a cheque or PO made payable to The Express Bookshop to Family Cars Offer, PO Box 200, Falmouth, TR11 4WJ or visit expressbookshop.com
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