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4 rescued, at least 18 missing in Philippine landslide

10/31/2018, 8:10:27 AM
MANILA--Rescuers have pulled out four survivors and three bodies but several more were missing after ✔ Smaller land- and rockslides on roads leading to Natonin have slowed the advance of more rescuers and earth-moving equipment ✔ One new building was being constructed and an old one was being expanded, he said ✔ It is also located in the Pacific Ring of Fire, the arc of seismic faults around the Pacific Ocean where earthquakes and volcanic activity are common



Where is Hurricane Oscar, will the storm hit the UK and what has the Met Office said?

10/31/2018, 10:14:11 AM
REMNANTS of Hurricane are due to affect Britain this weekend as 75mph winds rage across the Atlantic. Here’s the latest on the violent storm that forecasters say is “tricky to predict&#… ✔ Then its effects will be felt in Britain by the end of the week - but the the violent storm is proving dangerously difficult to predict for weather experts ✔ But because of the volatile nature of the storm, Brits are advised to look out for severe weather warnings later in the week as the track of Oscar becomes clearer



Italy storm leaves 10 dead after Venice experiences worst flooding in years

10/31/2018, 9:14:46 AM
A DEADLY storm has battered Italy with 110mph winds and flash flooding killing at least 11 people. Tourists in Venice waded through knee-deep floods to escape the city as the famous St. Mark’… ✔ Nearly 6,000 firefighters were dispatched to remove debris from roadways across the country ✔ One firefighter was killed by a tree near Bolzano, in Alto-Adige ✔ Schools were closed in large areas of the country for two days as a precaution ✔ RING The Sun on 0207 782 4104 or WHATSAPP on 07423720250 or EMAIL exclusive@the-sun.co.uk



Philippines races to free 23 trapped under landslide

10/31/2018, 9:24:32 AM
Philippine rescuers worked with bare hands and shovels to try to free 23 people ... ✔ It was completely buried, Edgar Posadas, spokesman for the Office of Civil Defence, told reporters ✔ Among those killed were four children aged between five and 11, and a man who drowned in an overflowing river ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



BBC Weather forecast: Britons WARNED of GALES this weekend as Storm Oscar strikes

10/31/2018, 8:30:16 AM
BRITAIN is set for a blustery weekend as Storm Oscar reaches its shores on Friday bringing temperatures up to mild levels but battering the country with gale force winds and heavy rain. ✔ BBC Weather forecast: Storm Oscar set to hit the UK on Friday (Image: BBC WEATHER) We could see some disruption from the gales across the north-west of the country Stav Danaos These winds will be coming in from the south so it’s going to be very mild



The stunning winners of the acclaimed Siena International Photo Awards

10/31/2018, 9:05:15 AM
The images that wowed the jury this year include a leopard seal hunting a penguin, lightning ripping through a volcanic eruption in Chile, and a car lost in a sea of sheep on a Polish road. ✔ If your photograph is commended or a winner in the Siena International Photo Awards it’s certainly significant – because it’s enormously popular ✔ The previous night she had entered Tenkhali Rohingya refugee camp with her family from Kumar Khali in Rohingya state



Storm Adrian stuns locals as strong winds reduce pebble beach to sand

10/31/2018, 9:54:29 AM
Storm Adrian transformed a popular pebble beach into a sandy one as its high winds mixed with the strong sea ✔ While Nice woke up to a new sandy beach bathed in bright sunshine, other parts of France experienced snow and ice ✔ Heavy snow caused trees to fall across roads, causing them to be shut down to all traffic ✔ What to do when pipes are frozen Day off rights if kids' school's closes



Hurricane Oscar to weaken into cyclone by Wednesday night: NHC

10/31/2018, 9:24:30 AM
Hurricane Oscar is expected to weaken into a powerful extratropical - or mid-lat... ✔ The system is located about 660 miles (1,060 kilometers) east-northeast of Bermuda with maximum sustained winds of 75 miles per hour, the NHC said ✔ into the weekend, the Miami-based weather forecaster said ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



Japan's nuclear industry growing, but slower than government hoped

10/31/2018, 9:38:36 AM
Japan's resurgent nuclear industry will miss a government target of providi... ✔ Yet operators can expect as few as six units to restart in the next five years, and fewer than 20 by 2030, the analysis shows ✔ Many court cases are pending for reactors in the east of the country ✔ Local political support varies, and the regulator is locked in disputes with operators over earthquake risk assessment ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



Nuclear industry growing, but slower than government hoped

10/31/2018, 10:05:18 AM
Japan's resurgent nuclear industry will miss a government target of providing at least a fifth of th ✔ Those units are far from Tokyo and are pressurized water reactors (PWR), unlike the boiling water reactor (BWR) designs favored in eastern Japan, including those that melted down at Fukushima ✔ The lack of realistic energy targets makes it harder for the industry to plan for investment, utility officials say



Waitrose food critic resigns over comments on 'killing vegans'

10/31/2018, 11:32:11 AM
William Sitwell told vegan freelancer Selene Nelson that it could feature force-feeding them meat and exposing 'their hypocrisy' ✔ 'We have had a relationship with William for almost 20 years and are grateful for his contribution to our business over that time.' After the remarks emerged earlier this week Waitrose said they were 'extremely inappropriate, insensitive and absolutely do not represent our views'



Do people hate vegans? Good Morning Britain debate sparks controversy

10/31/2018, 11:12:59 AM
The ITV daytime show welcomed recent meat-free convert Adrian Chiles on to its panel, along with Irish radio host Niall Boylan, who claimed that vegans were 'irritating' and 'annoying'. ✔ A lively debate over whether people 'hate vegans' has left Good Morning Britain viewers divided ✔ While some fans took to Twitter to agree with Niall's controversial statement, many sided with Adrian's opinion that 'no animal needs to die to feed me' ✔ ‘Just seeing the moment it died, I was like hang on and then I had to go and eat it an hour later



Review: Old fairy tales morph into modern psychological thrillers in the compelling 'Tell Me a Story' - Los Angeles Times

10/31/2018, 10:11:04 AM
Fairy tales such as "The Three Little Pigs," "Little Red Riding Hood," and "Hansel and Gretel" are re-imagined in present-day Manhattan in the dark CBS All Access series "Tell Me a Story." ✔ Siblings Gabe (Santos) and Hannah (Ramirez) may not risk being boiled and eaten by a witch in this story, but they do face another sort of trouble ✔ ‘Tell Me A Story’ Where: CBS All Access (www.cbs.com/tellmeastory) When: Any time, starting Wednesday Rating: TV-MA (may be unsuitable for children under the age of 17)



War veteran goes on hunger strike: Falklands hero’s protest over lack of mental care

10/31/2018, 8:41:01 AM
A FALKLANDS veteran has gone on hunger strike demanding better treatment for former servicemen. Former paratrooper Gus Hales, 62, launched his protest over the "disgraceful" lack of mental health care for former soldiers. ✔ In Northern Ireland there's veterans being put on trial ✔ The regime they gave me was three two-week periods a year - once every four months ✔ Then two years ago the welfare officer appeared at my doorstep and discharged me ✔ The charity's chief executive Sue Freeth said: Mr Hales's wellbeing is of paramount importance to us



Wreckage of Indonesia plane that killed 189 people on board 'is FOUND'

10/31/2018, 8:07:27 AM
A top Indonesian military official says the Lion Air jet that crashed on Monday may have been found in the Java Sea. ✔ A relative holds a photo of a passenger of the crashed Lion Air plane at the police hospital in Jakarta A family member of passengers of the crashed Lion Air plane is assisted by others upon arrival at the police hospital Musyafak, the head of Said Sukanto Police Hospital, said nearly 150 samples for testing have been collected but more are still needed, especially from parents and children of victims



Family left in the dark for two days on tornado-hit Menorca trip

10/31/2018, 10:25:38 AM
A YOUNG family has revealed how they were left in the dark eating cold sandwiches for two days during what was supposed to be a sunny Spanish island holiday. Dad Tom Hopkins said he, his partner an… ✔ A YOUNG family has revealed how they were left in the dark eating cold sandwiches for two days during what was supposed to be a sunny Spanish island holiday ✔ It took them 13 hours to finally make it home via coach – arriving about 6.30am on Tuesday ✔ The hangover from the holiday isn’t over yet though, with the family’s bags left behind in Menorca ✔ Email us at tips@the-sun.co.uk or call 0207 782 4368



Universal Credit launched for Grenfell survivors just days before Christmas

10/31/2018, 10:22:22 AM
Poor residents in Grenfell's blackened shadow will start being put on the benefit from December 12 - leaving them facing a Christmas with no payment ✔ Read More Stop Universal Credit cruelty Sign our petition What is Universal Credit ✔ Read More Top UK politics stories Patronising Budget schools fund slammed Football club probed on money laundering Grenfell survivors get nothing in Budget Budget 2018 - all you need to know



Brexit news: Can you buy an EU passport after Brexit? Irish passport applications SOAR

10/31/2018, 11:52:49 AM
BREXIT Day will arrive in just 149 days on March 29, 2019, when Britain leaves the European Union. But as Irish passport applications soar, can you buy an EU passport after the UK goes off on its own? ✔ By the end of 2017 that number had nearly doubled to 81,000 ✔ But the rules on whether you qualify as an Irish citizen are complex ✔ EU citizenship is described in Article 20 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and includes the rights to: - Travel and live anywhere in the EU - Vote and stand as a candidate in European and local elections in another EU country - Get diplomatic protection and consular help from any other EU country in another part of the world ✔ So EU citizenship cannot be acquired by giving up UK citizenship



Russia's Only Aircraft Carrier Is Damaged When Dock Sinks, Crane Punches Huge Hole in Ship

10/31/2018, 10:42:59 AM
On the night of October 29th, Admiral Kuznetsov, Russia’s only remaining aircraft carrier nearly sank together with the dry dock it was inhabiting while undergoing overhaul and modernization in Roslyakovo (Murmansk region). Although Kuznetsov survived, with some degree of damage (extent unclear), Russia’s largest floating dry dock PD-50 is now completely submerged and likely to result in a total loss. ✔ There is something uncanny about this particular ship’s ability to wreak disaster ✔ Either way, the dry dock lost electricity and began to sink while holding the Kuznetsov ✔ Of course the dry dock should have had its own independent electricity supply via four on board diesel power generators (the sort of thing that would have prevented it from sinking), but in the interest of cost savings and ‘efficiency’ the shipyard saw fit to reduce the crew responsible for power generation and not buy fuel for the generators ✔ Meanwhile, the ship’s track record of bringing bad luck continues unbroken



Couple refused refund for 'bombsite' Airbnb

10/31/2018, 10:30:19 AM
Helen Hewitt and her partner Jay were horrified to find dirty sheets, laundry and letters scattered around the apartment they had booked for their dream trip to Auckland. ✔ Dirty sheets were dumped about the apartment, the couple said When she requested a refund from Airbnb, she was told it was down to the host to make that decision ✔ The company lists the requirements as being: Provide essential amenities, including toilet paper, soap, bed sheets and at least one towel and pillow per guest Maintain a high response rate by replying to booking enquiries and reservation requests within 24 hours Make guests feel welcome by accepting requests whenever you’re available Avoid cancellations - your guests' their travel plans depend on it Maintain a high overall rating - guests like to know they can expect a consistent level of quality



The 25 greatest foreign-language films

10/31/2018, 11:57:36 AM
International critics reveal why these non-English language films are classics of world cinema. ✔ M Before our cinematic serial killers became memes – slick things with a penchant for Phil Collins albums – it was radical to put them at the centre of a thriller ✔ Seven Samurai created not only a whole new approach to action cinema but a whole sub-genre: films about a team of unlikely heroes on an impossible mission, fighting for their own souls



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