Brits face -5C DEEP FREEZE tonight before ex-Hurricane Oscar batters UK with 80mph gales - see if you are affected with our weather forecast maps
11/1/2018, 10:35:32 AMBRITS are braced for a -5C freeze tonight before post-tropical cyclone Oscar barrels through the country. The remnants of the former hurricane could bring in 80mph gales as temperatures drop to bel… ✔ BRITS are braced for a -5C freeze tonight before post-tropical cyclone Oscar barrels through the country ✔ And at the moment, the most likely track will actually take us a little bit further North than we were thinking before ✔ The majority of the winds are likely to hit in the north of Scotland - with possible highs of 80mph
BBC Weather: Britain set for Hurricane Oscar remnants to bring FROST and GALES
11/1/2018, 8:52:32 AMBBC WEATHER forecast widespread frost for early tomorrow morning and warned of blustery conditions for Saturday, as the remnants of Hurricane Oscar moves closer to the UK. ✔ BBC weather: tomorrow morning will bring widespread frost (Image: BBC Breakfast) Referring to this morning, Mr Miller added: With the cloud and the rain overnight, all of this means it’s going to be nowhere near as cold as it was last night ✔ The National Hurricane Centre (NHC) tweeted: Post-Tropical Cyclone #Oscar Advisory 20: Oscar Becomes a Hurricane-Force Post-Tropical Cyclone
UK weather: Storm Deirdre to POUND Britain with strong winds and heavy rain this weekend
11/1/2018, 10:56:08 AMTORRENTIAL rain and powerful winds are forecast to ravage the UK this weekend as volatile low pressure is threatening to develop into the fourth storm of season. ✔ There is a lot of uncertainty around what will happen at the moment, as it depends on the track of theses systems ✔ This could bring some good news in the form of snow around Christmas, and it’s odds on to snow anywhere in the UK on the big day, added Aitkenhead
Turkey Doesn’t Have to Be a Disaster for Banks
11/1/2018, 10:05:47 AMBank investors seem to be spooked by Turkey, but they may be overreacting. That is one lesson you could draw from the share-price reactions to third-quarter results from two Spanish banks. ✔ Turkey’s double-digit inflation and falling currencythough less severe than Argentina’shit BBVA with bad-loan charges in the third quarter that in euro terms were twice what they had been in the second quarter and nearly three times the level of a year ago
Lion Air Crash: First Victim Identified, Black Box Recovered Amid Search Complications
11/1/2018, 10:24:25 AMSo far, 152 DNA samples of the disaster victims have been submitted by their grieving families to help in the identification process. ✔ We followed the tool, reducing the area in the place the tools were picking up sounds, and it turns out we got the black box, Indonesian Navy diver Sertu Hendra said ✔ They would have maintained altitude and made that turn and come back to it ✔ Once the divers successfully locate the fuselage, it will be lifted using a crane
Two Ryanair planes almost COLLIDED mid-air over Spain
11/1/2018, 10:38:39 AMThe Ryanair planes were at risk of colliding during flights close to Pamplona in northern Spain earlier this month. But flight crews avoided disaster by taking evasive action when warning alarms sounded. ✔ An investigation has been launched into how the two Boeing 737 aircraft were forced to take evasive action after being involved in a 'loss of separation' incident ✔ The firm also became embroiled in a race row after British passenger, David Mesher, was recorded making racist slurs to Delsie Gayle on a flight from Barcelona to London
Moment school bus SWEPT downstream by gushing floods with driver AND student inside
11/1/2018, 10:43:31 AMSHOCKING dashcam footage shows a school bus driver ignoring warning signs before attempting to cross gushing floodwaters and being swept downstream. ✔ TURN AROUND - DON’T DROWN is not just a catchy phrase, but potentially a life-saving reminder ✔ I finally understand the feeling of being numb and in shock ✔ I’m grateful to the first responders on scene for getting my son back to me and keeping me up to date during the entire rescue process
Mild start to month before bitter air plunges from Arctic for 'coldest November'
11/1/2018, 10:31:22 AMMilder conditions could be banished later in the month with the chance of temperatures falling below-average for the time of year, forecasters say ✔ Bookies have slashed the odds on it being the coldest ever November (file photo) (Image: PA) It could still feel cold with some quite chilly spells in the far north and west with a threat of sleet or wintry showers on higher ground ✔ Read More Top news stories from Mirror Online Inside secret novichok town 'Chilling murder-suicide call' College sacks caretaker over t*** rant 'We want justice for Jamie'
Divers recover Lion Air jet's flight recorder on Indonesia seafloor
11/1/2018, 9:23:55 AMDivers on Thursday recovered a flight recorder from the crashed Lion Air jet on the seafloor, a crucial development in the investigation into what caused the two-month-old plane to plunge into Indonesian seas earlier this week, killing all 189 people on board. ✔ Data from flight-tracking sites show the plane had erratic speed and altitude in the early minutes of a flight on Sunday and on its fatal flight on Monday ✔ It has been expanding aggressively in Southeast Asia, a fast-growing region of more than 600 million people
Dark Tourism on the rise [Travel TMC]
11/1/2018, 11:00:39 AMOut of celebrations such as All Saints Day and Halloween where the focus is on the dead comes an interesting phenomenon - “Dark Toursim” ✔ Out of celebrations such as All Saints Day and Halloween where the focus is on the dead comes an interesting phenomenon, Dark Toursim ✔ So a bird may plunge into the water,the high PH pickles its body which is then calcified by the minerals in the solution
Opinion | USA Gymnasts Are On Fire! But USA Gymnastics Is Burning To The Ground.
11/1/2018, 11:35:06 AMUSAG is a mess and has failed on every level to protect the young girls who put their bodies on the line for their sport. ✔ The USOC, though, is under scrutiny itself because gymnastics is not the only Olympic sport with a sexual abuse problem (see: swimming, speedskating, taekwondo, or volleyball), and the USOC has long failed to act on reports of abuse ✔ Jessica Luther is a freelance journalist, an author and a co-host of the feminist sports podcast Burn It All Down
British officer's WW1 letter asking own side to stop firing on him
11/1/2018, 11:37:40 AMFascinating unseen photos of the disastrous Gallipoli campaign have emerged alongside a battlefield message from a British officer urging his own side to ‘stop firing at us’. ✔ Matthew Tredwen, specialist at C&T Auctions, said: 'Gallipoli is recognised both as a military disaster and an iconic part of the Great War ✔ Collectively the medals became known as the ‘six VCs before breakfast’ after they were awarded in recognition of the gallantry and bravery shown by the men of the 1st Battalion while many in Britain were still asleep
Russia to Adopt SUPERB Immigration Reform
11/1/2018, 10:54:15 AMI wrote about upcoming changes to Russian immigration policy a few days ago. [Reproduced below.] Its main point boiled down to creating simplified naturalization procedures for people facing political persecution, with a clear eye to the Ukraine, as well as for highly qualified foreigners. I had two criticisms. ✔ I wrote about upcoming changes to Russian immigration policy a few days ago ✔ First, simplified naturalization for humanitarian reasons doesn’t do anything for Russians in places like Belorussia and Central Asia, let alone promote Ukrainian and Belorussian immigration ✔ Others also say that it may include Transnistria, Moldova, and the Baltics
Wreck of doomed Lion Air plane pictured on sea bed for the first time
11/1/2018, 8:43:44 AMTwisted hunks of metal and shattered pieces of fuselage from the Lion Air jet which crashed near Jakarta on Monday have been photographed on the sea bed by Indonesian divers ✔ That data was similar to information transmitted in the first minutes of Monday's fatal flight, but could be put down to errors in the site's tracking software ✔ Parts of the aircraft including a rogue un-inflated life jacket was pictured among the debris Investigators stood by as families of passengers inspected the items that had been recovered Piles of clothing were placed on a white canvas near rows of shoes of deceased passengers Two women embraced and sobbed at the harbour where items from the wreckage were recovered Workers carried the bodies of deceased passengers through the crowds in body bags
The good, the bad and the egg-laying hens: Here's how you should vote on the ballot propositions - Los Angeles Times
11/1/2018, 10:37:04 AMCalifornia voters have the U.S. president trumped. They can change the state Constitution on their own. The president has no power to amend the U.S. Constitution. ✔ California voters have the U.S. president trumped ✔ But President Trump seemed to be ignorant of his limits when he fantasized the other day about issuing an executive order to abolish so-called birthright citizenship ✔ Historically, the water users in this case mostly farmers have paid for these facilities, not the entire state ✔ But too bad we don’t show as much compassion for our human homeless
TikTok Users Say The App Is Not Doing Enough To Stop Bullying
11/1/2018, 10:19:09 AMFeatures on the app and abuse other users is apparently causing waves of harassment and bullying for TikTok creators. ✔ Just as often as I get hate duets, I also get duets from fans and other cosplayers, said Crane about her reasoning for keeping the feature on When they do report abuse, users find that content either stays up or just keeps coming, meaning they spend more of their time reporting content than creating it
'We feel like hermit crabs': Myanmar's climate dispossessed
11/1/2018, 11:51:42 AMIn the coastal town of Khindan, the catastrophic effect of rising sea levels is all too apparent ✔ On a stiflingly hot morning, Daw Mya Htay rolls up her longyi , a Burmese sarong, ready to wade into the sea ✔ What’s most striking is that this year has been par for the course in terms of abnormal monsoon periods and natural disasters ✔ Climate activists welcome the government’s pledges, but say implementation must be quicker
George Soros, Yemen, Google: Your Thursday Briefing
11/1/2018, 9:39:42 AMHere’s what you need to know to start your day. ✔ Here’s what you need to know: The vilification of George Soros The billionaire investor and Democratic donor was among those targeted in a series of mail bombs last week, and he has long been the focus of a loose network of activists and political figures on the right ✔ Business • More than 1,500 Google employees plan to walk out today to protest the company’s handling of sexual harassment accusations
Virtually every film coming out this holiday season - Los Angeles Times
11/1/2018, 10:13:44 AMA list of films released during 2018’s holiday season from Nov. 7 through Jan. 11. Movies include “Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch,” “Widows,” “Robin Hood,” “The Favourite,” “Anna and the Apocalypse” and “If Beale Street Could Talk." ✔ With Nick Nolte, Matt Dillon, Emily Mortimer, Sophia Lane Nolte, Jacqueline Bisset, Eric Roberts ✔ STXfilms ------------ Los Angeles Times film critics Kenneth Turan and Justin Chang chat about the holiday movies they're looking forward to seeing this busy holiday season
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