UK weather: Storm Deirdre to bring THREE DAYS of rain in superstorm
11/9/2018, 2:01:02 PMSTORM DEIRDRE is barrelling toward the British Isles and promises gale-force winds and torrential downpours. ✔ The YELLOW warning for rain and wind is in place between 1pm and midnight on Friday ✔ There are no warnings in place for Sunday, but the Met Office expects the weather to remain unsettled, windy and rainy into the early part of the week, particularly in the west and south
BREAKING: California wildfire approaches Malibu – Hollywood stars told 'get out now'
11/9/2018, 3:56:45 PMOFFICIALS have ordered the evacuation of the California beachside community of Malibu as a massive wildfire approaches it. ✔ The fire broke out Thursday northwest of Los Angeles and roared southward, jumping the US 101 freeway early Friday and sweeping into the Santa Monica Mountains ✔ Malibu has about 13,000 residents and lies along 21 miles of coast at the southern foot of the mountain range
In pictures: Wildfire tears through Northern California
11/9/2018, 2:35:33 PMA series of fast-moving wildfires are racing up and down California, destroying thousands of structures and forcing residents to evacuate. ✔ Jeff Gritchen/Digital First Media/Orange County Register via Getty Images Juanita and Wayne McLish sit on a curb November 8 after losing their house to the Camp Fire in Paradise ✔ Noah Berger/AP A vintage car rests among debris in Paradise on November 8 ✔ Stephen Lam/Reuters A burned-out car sits in front of the remains of a burned home in Paradise, California, on November 8
UK weather: Storm to BOMBARD Britain with 60mph gales and torrential downpours
11/9/2018, 2:50:33 PMTHE UK will be hit by 60mph gales and downpours as a storm with hurricane-force strength crosses over the country today and into the weekend. ✔ 'Storm Deirdre' is heading to the UK today and will bring 60mph gales and torrential downpours ✔ There will be blustery and wet night for most before the main band of rain clears to the North Sea to leave a mixture of scattered showers and clearer spells
California wildfire leaves town in ruins | Pictures | Reuters
11/9/2018, 2:01:09 PMA structure is seen engulfed in flames during the Camp Fire in Paradise, California. The fast-moving Camp Fire advances to the outskirts of city of Chico on Friday, forcing thousands to flee after it ✔ REUTERS/Stephen Lam Close 13 / 26 A resident looks at approaching flames as firefighters battle flames overnight during a wildfire that burned dozens of homes in Thousand Oaks, November 9 ✔ REUTERS/Eric Thayer Close 26 / 26 Share this Slideshow View Again View Next Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
Wildfire destroys entire town as massive blazes tear through California
11/9/2018, 12:16:11 PMAt one point, the unrelenting flames burned about 2,000 acres per hour, taking down everything in its path ✔ The south side as well as the north side has been hit very hard as well ✔ Retired engineer Duane D'Amico and his dog narrowly escaped the oncoming flames ✔ I don't think, there's not going to be a home left in Paradise ✔ The devastation these communities are facing cannot be understated
Paradise ‘pretty much destroyed’ as wildfire rages in Northern California
11/9/2018, 2:03:14 PMThe Camp Fire ravaged the town as it roared through Butte County, about 80 miles north of Sacramento. ✔ By Lindsey Bever , Lindsey Bever General assignment reporter covering national and breaking news Email Bio Follow Eli Rosenberg and Eli Rosenberg General assignment reporter covering national and breaking news Email Bio Follow Jason Samenow Jason Samenow Editor and writer covering weather and climate Email Bio Follow November 9 at 8:59 AM Homes were swallowed by the raging flames ✔ Cal Fire Chief Darren Read told reporters at the time that an estimated 1,500 first responders were at the scene or en route, as well as 300 fire engines, 20 bulldozers, aircraft and other support vehicles
ITV This Morning: Rahul Mandal forced to APOLOGISE to Ruth Langsford in baking disaster
11/9/2018, 1:11:30 PMTHIS MORNING presenters Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford welcomed Great British Bake Off winner Rahul Mandal to the show for the first time - but he was left a little red-faced. ✔ Once the baking was over Rahul urged the presenters to try the bakes, saying: I hope you like it! Do you like it ✔ However the on-screen time was displayed as 12.45pm, leaving viewers a little confused ✔ Another added: Why does it say Rahul at 12:45 isn’t Loose Women on at 12:30 the correct time should be 12:15 @thismorning #ThisMorning
The weather and climate behind the blazing inferno that wrecked Paradise
11/9/2018, 3:48:20 PMScant rainfall, hot temperatures, high winds, and plentiful fuel are to blame, as well as rising temperatures, spurred by climate change. ✔ It intensifies a process known as evapotranspiration in which plants release water into the air ✔ Swain said the intrusion of wildfires into populated urban areas used to be really rare historically, but has been happening with alarming frequency recently and that, combined with the effects of climate change, is leading the trend toward larger and more destructive fires in California
Teenage girl's underwear considered as evidence against her in rape trial
11/9/2018, 2:42:16 PM'You have to look at the way she was dressed. She was wearing a thong with a lace front,' says barrister ✔ Rescue operations are ongoing AFP/Getty 50/50 20 September 2018 Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe celebrates after the ruling liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership election at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on September 20, 2018 ✔ Wondering what kind of underwear suggests a man is 'open' to meeting someone
HIV-positive soldier 'raped and blackmailed' more than 70 teenage boys
11/9/2018, 3:12:58 PMSuspect allegedly tricked victims into sharing nude pictures, then extorted them for sex ✔ Rescue operations are ongoing AFP/Getty 50/50 20 September 2018 Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe celebrates after the ruling liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership election at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on September 20, 2018 ✔ If convicted of the charges, Sgt Maj Khomsing faces 20 years or more in prison
Trump defends Matthew Whitaker as evidence of his opposition to Mueller probe mounts
11/9/2018, 3:39:04 PM'He's a very smart man and highly respected' ✔ World news in pictures Show all 50 left Created with Sketch ✔ AFP/Getty 1/50 An FBI agent talks to a potential witness as they stand near the scene Thursday in Thousand Oaks, California ✔ We are watching what appears to be continued obstruction by this White House
Paradise, California, destroyed by growing blaze
11/9/2018, 3:35:46 PMAs the wildfire raged nearby, Whitney Vaughan and her husband had just enough time to grab a laundry basket of dirty clothes and some pictures before fleeing their Paradise, California, home. ✔ But the lion's share were lost in Paradise, according to John Gaddie, a spokesman for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, known as Cal Fire ✔ Paradise is a town of about 26,000 people some 85 miles north of Sacramento ✔ CNN's Nick Valencia and Tristan Smith contributed to this report
UK weather 'danger to life' warning issued as floods set to batter Britain - but how will you be affected?
11/9/2018, 3:10:05 PMBRITAIN faces a double whammy of gale force winds and flooding later today causing power cuts, train delays or cancellations and road closures. The Met Office has issued a “danger to lifeR… ✔ That active weather system sweeps in later in the day turning things wet in the afternoon across northern Ireland, Wales and south west England ✔ It’ll be wet, blustery, a lot spray and water on the roads ✔ The best of any sunshine will be in the north and east with temperatures staying mild
The 4 million truck question: The Brexit dilemma facing northern France
11/9/2018, 12:48:07 PMNorthern France is facing a Brexit dilemma as time runs out to prepare for the potential disaster of a no deal Brexit. The Local spoke to the regional government to see how it is coping, what's at stake and how the region could possibly benefit from Britain leaving the EU. ✔ Today the Irish question is hugely sensitive issue for the British ✔ But as Bertrand emphasized in a recent interview with The Financial Times: We cannot compromise with food security ✔ The government must respond quickly to these very concrete questions, there is very little time, there is urgency
Celebrities Are Sharing Photos And Videos Of The Woolsey Fire Evacuations
11/9/2018, 12:18:29 PMCelebrities are evacuating their homes as the Woolsey Fire spreads to California's affluent communities. ✔ Celebrities including Kim Kardashian fleed their homes on Thursday night, as wildfires ripped through several affluent Southern California neighborhoods ✔ Just landed back home and had 1 hour to pack up & evacuate our home ✔ and Morgan RdOak Park – entire communityThousand Oaks – T.O
Eye Opener: Devastating wildfires sweep through California
11/9/2018, 12:32:04 PMAn out-of-control wildfire destroys the entire town of Paradise, California, forcing 27,000 people to evacuate. Also, Thousand Oaks, California, mourns the 12 people killed in a bar while police search for the shooter's motive. All that and all that matters in today's Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Get the Eye Opener delivered straight to your inbox.
Southern California fires force evacuation of Malibu
11/9/2018, 3:51:33 PMMALIBU, Calif. (AP) — The entire city of Malibu was ordered evacuated early Friday as a ferocious Southern California's ferocious wildfire roared toward the tony coastal enclave. The Los Angeles County Fire Department tweeted that the fire raging through the Santa Monica Mountains was headed to the ocean. Malibu has about 13,000 residents and lies along 21 miles (34 kilometers) of coast at the southern foot of the mountain range. "Imminent threat!" the department said in its warning.
Father of Grenfell's youngest victim tells of family's enduring pain
11/9/2018, 2:28:20 PMLogan Gomes was stillborn in hospital after his mother Andreia and father Marcio escaped from the 21st floor of the London tower block with their two young girls. ✔ 'Thankfully, because it was so dark, they could not see who they were tripping over but they do still remember this ✔ The public inquiry is in its first phase at Holborn Bars in central London and is hearing evidence from survivors of the fire and those who lost loved ones
Tattoos on vacation: 10 great parlors for that forever souvenir
11/9/2018, 1:52:22 PMBringing home a souvenir tattoo from a trip is a long tradition, going back to sailors who would visit parlors when they stopped in distant ports. ✔ The shop inks a lot of tattoos with an outdoors theme, such as fishing, which makes sense since artist Danny Reed is a big fisherman and excels at natural images, Peck says ✔ Specialties include traditional Americana and Japanese-style designs ✔ hobostattoo.com Rock of Ages Tattooing, Austin, Texas
'Destroyed': In Paradise, California, entire community of 27,000 was ordered to evacuate
11/9/2018, 12:38:52 PMThe Camp Fire, in less than 24 hours, had torched over 31 square miles, or 20,000 acres, and “pretty much … destroyed” Paradise, a city with a population of 27,000 located about 180 miles northeast of San Francisco. ✔ Northern California firefighters say a fast-moving wildfire destroyed a couple of thousand structures ✔ PETER DASILVA, EPA-EFE Fullscreen Firefighters battle the Camp Fire as it tears through Paradise, Calif., Nov. 8, 2018 ✔ Noah Berger, AP Fullscreen Fire rages through neighborhoods as the Camp Fire burns out of control through Paradise, fueled by high winds in Butte County, Calif., Nov. 8, 2018
Stars say Ruth Bader Ginsburg is 'ready to go back to work' after fall, hospitalization
11/9/2018, 2:22:58 PMAfter the Supreme Court justice's fall, the cast of the new Ruth Bader Ginsburg biopic "On the Basis of Sex" says she's ready to get back to work. ✔ As Leder introduced On the Basis of Sex (which hits theaters Dec. 25) she said, I have it on good authority Justice Ginsburg is recovering well and currently rushing folks out of the hospital room so she can work ✔ You may also want to view these photo galleries: Replay Last SlideNext Slide
As California city reels from shooting, wildfires threaten
11/9/2018, 2:44:55 PMEven as the South California city of Thousands Oaks reeled from a mass shooting ... ✔ Long fired seemingly at random inside the Western-themed bar with a .45 caliber Glock handgun equipped with a high-capacity magazine, Ventura County Sheriff Geoff Dean said ✔ Long was in the Marine Corps from 2008 to 2013 and served as a machine gunner in Afghanistan ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Fast-moving wildfires threaten homes in Southern California, forcing thousands to flee
11/9/2018, 3:11:30 PMTwo fires have bracketed Thousand Oaks, the same city where a gunman killed 12 people before killing himself. ✔ A police officer directs traffic in Ventura County ✔ It is too much, first with the Borderline shooting, now the fire, she said ✔ That forced officials to take to the skies in an effort to snuff out blazes with flame retardants as they fought back gusts that topped 40 miles an hour
Kim Kardashian West, sister Kourtney race to evacuate as California wildfires rage
11/9/2018, 1:07:03 PMFast-growing wildfires in California forced tens of thousands of people to quickly evacuate their homes, including Kim Kardashian West. ✔ Northern California firefighters say a fast-moving wildfire destroyed a couple of thousand structures ✔ At its start, the program, which debuted in 2007, centered around burgeoning celebrity Kim Kardashian, top right, and her wild family ✔ Left to right upper: Robert (Rob) Kardashian Jr., Khloé Kardashian, Kris Jenner and Caitlyn Jenner (then known as Bruce)
'I don't want prayers, I want gun control': Mother of man killed in California after surviving Las Vegas attack
11/9/2018, 2:42:20 PMTelemachos Orfanos escaped mass shooting in Las Vegas, only to be among 12 killed in Thousand Oaks ✔ My son was in Las Vegas with one of his friends and he came home, she told ABC TV reporters ✔ Only reason we are alive is the shooter chose a different night, he said on Twitter ✔ Obviously, he had something going on in his head that would cause him to do something like this, Dean said
Opinion | America’s Small-Town Crisis
11/9/2018, 3:19:04 PMAnd the Democrats’ small-town crisis, which is very much related. ✔ In a mini-essay about Ohio on Twitter yesterday, Alec MacGillis of ProPublica pointed out that the state’s investment in education has actually declined over the past decade ✔ Follow The New York Times Opinion section on Facebook and Twitter (@NYTOpinion)
Riverdale season 3 spoilers: Cheryl Blossom to find out about shocking ‘incest’ plot?
11/9/2018, 12:21:44 PMRIVERDALE viewers saw the much-anticipated flashback episode of the CW show this week which revealed many of the parents’ secrets - but one was a little more shocking than the others. ✔ If she does, will she want to explore who her real grandparents are on her mother’s side ✔ I think you really see the promise of that warning fulfilled in the next episode ✔ Does this hint at Jughead’s spiral into the fictional game ✔ Riverdale continues Wednesday on The CW in the US and Thursday on Netflix in the UK
Morning Update: What Just Happened In American Politics?
11/9/2018, 1:19:45 PMMaking sense of the midterms, the aftermath of the Thousand Oats shooting, weekend longreads. Your BuzzFeed News newsletter, Nov. 9. ✔ The news is chaos, but understanding it doesn't have to be ✔ The legacy of the 2018 midterms: rethinking what's possible in American politics Good morning ✔ I’m Katherine Miller, the political features editor here at BuzzFeed News ✔ The father of one of the victims said, I can’t believe this happened to my family
Judge Blocks the Disputed Keystone XL Pipeline in a Setback for Trump’s Energy Agenda
11/9/2018, 12:02:43 PMThe Trump administration “simply discarded” the effect the project would have on climate change, the court found. ✔ Sign up here for Climate Fwd: , our email newsletter ✔ In addition, the government’s analysis did not fully study the potential for oil spills or the cumulative effects of greenhouse gas emissions from the Keystone pipeline in combination with a pipeline approved in 2009, the Alabama Clipper
I spent two years serving my country with AmeriCorps. In return, Uncle Sam sent me a bill.
11/9/2018, 1:07:12 PMNo lawmaker would treat veterans' education benefits as taxable income. Civilian service members shouldn't be punished by unpatriotic taxes either. ✔ Bill, the World War II era and later post-9/11 program that empowered returning veterans to pursue an education that otherwise would not have been possible, AmeriCorps members are awarded a small post-service education benefit to help defray the increasingly steep cost of college
'To represent losing the House as a 'tremendous success' is simply ludicrous': Telegraph readers on this week's top stories
11/9/2018, 12:54:59 PMThis week the Democrats took back the House of Representatives while the Republicans strengthened their majority in the Senate in the US midterm elections - a mixed result that had both commentators and our readers split over whether either side could claim victory. ✔ This is contrary to everything we were taught as kids and sits uncomfortably - but history should be about truth, not stereotypes.'' ‘Meat tax’ which would almost double price of sausages should be brought in to save lives say health experts Researchers at Oxford University recommended a tax on red and processed meat to offset the cost to public health this week
Exclusive: 'Can't eat, can't sleep' - Rohingya on Myanmar...
11/9/2018, 12:19:53 PMFor Nurul Amin, a Rohingya Muslim living in a refugee camp in Bangladesh, the da... ✔ REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain/File Photo I can hardly sleep at night for fear of getting forcibly repatriated ✔ We have not started the process yet but we will be carrying out an assessment of the voluntariness, he said ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
The Problem With Making The Fastest Planes On Earth? They’re Too Loud.
11/9/2018, 1:51:34 PM“Building the airplane is the easy part,” said a NASA official. ✔ Bang Zone map from the S/S/T and Sonic Boom Handbook (1970) ✔ I do wonder if this is technology that we will want in the next few years, with concerns about climate change and each person’s carbon footprint becoming more prominent, Horwitch said ✔ He was calling Washington, DC, from Budapest on FaceTime to make that comment, he noted, and the internet is only going to get better at making such connections in five years
Analysis | The Energy 202: A lot of House Republicans who said they believe in climate change lost reelection
11/9/2018, 2:55:55 PMQuestions are swiringl about the bipartisan House Climate Solutions Caucus. ✔ Carlos Curbelo (R-Fla.) speaks during an interview in Homestead, Fla ✔ Right now, Republican climate moderates worry about partisanship cutting the other way too ✔ THERMOMETER California is burning: A damaging and rapidly intensifying wildfire erupted in Northern California on Thursday, in part due to intense winds and extremely dry conditions
Thousand Oaks gunman went from Marine vet to mass shooter. Investigators want to know why.
11/9/2018, 12:55:47 PMA day after a Marine Corps veteran stormed into a country music dance hall in California and opened fire into the crowd, killing 12 people, investigators said there is no clear motive behind the attack. ✔ The shooter Long's friends say he was a frequent visitor at the bar for years and that he liked going there ✔ CNN's Eric Levenson, Jose Pagliery, Majlie de Puy Kamp, Faith Karimi, Emanuella Grinberg, Gisela Crespo and Hollie Silverman contributed to this report
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