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UK weather forecast: ‘Storm Deirdre’ to RAVAGE Britain as TORRENTIAL rain floods homes

11/10/2018, 5:15:45 AM
STORM Deidre is set to bombard the UK with ravaging winds, thundery showers and severe flooding, as the Met Office are forced to issue an imminent weather warning. ✔ A total of 11 flood warnings and 47 flood alerts have been issued across the UK (Image: GETTY) The Met Office has been forced to issue a weather warning (Image: GETTY) Meteorologist Alex Deakin said Saturday is going to be very wet and very windy with wind speeds reaching in excess of 65mph



Inside California’s worst-ever wildfire

11/10/2018, 7:00:34 AM
Raging Camp Fire outran even the most prepared ✔ I’m about ready to lose it, said Simon, 62, from the rubble of a relative’s home ✔ Experts said in many ways it’s similar to mid-summer blazes despite the fact it struck in November ✔ The smoke-darkened, mid-morning sky contributed to the sense of hopelessness ✔ Trevor Hughes Fullscreen Last SlideNext Slide



UK weather: Heavy rain and gales bring flooding to England and Wales

11/10/2018, 7:47:01 AM
Gale-force winds and heavy rain brought flooding to parts of England and Wales, closing a train line, submerging homes and cutting off power for thousands of properties. ✔ The north-east of England and Scotland could stay dry ✔ Images from Dawlish station showed water pouring over the seaside platform and on to tracks ahead of high tide shortly before midnight ✔ BBC Wales reported five properties had been left under 10ft of water after a lake overflowed ✔ A localised yellow weather warning for rain has been issued for area for most of Saturday



Homes SUBMERGED as Britain is LASHED by heavy rain and gale-force winds

11/10/2018, 4:40:59 AM
LARGE swathes of England and Wales have endured power cuts and flooding as heavy rain battered the UK. ✔ More than 10 flood warnings and around 60 flood alerts have been issued across the south west of England and Wales ✔ Those showers could be heavy with a bit of thunder mixed in and possible some hail ✔ In Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, streets and homes were flooded as the region saw a second day of heavy rain



Wind respite may help Southern California wildfire fight

11/10/2018, 5:45:12 AM
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters hoped a narrow window of calm on Saturday would give them a chance to block Southern California wildfires that have marched on an inexorable path of destruction toward the sea. Winds that drove the flames through bone-dry hills and canyons north and west of downtown Los Angeles were expected to die down until Sunday, when they would build again to 35 mph with even higher gusts, forecasters predicted. In less than two days, the Hill and Woolsey fires had destroyed more than 150 homes and prompted evacuation orders for more than 250,000 people, fire officials said.



Family prays as they drive through wildfire - CNN Video

11/10/2018, 5:18:42 AM
"Heavenly Father, please help us. Please help us to be safe. I am thankful for Jeremy and his willingness to be brave," Brynn Parrott Chatfield said in a video while evacuating her hometown of Paradise, California, on Thursday. ✔ MUST WATCH Family prays as they drive through wildfire Heavenly Father, please help us ✔ I am thankful for Jeremy and his willingness to be brave, Brynn Parrott Chatfield said in a video while evacuating her hometown of Paradise, California, on Thursday



9 dead, 35 missing in California wildfire; Malibu threatened

11/10/2018, 5:13:32 AM
Wildfires burned out of control on Friday across California, killing at least nine people in a mountain town and forcing residents to flee the upscale beach community of Malibu in the face of a monster fire storm. All nine victims were found in and around the Northern California town of… ✔ Thousands of residents packed the Pacific Coast Highway to head south or took refuge on beaches, along with their horses and other pets ✔ In Los Angeles, another, smaller fire in Griffith Park forced the Los Angeles Zoo to evacuate a number of show birds and some small primates on Friday as flames came within less than 2 miles (3 km) of the facility, zoo officials said in a statement



Family drive through flames escaping California wildfire that has left 9 dead

11/10/2018, 4:36:11 AM
A Paradise resident filmed his family's terrifying escape through towering flames and thick smoke as the death-toll continues to rise ✔ Five of the victims died in their cars while trying to escape the fire in Paradise, which has grown to more than 110 square miles after quadrupling in size overnight ✔ The only reason they found the five is because they were still on the road, McLean said



Veterans Day, California wildfire, Michelle Obama interview: 5 things to know this weekend

11/10/2018, 7:56:13 AM
Celebrating Veterans Day, World War I armistice centennial, Michelle Obama interview and more things to start your weekend. ✔ French President Emmanuel Macron kicks off a week of commemorations for the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, which is set to mix remembrance of the past and warnings about the present surge in nationalism around the globe ✔ Ahead of its release, take a look back at what she's already shared with us



Celebrities flee as the South California wildfire closes in on star-studded neighborhoods (PHOTOS)

11/10/2018, 5:22:25 AM
Reality star Kim Kardashian, actress Alyssa Milano, and director Guillermo del Toro were among the many celebrities forced to pack up and flee their upscale homes in Calabasas and Malibu with flames licking their heels. ✔ https://t.co/R7krd0Wfbg James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) November 9, 2018 Renowned movie director Guillermo del Toro, like many of his famous neighbors, hastily abandoned his home in Agoura Hills ✔ Share it with a friend! Trends: California newsUS news



EDITORIAL: Overuse of extra budgets for more spending a ruse that must stop

11/10/2018, 5:17:57 AM
It's high time the government ended its decades-old practice of using supplementary budgets as a bac ✔ But the Abe administration has compiled nine supplementary budgets totaling around 30 trillion yen ($263.5 billion) during the period ✔ While overall tax revenue is expected to reach 60 trillion yen in the current fiscal year, a level unseen since the era of the asset-inflated economy in the late 1980s, the revenue growth will not lead to an improvement in fiscal health unless the government makes serious efforts to rein in spending growth ✔ The government should now kick this wayward budgeting habit and close the backdoor to spending expansion



At least 9 dead as fire incinerates N California town - World

11/10/2018, 4:02:34 AM
undefined ✔ These firefighters were in the rescue mode all day yesterday ✔ When Paradise was evacuated, the order set off a desperate exodus in which many motorists got stuck in gridlocked traffic and abandoned their vehicles to flee on foot ✔ People reported seeing much of the community go up in flames, including homes, supermarkets, businesses, restaurants, schools and a retirement center



Martin Sheen is FOUND on beach amid Malibu wildfires

11/10/2018, 7:18:31 AM
Actor Martin Sheen has been found safe amid the Malibu wildfires. His son Charlie put out a public appeal Friday evening asking for information about his father and mother after losing contact. ✔ But by Friday night the beach was thick with smoke, forcing a DailyMail.com photographer to flee the area ✔ There were reports that as the flames closed in on the beach, hundreds were stranded there without access to food, water or shelter ✔ At least 35 are missing in connection with the Camp Fire



Malibu homes destroyed by wild fire

11/10/2018, 5:43:14 AM
Hollywood stars are among those fleeing their homes as another fire further north leaves nine dead. ✔ Bleak House and the collection may be endangered but the gift of life remains ✔ Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) November 9, 2018 Report End of Twitter post by @RealGDT The fire has also reportedly destroyed one of the sets for the TV series Westworld ✔ If it's safe to share your experiences, then please email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk



Kendall Jenner Attends #RevolveAwards in Vegas as Calif. Wildfires Threaten Family Members' Homes

11/10/2018, 4:09:18 AM
Kendall Jenner was in Las Vegas for the #REVOLVEAwards to accept the Icon of the Year Award ✔ Kendall Jenner hit the carpet at the 2nd annual #REVOLVEAwards to accept the Icon of the Year Award Friday night at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas amid news of the devastating California wildfires ✔ Kim Kardashian West revealed that she had just arrived back to her Hidden Hills property Thursday night to find that her neighborhood was under threat from a wildfire that was burning out of control



Charlie Sheen's desperate plea after losing contact with dad Martin in wildfires

11/10/2018, 6:49:03 AM
The actor said he had been unable to contact his Hollywood star father Martin Sheen and mother Janet amid the mass evacuation ✔ Charlie Sheen has made a desperate plea to trace his mother and father amid the California wildfires panic ✔ Alongside a picture of a smoke-filled sky, the actress, who played Bianca Jackson on the soap, wrote: Praying for everyone that lost there homes today



Teacher: Bus drivers evacuated students amid California fire

11/10/2018, 6:04:37 AM
CHICO, Calif. (AP) — Teachers, aides and bus drivers in Northern California loaded more than 100 school students into cars and school buses as a fast-moving wildfire approached, driving hours through smoke and flames to safely reunite the children with their families, according to one of the teachers who helped get people to safety. Marc Kessler, a science teacher at a Paradise Unified School District middle school, said he arrived at work early Thursday and saw smoke plumes that soon grew uncomfortably near. He and others quickly realized they would have to leave as the sound of propane tanks exploding in the heat got closer.



18 Things We All Did In The '90s But Will Never Do Again

11/10/2018, 4:10:56 AM
It was a simpler time... ✔ Everyone had biceps of steel from winding down the car windows ✔ Or having to spend your allowance paying Blockbuster fines ✔ But once you progressed onto CDs, you probably took a while trying to find clothes with pockets that could actually fit your CD player in ✔ ...When we weren't taking part in a serious Pokémon card exchange..



US presses China to halt militarization of South China Sea, drawing rebuke from Beijing

11/10/2018, 5:49:50 AM
Top U.S. officials urged their Chinese counterparts on Friday to halt militarization of the disputed South China Sea, drawing a rebuke from the Chinese for sending U.S. warships close to islands claimed by Beijing. ✔ Yang said China was committed to non-confrontation but that Beijing had the right to build necessary defense facilities on what it considers its own territory and urged Washington to stop sending warships and military planes close to the islands that Beijing claims



RAF hero, 95 must sell home to pay for care as he's survived too long

11/10/2018, 7:33:40 AM
Former RAF rear gunner Bob Frost says the NHS told him he has 'survived too long' and are cutting off his funding. He and his ex-spy partner Mildred Schutz told MailOnline they were in despair. ✔ The log book details Mr Frost's qualification as Air Gunner on January 23, 1942 After his bomber was shot down, Mr Frost was targeted by a German soldier on a train as he made his way back to Britain, and only managed to escape by pretending to be insane He was smuggled across the Pyrenees in October 1942, arrived in Spain and made his way to the British embassy in Madrid He went to ground, buying false identity papers under the name Robert Simoness, and posed as a Belgian seaman visiting his elderly mother



Trump administration to curtail military support for Saudi-led war in Yemen

11/10/2018, 4:52:01 AM
Amid increasing pressure, the State Department confirmed the U.S. would stop refueling Saudi fighter planes as they undertake bombing campaigns. ✔ Yemenis in an isolated pocket in the north have been reduced to eating boiled leaves from a local vine to stave off starvation, with no aid reaching many families who need it most ✔ Yasin Akgul, AFP/Getty Images Fullscreen Last SlideNext Slide The State Department did not comment on the decision but referred reporters to a statement from the Saudi government's official news agency



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