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Britain can look forward to sunny days and frosty nights around Christmas – but forecasters have warned the New Year could bring floods. The start of 2021 is likely to be wetter than normal, with conditions similar to the first few months of this year, which brought four named storms, torrential rain and widespread, devastating … Read more
Hordes of Christmas shoppers hit high streets across the country today as the festive buying spree continued with just eleven shopping days remaining till the big day. The weekly markets in Newcastle saw hundreds braving the rain to splash their cash. Whilst the majority adhered to social distancing, the sheer number of shoppers meant it … Read more
Millions of Americans are carrying on with their travel plans ahead of Thanksgiving weekend despite the CDC’s urgent warnings to stay home as the number of daily cases and hospitalizations in the country continue to hit record highs. More than 193,000 new infections were recorded in the US on Friday – breaking the previous record … Read more
The first victim of the Vienna terror attack has been revealed after it emerged today that Austrian authorities were warned that the terrorist had been trying to buy ammunition across the border in Slovakia. Nexhip Vrenezi, 21, was one of the four people killed by gunman Kujtim Fejzulai, 20, in the Austrian capital on Monday … Read more
Twitter and Facebook censored President Trump again on Monday night, the eve of the election, by slapping warnings on his posts about late mail-in voting in Pennsylvania and how it could be ‘dangerous’. Trump has been railing against a Supreme Court decision that was made last week that will allow Pennsylvania to count votes until … Read more
Twitter will slap warning labels on tweets that make premature claims about Election Day results. ‘The presidential election and other highly contested races’ will be prioritized, the company said on Monday. Tweets are eligible for labeling if the account is US-based and has more than 100,000 followers or if it has significant engagement, say more … Read more
Elon Musk has confirmed the initial roll-out of a ‘beta’ version of its ‘Full Self-Driving’ mode for Tesla electric vehicles. The US car maker will release the technology to a few select customers before expanding its availability ‘extremely slow and cautious, as it should’ at a cost of $2,000 – around £1,500 for UK driver. … Read more
Disney slap racism warnings on classic films Peter Pan, Dumbo and The Jungle Book due to ‘negative racial depictions and mistreatment of people or cultures’ Much-loved classics have all been prefixed with the warnings on streaming service Disney+ The warnings are understood to be part of an ongoing review carried out by Disney across its … Read more
Weather warnings for England and Wales were extended last night after parts of Britain had more than a month’s worth of rainfall in 42 hours in storms not seen since March. Persistent downpours have brought flooding and transport disruption, with more than 20 flood alerts in place as the Met Office issued amber warnings in … Read more
Calls and emails to a helpline about children trapped in violent homes have risen by a monthly average of 49 per cent since lockdown was introduced, new figures show. From the start of April until the end of August, the NSPCC helpline recorded more than 4,500 concerns from members of the public, with 818 in … Read more