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Barcelona experienced significant flooding on Monday as heavy rains swept through the region, just days after devastating floods struck Valencia. The Spanish weather agency placed parts of Catalonia on red alert, with local media showing images of partially submerged cars on highways.

University tuition fees: What it means for students and why are they increasing? Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the worldSign up to our free Morning Headlines emailIn a move that will dismay thousands of prospective students, Sir Keir Starmer is set to increase tuition fees for the first time in eight years. Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson will make a statement in the Commons on Monday afternoon, which will see an increase in line with the Retail Price Index inflation, The Independent understands.Previous reports have speculated that fees could rise from £9,250 to £10,500…

Royal news live: Pictures show Prince Andrew’s run down £30m Royal Lodge amid King Charles axing £1m allowance Prince William confronted by founder of The Big Issue in awkward interactionGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the worldSign up to our free Morning Headlines emailStriking photos have shown Prince Andrew’s £30m Royal Lodge in a state of disrepair amid reports that King Charles withdrew his generous £1m annual “living allowance” after the Duke of York refused to move out.As Andrew’s financial woes continue to worsen, new photographs reveal large cracks in the exterior walls of…

Moo deng who? Meet Haggis Edinburgh Zoo’s new pygmy hippo Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the worldSign up to our free Morning Headlines emailA new social media sensation has been born at Edinburgh Zoo – meet Haggis the pygmy hippo.After Moo Deng sent the internet wild after playfully biting and headbutting keepers in Thailand, the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland was delighted to announce the birth of their own endangered calf to parents Otto and Gloria. The tiny girl was born on Wednesday and has since been named Haggis by the wildlife conservation…

At least 10 people were killed when Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted on Flores Island in Indonesia early Monday, officials reported. The eruption began just before midnight, sending lava and rocks toward nearby villages, and causing significant damage to homes.

“I don’t think the ref knew what to do. The linesman didn’t help him and he’s made a human error. I think he said it’s gone in the side of the net, but it’s clearly a goal. “If we’d lost 2-1 it would have been talked about a lot more but I wouldn’t have used it as an excuse – we’d have lost the game for the way we defended for the first few minutes.” Peterborough are currently 13th in League One, but their goals against total of 26 is the highest in the division. And they soon found themselves…

Injury forces dancer Amy Dowden to leave this year’s Strictly Spokesperson says Dowden will not take part in the rest of the competition owing to foot injury. The professional dancer Amy Dowden will not be continuing with this year’s season of Strictly Come Dancing to recover from a foot injury. The development was revealed on the spin-off show Strictly It Takes Two on BBC Two on Monday and comes after a period of absence from the show for Dowden. Continue reading… https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/nov/04/injury-forces-dancer-amy-dowden-leave-strictly

Latino voter says expensive groceries and low salaries are main concern Latino voter says expensive groceries and low salaries are main concern in the swing state of Michigan. A young Ecuadorian-American who lives nearby. Like many Latinos, they are supporting Harris. Salazar predicts an extremely close race. But hopes Harris will ultimately prevail. “The economy is pretty much it I’d say,” he told me. “Life is expensive. Groceries are expensive. Salaries are low. People are unemployed. That’s it. People also mention the border sometimes, but not as much.” Young Americans want jobs and opportunities to make money, they don’t want…

What seems like a last minute thing, Anti-Trump protesters picket in Michigan during Trump rally to distract the Trump campaigners and his millions of supporters. Anti-Trump protesters picket in Michigan A few protesters have turned up outside where Donald Trump will hold his final rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan. They said they were confident that Michigan – one of the key swing states – would go blue in large part because of women’s reproductive rights and, in their words, some former Republicans finding Trump’s behaviour “vile.” When they walked past the crowd, his supporters started chanting Trump, booing, and some…

Just one day to go until the US Presidential election and the US front pages are firmly focused on the last day of campaigning. Both Harris and Trump will spend their final day of campaigning in the battleground states trying to win over voters, and with the latest polling suggesting the race is still too tight to call, it looks set that the election will go to the wire.