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Florida braces for new hurricane as it recovers from recent chaos Florida is once again under threat as Hurricane Milton approaches the Gulf Coast, prompting a state of emergency in 35 counties. The National Hurricane Center confirmed that Milton, now a Category 1 hurricane with winds of 80 mph, could bring life-threatening conditions to parts of Florida’s west coast this week. Heavy rains and flash flooding are expected, with some areas potentially seeing up to 12 inches of rainfall. This new storm comes just 10 days after the devastating Storm Helene, which killed at least 225 people across the southeast,…

Michigan voters says Harris better on immigration, blame Trump for border crisis Voters attending a rally for Vice President Kamala Harris in Flint, Michigan, argued that the Democratic nominee is better on immigration and that former President Trump is to blame for the current situation at the border. “She comes with compassion and a plan,” one voter attending the Harris rally Friday told Fox News Digital. “We know that we have problems down there, but we have to do it specifically to make the changes… just throwing out rhetoric and building a wall is not going to do it. This…

One dead and three injured after explosion at block of flats in Alloa Emergency services called at about 6pm on Sunday to flats in Kellie Place, Police Scotland said. An explosion has ripped through a block of flats in Scotland, leaving one man dead and several others injured. Fire and emergency crews were called to Alloa amid reports of an explosion at a block of flats. Continue reading… https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/oct/07/one-dead-and-three-injured-after-explosion-at-block-of-flats-in-alloa

What are police doing to stop phone snatchers? Metro went on patrol to find out | UK News ‘Excuse me, please can you help me? My phone was just snatched off me, how do I get it back?’ A woman walked up to a group of four police officers on patrol on Oxford Street, making her the third person who has had her phone snatched in central London that day. It is a similar tune across the capital – if you haven’t had your phone snatched, you know someone who has. ‘The worst I have had is about 40 phones…

Inquest to open over deaths of patients treated by breast surgeon Ian Paterson One of UK’s largest ever inquests to begin at Birmingham and Solihull coroner’s court with cases of 62 people When Stuart Coyne received a letter to say his wife’s death, now 16 years ago, was being investigated to see if she had died unnecessarily after being operated on by the disgraced surgeon Ian Paterson, he was taken aback.“It was a shock; it came out of the blue. When Catherine died, we all thought that she’d had the best treatment for the breast cancer that she had,” said…

Who is Sue Gray? ‘Partygate’ civil servant takes up new Labour government role Sue Gray, the former senior civil servant who rose to fame when she was handed responsibility for untangling the ‘Partygate‘ saga, has resigned as Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff and will take up a new role in government. Ms Gray said she was standing down because it had “become clear to me that intense commentary around my position risked becoming a distraction to the government’s vital work of change”. Concerns over the power of Ms Gray in government were recently raised when it was revealed she is paid…

Who is Morgan McSweeney? The Labour election guru replacing Sue Gray as chief of staff Labour election guru Morgan McSweeney will take over as Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff after Sue Gray quit, citing fears she was “becoming a distraction” to the government. The ‘Partygate’ report author has been a high-profile figure in Sir Keir’s top team since she was appointed while Labour was in opposition last year. However, in recent weeks Sir Keir’s Downing Street operation has been plagued by reports of infighting, and rows over Ms Gray’s £170,000 salary dominated headlines. Ms Gray’s departure on Sunday triggered…

Kate Middleton’s touching conversation with cancer teen who has weeks left to live revealed – Royal family news Prince Harry laughs as young boy pulls his beard at WellChild awards in London. The teenager with a rare form of cancer who met the Princess of Wales as she returned to duty on Wednesday has revealed what was said during their touching conversation. Photographs of the meeting show Kate, 42, who recently finished chemotherapy, hugging Liz Hatton, 16, from Harrogate after she was invited to photograph the investitures on Wednesday. Liz has described getting a hug from Kate as “really special”…

Help for thousands with condition that's killing too many people in Wales The screening age is being lowered to 50 years to catch a cancer that’s one of the most treatable https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/help-thousands-condition-thats-killing-30072082

Exact locations of mobile speed cameras in North and Mid Wales during October 2024 GoSafe has set out where its cameras will be operating this month https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/exact-locations-mobile-speed-cameras-30083115