Author: News Desk

Hurricane Milton is ploughing across Florida after slamming into the state’s western coast on Wednesday, bringing life-threatening flooding and leaving millions without power. The cyclone made landfall near Siesta Key in Sarasota County as a category three storm on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale, with winds of 120mph, the US National Hurricane Center said. Hurricane Milton batters Florida Hurricane Milton batters Florida, bringing deadly tornadoes and floods, and leaving more than two million homes and businesses without power. Millions flea from the path of the Tornado, but hundreds are trapped. The Hurricane will continue through Florida Today It is forecast to…

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Today’s news summary – Paper Talk If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read

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Thursday’s front pages lead on domestic politics, with a number of publications reporting on the shock exit of James Cleverly from the Conservative Party leadership race. Cleverly had been a clear favourite for much of the contest – which is now down to Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick.
Elsewhere, an estimate by the IFS that taxes will need to rise by up to £25bn in the budget if Labour is to meet its pledge to protect public spending.

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Damning report of sexual violence survivors subjected to rape myths in court Victim-survivors in England and Wales cross-examined about alcohol consumption and what they were wearing, charity Victim Support finds. Three-quarters of survivors of sexual violence are subjected to rape myths during cross-examination, such as being asked what they were wearing or if they were out for revenge, according to research. The court process One-third of victims were asked what they did to stop the offence while it was happening. Suggesting the CPS and society at large has a problem with rape victims. One-third faced accusations that pursuing justice was…

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