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Mapped: Where Storm Ciarán will hit UK as new weather warnings issued The Independent says Storm Ciarán is bringing heavy rain and gusts of wind to the UK with large parts of the country under yellow, amber, and red “danger to life” warnings. The storm has been battering the British Isles and the Channel Islands, with strong winds and heavy rain forcing hundreds of schools to close and trains and flights to be cancelled. The Met Office updated its amber warning for the south east on Thursday, showing wind speeds of up to 90mph across Sussex and Kent. https://www.independent.co.uk/weather/storm-ciaran-uk-map-where-what-time-b2440215.html

Storm Ciarán live: Significant disruption and 1.2 million without power in France Follow the Guardian’s live feed on the Storm battering the UK and Europe. Winds of almost 80mph and very heavy rain have battered parts of south-west England as Storm Ciarán brings disruption to swathes of the UK. Hundreds of schools have been shut, roads closed, flights and bus and rail routes disrupted with “danger to life” amber warnings in place for wind across southern England. By 7.30am on Thursday the Environment Agency had issued 65 flood warnings for England and 156 flood alerts. Natural Resources Wales warned river…

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Hundreds of schools shut as Storm Ciarán batters southern England Storm Ciarán has hit the UK and the Channel Islands, with forecasts warning there is a risk to life. Strong winds and heavy rain are barrelling across southern England, with gusts of more than 110mph in France and the Channel Islands. People in Jersey were evacuated to hostels overnight as wind gusts of up to 102mph damaged homes. Major incidents are declared in Hampshire, the Isle of Wight and Jersey, with hundreds of schools shut across southern England. Train lines have also ground to a halt, with some operators telling…

Fierce fighting in Gaza as more civilians set to leave Gaza has suffered another fierce fighting overnight, with a live feed capturing sounds of explosions and bright flames on the horizon. The Israeli military said it killed dozens of Hamas fighters, having earlier said its troops had broken through the group’s defensive lines. More civilians are expected to leave Gaza via the Rafah crossing today; the UN says more than 400 people used the crossing yesterday. It was the first time the crossing was opened since the war broke out. Israel has been bombing Gaza since 7 October when Hamas…

Shell posts $6.2bn profit as oil prices rise again Shell has recorded strong profits again, helped by oil prices rising again. The oil and gas giant reported earnings of £5.1 billion ($6.2bn) between July and September, up sharply on the previous quarter. Profits were down from $9.4bn in the same period last year, however, when Russia’s invasion of Ukraine caused a spike in oil and gas prices. Oil prices are currently lower than that period, but have risen recently. That is largely due to members of the Opec+ group of oil-producing nations cutting output to support the market.

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M&S pulls Christmas advert post after Palestinian flag criticism M&S has apologised and pulled an advert after complaints of a photo of Christmas party hats in the colours of the Palestinian flag on fire. The image was an outtake from one of the company’s TV adverts, showing red, green and silver hats burning in a fireplace. M&S said the advert was filmed in August before the Israel-Gaza conflict began. They said the intent was to “playfully show that some people don’t enjoy wearing paper Christmas hats.” It said the hats were “traditional, festive coloured red, green and silver Christmas paper…

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