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Here is a beginners guide to Skiing on a budget. Ski resorts can be daunting, and they don’t have the reputation for being the most affordable — particularly for total beginners, who are usually stumped by all the beginners costs, investing in clunky kit they might not even want to keep. But here are some ways to go off-piste when it comes to spending and have a carefree ski. For skiing you do need a certain level of skill and stamina For skiing you do need a certain level of skill and stamina: Stance and Balance: requires you to have…

How to prepare for a flood How to prepare for a flood is a simple inexpensive guide to surviving the days after the worst happens. In order to prepare for a flood you need to make sure you do at least two important things; First secure your property ( see below) and second make sure you have a grab bag ready. A guide to surviving if your home is flooded Why you need to be prepared for flooding in the UK When the River Avon burst its banks and flooded nearby riverside properties in Bradford on Avon in Wiltshire last…

Two people killed as a plane crashes in California. Two people were killed and 19 injured when a small plane crashed through the rooftop of a commercial building in Southern California on Thursday, police said. People killed as a plane crashes Police spokeswoman Kristy Wells confirmed the two deaths after the crash in the city of Fullerton. Eleven people were taken to the local hospital, while eight were treated and released at the scene, police said. Fullerton is a city of about 140,000 people some 25 miles southeast of Los Angeles and if it wasn’t the day after the new…

In a first since 2011 Tesla misses production target as Musk’s company loses value. The electric car bubble has burst fro Tesla, as the US electric vehicle pioneer has been hit by slowing demand. But also, it is important to understand that major vehicle manufacturers are now creating much better electric cars at a fraction of price. Tesla misses production target as Musk’s company loses value The company said on Thursday that it delivered 495,570 vehicles in the quarter. Analysts had expected a figure of more than 500,000. In October, Tesla reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit and forecast “slight growth”…

Hours after a truck ploughed into a crowd of New Year’s Day revellers in New Orleans, killing 15 people, the FBI identified the driver as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, a US citizen from Texas. He was driving a Tesla truck – the vehicle of choice for terrorists because you can add a petrol generator to the back and stay off county lanes. New Orleans truck attack Details have begun to emerge of the Louisiana attacker Jabbar’s life and are being closely examined by investigators seeking clues for a motive behind the attack. The FBI said it was working to determine if Jabbar had any potential…

President Mattarella, the Italian President gives a special mention to Gaza in New Years speech and urges peace to find a resolution to ‘undignified’ in the middle eastern conflict. He was speaking from the Palazzo del Quirinale – The Quirinal Palace in Rome. One of the three current official residences of the President of the Italian Republic. This traditional date of our encounter enables me to address my heartfelt wishes to all of you: those of you who are in Italy and the Italians abroad. Italian President gives a special mention to Gaza As every New Year’s Eve, we look…

Israeli soldiers set fire to last hospital in Gaza adding to the list of Israeli war crimes. The IDF soldiers stormed the building, disconnected the machines, removed patients in the middle of surgeries, detained and arrested all the medical staff and then set fire to last hospital in northern Gaza. Making the Palestinians watch their last hope go up in flames. Kamal Adwan Hospital has been destroyed Kidnapping and detaining the medical staff and doctors to prevent them from improvising and providing healthcare to the Palestinians. The fate of many patients is unknown after troops forcibly cleared the medical facility…

Best space images from 2024 – From rockets launched to exploring Mars to the beauty of the Aurora Borealis. Space and science made big waves this year, with a lot of spectacular images captured along the way. A composite image shows the sun eclipsed to a maximum of 87 percent, as seen from Washington, D.C., on April 8, 2024. In April, a total solar eclipse amazed viewers across parts of Mexico, the U.S., and Canada, while others across North America saw a partial eclipse. A Hubble Space Telescope image of the binary star R Aquarii. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured…

Ukraine’s Zelensky joins EU leaders in Brussels to address his ongoing need for more money and a firmer stance towards Russia. Nearly five months into Ukraine’s incursion into Russia’s Kursk region, military officials admit it’s slipping away. Whether the Ukrainians can hold onto parts of Russia’s Kursk region is a question no one on the front lines can answer. Zelensky joins EU leaders in Brussels Ukraine’s president has been pressing the European Union to do more to support his country, nearly three years into the war with Russia. Joining an EU summit in Brussels, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said European security guarantees…

Helping a stranger could be the most satisfying Christmas gift you can give this year.

The incident occurred Wednesday at Islamic High School in Basorun, Oyo State, during a crowded school fair near Lagos. Thousands had gathered for the event, organised by Women in Need of Guidance and Support, an NGO founded by Prophetess Naomi Silekunola.

During Macron’s initial visit on Thursday, locals jeered and expressed frustration, highlighting the slow response to the crisis. The cyclone struck the Indian Ocean archipelago five days ago, leaving a trail of devastation.

The US government shutdown looms as The House rejects Trump funding bill. Congress faces Friday night deadline after president-elect helped kill initial draft legislation. US government shutdown The US House of Representatives has voted against a Donald Trump-backed funding measure, bringing a government shutdown this weekend a step closer. A revised spending plan failed to reach the two-thirds majority needed in the lower chamber of Congress, with 38 Republicans voting against the bill on Thursday night, defying the president-elect. Tit for Tat politics Trump had thwarted a previous cross-party funding deal that the Republican House leadership had struck with Democrats,…

  Cyclone Chido has brought widespread devastation to northern Mozambique. It swept from the east coast of Africa to Mozambique and Malawi after hitting the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte in the Comoros archipelago on December 15. Thousands of people in the Cabo Delgado and Nampula provinces of Mozambique have been displaced. In recent years, major storms  — Cyclone Freddy in 2023, Gombe in 2022 and Idai in 2019 — have battered Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Madagascar during southern hemisphere summer. Chido’s devastation highlights a broader trend of worsening weather patterns fueled by climate change. Southern Africa is experiencing more and more extreme weather patterns as global temperatures…

South Korean investigators have again sought to question impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his declaration of martial law. On Friday, they summoned him for questioning on Christmas Day despite his repeated refusal to cooperate. The Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials, which is leading a joint investigation with police and military authorities into the ill-conceived power grab on December 3 that lasted only a few hours, said it plans to question Mr Yoon on charges of abuse of authority and orchestrating a rebellion. Mr Yoon, whose presidential powers have been suspended since the opposition-controlled National Assembly impeached him on…

Gardaí hope to unlock gangland secrets from digital devices seized as part a long-running operation aimed at “taking down” the country’s biggest drug trafficking organisation. The network — known as The Family — is suspected of being behind an attempted assassination of a rival gang member that was intercepted by the force’s Emergency Response Unit on Tuesday night. Gardaí made the forced stop in Clondalkin, west Dublin after gathering intelligence that there was an “imminent” threat to life. They swooped on the vehicle as it was thought to be heading for Tallaght, south west Dublin. This was followed by a…

At least 13 people have died and two are missing after an Indian navy speedboat crashed into a passenger ferry off the coast of Mumbai. Three of the victims were Navy personnel. More than 100 passengers were rescued, according to Maharashtra state chief minister Devendra Fadnavis.

At least 100 North Korean soldiers have been killed in the ongoing Ukraine war, according to a South Korean MP. Lee Sung-kwon revealed this information after receiving a briefing from the country’s National Intelligence Service. The casualties, which also include around 1,000 injured, are believed to have occurred since North Korean troops entered the conflict on Russia’s side earlier this month.

Tens of thousands of people in Mayotte are still without access to clean water following the devastation caused by Cyclone Chido. The French Indian Ocean territory is grappling with widespread destruction, and rescuers are working tirelessly to locate missing individuals.

South Korea’s acting leader said on Thursday he would veto a spate of contentious bills sponsored by the main opposition party, deepening political strife in the wake of parliament’s impeachment of president Yoon Suk Yeol. The ruling and opposition parties have been bickering over how much authority prime minister Han Duck-soo, the country’s second-in-command, has assumed since the opposition-controlled National Assembly last Saturday voted to suspend Mr Yoon’s presidential powers over his short-lived December martial law. The Constitutional Court is to determine whether to formally dismiss the conservative Mr Yoon as president or reinstate him. Law enforcement authorities are also…

  South Korea’s acting leader said on Thursday he would veto a spate of contentious bills sponsored by the main opposition party, deepening political strife in the wake of parliament’s impeachment of president Yoon Suk Yeol. The ruling and opposition parties have been bickering over how much authority prime minister Han Duck-soo, the country’s second-in-command, has assumed since the opposition-controlled National Assembly last Saturday voted to suspend Mr Yoon’s presidential powers over his short-lived December martial law. The Constitutional Court is to determine whether to formally dismiss the conservative Mr Yoon as president or reinstate him. Law enforcement authorities are…

Are they or are they not withdrawing from Syria? That is the question Middle East analysts have been asking about the Russian troops for the past several days. Open source investigators, looking at satellite pictures and online air traffic tracking, have noted significant moves by Russia at its long-held Syrian bases since the regime of its ally, Syrian dictator Bashar Assad, was toppled nearly two weeks ago. They’ve seen attack helicopters and an S-400 long-range air defense system dismantled for travel, people with suitcases waiting to leave and large cargo planes being loaded. Additionally, Russian navy vessels left their Syrian…

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. The Bank of Japan kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged while sticking to its view that it’s on track to achieve its inflation target, an outlook that points to the possibility of another rate hike in the coming months. Getty ImagesThe Bank of Japan on Thursday held its benchmark interest rate steady at 0.25%, opting to take the time to assess the impact of financial and foreign exchange markets on Japan’s economic activity and prices.The yen weakened 0.3% against the dollar after the rate decision, trading at…

A fire in a cafe in Hanoi killed eleven people on Wednesday night, authorities said. The Vietnam Ministry of Public Security said on Thursday the police have arrested a man suspected of starting the fire after authorities responded to reports of a blaze at 11:00 pm (1600 GMT), where many people were feared trapped. “The police suspect that the cafe was (deliberately) burned down and … have arrested the perpetrator,” Hanoi police said in a statement.Authorities suspect arsonImage: Hau Dinh/AP Photo/picture alliance According to the police, the man admitted to lighting a fire using gasoline on the ground floor of the three-story…

What happened in 2024? June – December: A look back at the latter half of the year, Euros heartbreak, flooding in Spain and more elections!