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Woman dies as floods hit Midlands and north of England Police pull body from water in Derbyshire as torrential rain causes major disruption A woman has died and dozens of homes have been evacuated after widespread flooding across large swathes of the Midlands and northern England.Some parts of the country received more rainfall in just 24 hours than they normally get in a single month, as more than 100 flood warnings were issued – including six warning of a risk to life. Continue reading... Go to Source

Man jailed for trying to rob Arsenal's Mesut Özil and Sead Kolašinac Ashley Smith did not expect latter to fight back as he tried to steal luxury watches, court toldAn armed mugger has been jailed for 10 years for attempting to rob two Arsenal footballers of luxury watches worth £200,000.Ashley Smith and his accomplice, who were both wielding knives, did not count on the bravery of the club’s Bosnian defender Sead Kolašinac in fighting back, Harrow crown court heard. Continue reading... Go to Source

General election: Nicola Sturgeon launches SNP campaign 'to escape Brexit' – live news SNP leader speaks in Edinburgh as election campaigns take shape, with cheaper visas for NHS staff and year-long maternity pay among parties’ promisesJohnson accused of misunderstanding own Brexit deal after NI remarksWho are the favourites to take over as Labour deputy leader?Sign up to the morning election briefing 11.48am GMTSturgeon said her party would not lend support to any party that would stand in the way of a new Scottish independence referendum. It will be intersting to see how this plegde will be compatible with her statement that the SNP MP’s “would seek to form progressive alliance to lock the Tories out of government”.This is the take of Sky’s Beth Rigby:Suggesting that she will pe...

'Greta Thunberg effect' driving growth in carbon offsetting NGOs report fourfold increases in investments in carbon-reducing projects in developing countriesGrowing concern about the climate crisis and the “Greta Thunberg effect” are driving huge increases in individuals and businesses choosing to offset their emissions by investing in carbon-reducing projects in developing countries.NGOs and organisations involved in carbon offsetting have seen as much as a fourfold increase in investment from people who want to try to mitigate their carbon footprints. Continue reading... Go to Source

UK flooding: people stranded overnight in Sheffield shopping centre after heavy rain hits Yorkshire and Midlands – live news Met Office says 117 flood warnings in place after downpours continued through the nightFloods force Sheffield shoppers to spend night in MeadowhallHave you been affected? Share your stories, pictures and videos 11.28am GMTDerbyshire was hit with more rainfall in 24 hours than it normally receives in a single month, the Guardian has confirmed.The Environment Agency’s gauge in Glossop, a market town on the edge of the Peak District, recorded 114mm of rain in the 24 hours up to 4am. Derbyshire receives an average of 90.7mm of rain for the month of November. 11.01am GMTGood news for those affected by the flooding as the Met Office says rainfall is due to ease of...

Anonymous tell-all book likens Trump to '12-year-old in air traffic control tower' – report Book by figure described as administration official says colleagues considered mass resignations to raise alarm, according to Washington PostThe anonymous author of a widely anticipated book on the Trump White House has described the US president as spiraling from crisis to crisis “like a 12-year-old in an air traffic control tower”, according to scathing extracts published by the Washington Post on Thursday.The unnamed author, identified only as “a senior official in the Trump administration”, also says that colleagues considered resigning en masse in order to raise alarm about the president’s conduct, but ultimately decided against it, according to the Post. Continue reading... Go to Sou...

Scores of bushfires burn out of control in NSW and Queensland as temperatures soar Hot and windy weather has created volatile conditions along parts of Australia’s east coastParts of Australia faced an unprecedented bushfire threat on Friday evening as more than 100 blazes burned across coastal New South Wales and Queensland.Communities on NSW’s mid-north coast and the far north coast were battling the worst of the conditions, which were described by authorities as “uncharted territory” and that led to a dramatic, orange-red glow descending on the fire-threatened city of Port Macquarie. Continue reading... Go to Source