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The IndependentStorm Darragh map: When and where UK will be hit by 90mph winds and rain from tonight
Storm Darragh is expected to cause significant disruption to travel amid fierce gales
- Sky News
Red weather warning issued as Storm Darragh set to bring 90mph winds
A severe red wind weather warning has been issued for parts of the UK, with gusts of 90mph expected. The Met Office has said "damaging winds" associated with Storm Darragh are expected to cause "significant disruption" as the weekend begins. The warning covers coastal areas of Wales and the South West of England, including Cardiff, Bristol and Devon, and is in place from 3am-11am on Saturday.
- The Independent
Watch aerials from California as 7.0 magnitude earthquake prompts tsunami warning
This feed shows aerials over San Francisco Bay after northern California was hit by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake late Thursday morning (5 December), prompting a tsunami warning. The quake struck around 39 miles southwest of Ferndale, close to the Oregon border, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. Officials issued a tsunami warning from Oregon through central California and at least 5.3 million people in California were affected.
- Manchester Evening News
Man pulled over by police with four children in back of car... then things 'snowballed'
Officers were drawn to the vehicle on Darlington Street East, in Wigan, after noticing a broken rear light
- Manchester Evening News
Met Office warns people to 'prepare' as Storm Darragh to impact 'whole of the country'
The UK is set to be battered by heavy wind and rain
- Yahoo News UK
Storm Darragh sparks rare red warning from Met Office for dangerous winds
The agency has warned of a 'danger to life' as Storm Darragh could bring gusts of up to 90mph.
- News and Star
Christmas lights removed from town centre were cut down by fire service
CHRISTMAS lights that were taken from a town centre have been found at the police station – after being cut down by the fire service.
- The Daily Beast
Cops Bust Notorious Hitwoman Known as ‘The Doll’
Police in Colombia have arrested a notorious alleged hitwoman nicknamed “The Doll” who is suspected of being involved in a string of killings, reportedly including one of her ex-boyfriends. The 23-year-old known to local authorities as La Muñeca, whose real name is Karen Julieth Ojeda Rodríguez, is considered one of the most feared women in the country and is accused of being the mastermind and perpetrator of several murders, according to El Espectador.
- Wales Online
This family man had never been in trouble. Then a night out left his life in ruins
He put his victim through a traumatic attack and his cowardly actions have left his own family in a living nightmare
- Wales Online
A police officer reported her boyfriend's crime after they broke up. It soon backfired
She has been barred from ever being a police officer again
- The Telegraph
LNER accuses passenger who asked about £58k Pride train paint job of ‘transphobia’
LNER spent £58,000 repainting one of its trains with a rainbow-themed Pride livery, it has emerged.
- People
Police Find 3 Chilling Words on Bullet Casings Used by Killer of CEO Brian Thompson: Report
Three words were reportedly discovered on the bullet casings found at the crime scene, police sources told ABC News
- Dudley News
Severe weather warning issued as Storm Darragh set to batter UK
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for wind and rain across the West Midlands for the rest of the week.
- Hello!
New picture from inside Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's house surfaces after celebration
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry hosted quite the party at their home in Montecito, they share with their children Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet…
- CNN
Oklahoma officer charged for slamming 71-year-old man to the ground, prosecutors say
Prosecutors charged an Oklahoma City police officer with felony assault on Thursday after he slammed a 71-year-old man to the ground, breaking his neck, following an argument over a traffic ticket.
- Yahoo News UK
What we know about the Christmas weather forecast
Spoiler: it looks pretty grim for most of the UK.
- The Telegraph
Village newcomer complains about church bell chiming all night
A village newcomer’s complaint over the decision to allow the local church’s bells to chime overnight has fallen on deaf ears.
- People
YouTuber Elliot Eastman, 26, Feared Dead After Armed Kidnapping by Men Posing as Police Officers: Reports
Eastman was reportedly abducted by four kidnappers posing as police officers on Oct. 17
- The Independent
Polar bear attacks woman on her driveway, husband ‘leaps on top’ to save her
Polar bear shot dead by neighbour in rare attack
- Sky News
Hunt for underground nest after 'murder hornets' seen in Europe for first time
Scientists in Spain are trying to find an underground nest belonging to the first southern giant hornets to be spotted in Europe. The invasive insects, sometimes referred to as "murder hornets" because they are known to kill off beehives, can grow up to around 1.3 inches in length. Both species are native to Asia and known to eat honeybees, but southern giant hornets (Vespa soror) are different because they build their nests underground.