13 h. ago More than 17 million people in Yemen are going hungry, including over 1 million children, UN says

More than 17 million people in conflict-torn Yemen are going hungry, including over one million children under the age of five who are suffering from “life-threatening acute malnutrition,” the U.N. humanitarian chief says

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22 h. ago Over 200 kindergarten children hospitalised after school serves lead

The children have symptoms including stomach and leg pain and hair loss

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28 h. ago Number of patients in UK waiting for lifesaving organ transplant at record high

More than 8,000 people, including almost 300 children, are on waiting list, as NHS sees sharp drop in donorsThe number of patients waiting for a lifesaving organ transplant in the UK has increased to a record high while there has been a sharp drop in donors, official figures show.More than 8,000 people, including almost 300 children, are on the transplant waiting list, according to NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT). With nearly another 4,000 in need of an organ but temporarily off the list because they are too sick or unavailable for an operation, it means almost 12,000 people are living in limbo, waiting for the call that can mean the difference between life and death. Continue reading...

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31 h. ago Timeline raises questions over how Texas officials handled warnings before the deadly July 4 flood

Officials in Texas are facing mounting questions about whether they did enough to get people out of harm’s way before a flash flood swept down the Guadalupe River and killed more than 100 people, including at least 27 children and counselors at an all-girls Christian camp

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36 h. ago Texas floods: more than 100 people dead and at least 161 still missing

Texas governor Greg Abbott said many people staying in state’s Hill Country still unaccounted for as questions mount over official response to disasterRescue crews continued on Tuesday to comb through parts of the Texas Hill Country devastated by catastrophic flash flooding over the Fourth of July weekend, but with more than 100 dead and hope fading for survivors, efforts have increasingly turned to search and recovery.As of Tuesday afternoon, the death toll across the six affected counties surpassed 100. Most of the deaths were in Kerr county, where officials said 87 bodies had so far been recovered, including 56 adults and 30 children. Identification was pending for 19 adults and seven children with one additional person still unidentified, county sheriff Larry Leitha told a news conference. Continue reading...

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39 h. ago Texas floods: more than 100 people dead as questions intensify over handling of disaster

At a press conference, authorities leading search efforts seemed to dodge questions about weather alert systemsRescue crews continued on Tuesday to comb through parts of the Texas Hill Country devastated by catastrophic flash flooding over the Fourth of July weekend, but with more than 100 dead and hope fading for survivors, efforts have increasingly turned to search and recovery.As of Tuesday morning, the death toll across the six affected counties surpassed 100. Most of the deaths were in Kerr county, where officials said 87 bodies had so far been recovered, including 56 adults and 30 children. Identification was pending for 19 adults and seven children with one additional person still unidentified, county sheriff Larry Leitha told a news conference. Continue reading...

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46 h. ago 'Hero' sniffer dog who saved missing kids murdered by sausages laced with nails

A seven-year-old bloodhound who was called a hero for finding nine missing people - including children and people with Alzheimer's during his career - has been brutally murdered in a ‘revenge attack’

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50 h. ago Eight arrested after hundreds of children fall ill with lead poisoning

The children have symptoms including stomach and leg pain and hair loss

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58 h. ago Ted Cruz ensured Trump spending bill slashed weather forecasting funding

Senator on vacation abroad while Texas was hit by deadly floods, a disaster worsened by forecasting cuts, critics sayTed Cruz has had quite a week. On Tuesday, the Texas senator ensured the Republican spending bill slashed funding for weather forecasting, only to then go on vacation to Greece while his state was hit by deadly flooding, a disaster critics say was worsened by cuts to forecasting.Cruz, who infamously fled Texas for Cancun when a crippling winter storm ravaged his state in 2021, was seen visiting the Parthenon in Athens with his wife, Heidi, on Saturday, a day after a flash flood along the Guadalupe River in central Texas killed more than 100 people, including dozens of children and counselors at a camp. Continue reading...

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59 h. ago How Americans are helping Texas flood victims – and what you can do

Flooding has killed at least 95 people including 27 children and counsellors at a summer camp

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3 d. ago The river of death: Chilling video shows how Texas river swelled in just minutes sweeping 80 people to their death including 28 children

So far 40 adults and 28 children have died since the early hours of the Fourth of July - when rapid rainfall caused the Guadalupe River to surge more than 30 feet above its normal level.

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3 d. ago Single man sends Facebook wild after accidentally revealing his six

A single man gained thousands of 'thirsty' female fans from all over the world after posting photos of a children's desk to sell on Facebook - and accidentally including his ripped physique.

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3 d. ago Victoria Beckham admits 'pride' in David message including 'four incredible children' amid Brooklyn drama

The fashion designer has been sharing her 'pride' with husband David as rumours of a family feud rumble on

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3 d. ago Trump blasted for 'hiding on golf course' as Texas flood death toll hits 70, 11 girls missing

Donald Trump has been accused of hiding on the golf course after 70 people, including 28 children, perished in flash floods in Texas while his wife was seen trying to leave his speech

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3 d. ago Texas floods latest: Search for missing continues as death toll surpasses 50 including children

Rescue teams are still searching for more than 20 children missing from a girls’ summer camp

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3 d. ago Texas floods latest: Search for missing continues after dozens killed including children

Donald Trump described the flooding as ‘terrible’ as emergency services search for dozens of missing children

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3 d. ago Man who lost entire family in Boeing 737 plane crash horror tortured by six

Ethiopian Airlines ET302 crashed after leaving Addis Ababa in 2019, killing 157 people minutes after take-off including Paul Njoroge's wife Carolyne, and three children age 6, 4, and 9 months

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4 d. ago Everything we know about Texas flooding victims: Girl ‘living her best life’ at camp and man who saved his family

The devastating Texas floods have killed at least 43 people, including 15 children and 28 adults

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4 d. ago Texas continues grim flood recovery with at least 50 killed, including 15 children

Some two dozen girls still unaccounted for after summer camps swept away as Guadalupe River rises 26ft in 45 minutesRescuers searched on Saturday for 27 girls missing from a riverside summer camp in the US state of Texas, after torrential rains caused devastating flooding that killed at least 50 people – with more rain pounding the region.The flooding in Kerr county killed at least 43 people, including 15 children, and at least eight people died in nearby counties. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Texas flooding latest: 52 dead, including 15 children, as desperate search for girls missing from camp continues

Donald Trump described the flooding as ‘terrible’ as emergency services search for dozens of missing children

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