46 h. ago Balhousie Primary: Time capsule from 1908 found in wall of former Perth school months after devastating fire

Depending on the contents of the capsule, the items will go on display at Perth Museum.

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5 d. ago Two dead as Hurricane Melissa relief flight to Jamaica crashes in Florida leaving large debris field: ‘No actual plane to be seen’

The plane was on its way to Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa devastated the nation late last month

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8 d. ago Davina McCall reveals devastating breast cancer diagnosis months after brain tumour op

Big Brother legend Davina McCall was fighting several health issues, including a terrifying brain tumour, but after being given the all-clear, she's been hit with more sad news

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9 d. ago Photos of the aftermath of devastating floods in remote Alaska Native villages

Uncertainty looms over the future of remote Alaska Native villages devastated by the remnants of Typhoon Halong last month. Some evacuees express doubts about ever returning to their traditional lifestyles, while other residents remain.

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9 d. ago Crews are working to fix Alaska Native villages devastated by flooding. But will residents return?

Crews are working to repair remote Alaska Native villages that were devastated by the remnants of a typhoon last month

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9 d. ago ‘We need help’: devastated Jamaican communities still await aid after Hurricane Melissa

Ravaged communities near Montego Bay recount what last week’s category 5 storm took from them‘New reality’: Hurricane Melissa strength multiplied by climate crisis, study says‘How do you rebuild all this?’ Black River residents assess damage after Hurricane MelissaSitting outside her house in muddy slippers amid the ruins left by category 5 Hurricane Melissa that ravaged parts of Jamaica last week, Narva Maxwell Taylor recounted how she and her family had to fight for their lives when the storm sent flood waters surging through their home.“We have to give God thanks we are alive. We could be dead. But everything is gone. I don’t have anything left now,” Taylor, a resident of Catherine Hall, Montego Bay, said. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Lifelong sweethearts reunited in death as devastated wife dies months after husband

Roy Kennard, a former Ofsted school inspector, was told he had just three months to live - and his wife Barbara was left 'broken-hearted' by his death

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2 w. ago ‘How do you rebuild all this?’ Black River residents assess damage after Hurricane Melissa

People of Jamaican coastal town described as storm’s ground zero are traumatised and desperate for helpIt is a treacherous journey to Black River, a coastal town in Jamaica’s southwestern parish of St Elizabeth, which this week bore the brunt of Hurricane Melissa, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record.Uprooted trees and lamp-posts, rubble from landslides, huge potholes and miles of thick, slippery silt from severe flooding have turned the route into a dangerous obstacle course. But most daunting is the water that you encounter as you pass through communities that overnight have become rivers. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Residents begin to rebuild Swiss village five months after devastating landslide

Residents hope the town is habitable by 2030.

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2 w. ago Residents of Swiss village swallowed by mudslide work to rebuild for return home

After a devastating landslide five months ago, the Swiss village of Blatten might have been left for dead

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2 w. ago Body found in search for dad who fell from Father's Day ferry four months ago

The body of Mark Federspiel, the 64-year-old US Navy diver who fell from a ferry in Scotland, has now been recovered, more than four months after his devastated wife raised the alarm

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3 w. ago Sharon Osbourne 'can’t believe' heartbreaking news as she suffers loss months after Ozzy's death

The 73-year-old is mourning another devastating loss, just three months after her husband's passing

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