11 h. ago So many lanternflies are spreading across the East Coast they are being picked up by radar

Bug species from South East Asia considered highly invasive and a danger to crops

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21 h. ago Steven Spielberg reflects on Jaws at 50: ‘I thought my career was over’

Director, marking new exhibition in LA, tells of chaotic filming – and says he’s ‘never seen so much vomit in my life’Before Jaws became a cinematic classic, and the very first American “summer blockbuster”, director Steven Spielberg thought the 1975 film would be the last one he would be allowed to make.Spielberg, who was just 26, had decided to shoot his second film, a thriller about a killer shark, on location on the east coast island of Martha’s Vineyard. Continue reading...

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62 h. ago Train passengers’ contact details and journey information accessed in cyber hack

Train operator LNER said it is ‘treating this matter with the highest priority’.

Technology

5 d. ago Train fares on the East Coast Main Line soar – but only for a few of us

The Man Who Pays His Way: Here’s how to simplify rail fares and pacify passengers

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8 d. ago East Coast Main Line: Drastic train time changes between London, Yorkshire, northeast England and Scotland

Network Rail has called the timetable changes “the biggest in more than a decade”

Politics

1 week ago Why there are more jellyfish on US beaches this year – and what to do if you’re stung

Jellyfish sightings are on the rise in several East Coast states, including Delaware and Maryland

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2 w. ago Beaches reopen in New York and North Carolina after Hurricane Erin

New York and North Carolina have begun reopening beaches that had been closed due to Hurricane Erin

Politics

2 w. ago ‘At Meta I found myself wrestling my deputy in an MMA gym’: Nick Clegg on the culture shock of Silicon Valley

In an exclusive extract from his new book, the former Meta number two recalls the mindset, the mantras and the man at the top• Read an interview with Nick Clegg hereI’m not a creature of Silicon Valley. I didn’t study computer science. I’ve never written a line of code. I haven’t spent my career immersed in the processes, debates and science of technological progress. I came to Meta, Facebook as it then was, in 2018 as an emigre from the world of British and European politics. I wasn’t really sure what to expect.As an Englishman, I never cease to be amazed by the sheer scale of America. It’s striking, when you first set foot in this part of Northern California, how remote it feels from the power centres of the east coast. It’s not just the nearly 3,000 miles that separate you from Washington DC and New York; the three-hour time difference means you feel out of sync. The day’s news agenda is in full flight on the east coast before the west is awake. The biggest European stories broke...

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3 w. ago Hurricane Erin mapped: Tracking areas impacted by storm surge and 20

Hurricane Erin brought storm surges and tropical storm conditions to parts of North Carolina and Virginia as it passed along the U.S. East Coast before moving away

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3 w. ago Hurricane Erin moves northeast as flooding threatens East Coast

Hurricane Erin caused ‘life-threatening’ rip currents along the East Coast for several days

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3 w. ago Hurricane Erin moves northeast as flooding and rip currents threaten East Coast: Live updates

Hurricane Erin is still expected to cause ‘life-threatening’ rip currents along the East Coast for several days

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3 w. ago Scottish fish and chip shop with 'sea on doorstep' that has incredible quirk on menu

There are thousands of fish and chip shops across the UK, but one of the best can be found on Scotland's east coast.

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3 w. ago Strong winds and waves batter Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard as Hurricane Erin moves out to the sea

Strong winds and waves from Hurricane Erin have battered Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard as dangerous rip currents continue to threaten from the Carolinas to New England

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3 w. ago Hurricane Erin live updates: New Jersey under state of emergency as monster storm moves away from east coast

Hurricane Erin is double size of average storm, according to the National Hurricane Center, which is watching three other possible tropical systems develop in Atlantic

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3 w. ago Swiss guide dog survives yacht sinking off the coast of South Africa... only for his owners to be told he must be put DOWN because he doesn't have the right paperwork

The chocolate labrador and his family had set out on a yacht to enjoy a day at sea on South Africa's east coast.

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3 w. ago Hurricane Erin moves away from North Carolina after battering outer banks

Category 2 storm led to evacuation orders and road closures, with rip currents and high surf forecast on FridayHurricane Erin, a large category 2 storm with winds reaching 105mph, was slowly moving away from the North Carolina coast on Thursday morning after hitting the state’s Outer Banks with intense winds, large waves, storm surge and flooding.While Erin is not expected to make landfall, weather officials warn that the storm’s effects are not over yet. Coastal communities up and down the east coast are bracing as storm conditions continue as life-threatening rip currents, flooding and dangerous surf, are forecast in some areas through Friday. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Hurricane Erin stirs up strong winds, floods part of main highway as it creeps along the East Coast

Hurricane Erin has battered North Carolina’s Outer Banks with strong winds and waves that flooded part of the main highway and surged under beachfront homes

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3 w. ago 2 more beachfront homes near collapse as a hurricane waves pound North Carolina's Outer Banks

Two homes on North Carolina's Outer Banks sit precariously in high waves generated by Hurricane Erin with their days seemingly numbered

Society

3 w. ago Hurricane Erin updates: More than 2,000 evacuated in North Carolina as storm churns up East Coast

Tropical storm force winds and surge conditions predicted to increase in the Outer Banks region of North Carolina and portions of coastal Virginia throughout Wednesday

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3 w. ago Hurricane Erin live updates: More than 2,000 evacuated in North Carolina as storm churns up East Coast

Tropical storm force winds and surge conditions predicted to increase in the Outer Banks region of North Carolina and portions of coastal Virginia throughout Wednesday

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