49 m. ago Texas flooding latest: desperate search for girls swept away at summer camp after dozens killed in floods

At least 27 people have died and 27 girls who were at a Christian summer camp are missingWe have more from the Associated Press on Camp Mystic, the all-girls Christian summer camp from which up to 25 people are missing.Chloe Crane, a teacher and former Camp Mystic counsellor, said her heart broke when a fellow teacher shared an email from the camp about the missing girls.At least 24 people have died and up to 25 people are missing after torrential rain caused flash floods along the Guadalupe River in Texas on Friday.Rescue teams are searching for the people who were attending the Christian all-girls Camp Mystic summer camp just outside the town of Kerrville 104km (64 miles) north-west of San Antonio.As of Friday night, emergency personnel had rescued or evacuated 237 people, including 167 by helicopter, Reuters reports.The Texas Division of Emergency Management had 14 helicopters and hundreds of emergency workers, as well as drones, involved in search-and-rescue operations.A mo...

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80 m. ago LGBT artists decry Supreme Court ruling as tens of thousands turn out for rainy London Pride parade

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91 m. ago More than 20 arrests at protest in support of Palestine Action after UK ban comes into effect

More than 20 people have been arrested during a protest in London in support of Palestine Action, a group which has been banned under UK anti-terrorism laws

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1 hour ago Texas flooding latest: desperate search for girls swept away at summer camp as flood kills 27

At least 27 people have died amid torrential rain and dozens of children from Camp Mystic are among those still missingWe have more from the Associated Press on Camp Mystic, the all-girls Christian summer camp from which up to 25 people are missing.Chloe Crane, a teacher and former Camp Mystic counsellor, said her heart broke when a fellow teacher shared an email from the camp about the missing girls.At least 24 people have died and up to 25 people are missing after torrential rain caused flash floods along the Guadalupe River in Texas on Friday.Rescue teams are searching for the people who were attending the Christian all-girls Camp Mystic summer camp just outside the town of Kerrville 104km (64 miles) north-west of San Antonio.As of Friday night, emergency personnel had rescued or evacuated 237 people, including 167 by helicopter, Reuters reports.The Texas Division of Emergency Management had 14 helicopters and hundreds of emergency workers, as well as drones, involved in sea...

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2 h. ago LGBT artists decry Supreme Court ruling at rainy London Pride parade

Tens of thousands of people gathered in central London for this year’s Pride parade.

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2 h. ago More than 20 people arrested at protest in support of banned group Palestine Action

The Metropolitan Police said that the group is now "proscribed and expressing support for them is a criminal offence."

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2 h. ago Mel B Marries Hairstylist Rory McPhee at St. Paul's Cathedral in London

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2 h. ago Met Police arrest more than 20 Palestine Action protesters on terror offences as they hold demo one day after group was banned

Police have arrested more than 20 people on suspicion of terrorism offences after protesters gathered in Parliament Square holding signs supporting Palestine Action.

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Dramatic footage of the daring operation which led to the seizure of Ireland’s largest drugs haul onboard a container ship has been released.

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3 h. ago ‘We’re an antidote’: Boss of Legoland owner on the thrill of theme parks in a world of technology

Fiona Eastwood says real-life experiences that bring people together are vital amid a battle for attention in the digital eraArtificial intelligence is in the process of upending the business models of companies all over the world, but when it comes to the $100bn (£73bn) global theme park business the thrill of “big metal” rollercoasters is still the biggest draw.Fiona Eastwood, the boss of the sector’s second biggest operator, Merlin Entertainments, says that in a world dominated by battles over screen time it is real-life experiences that provide families with an “antidote to phones and digital technology”. Continue reading...

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Seven people were hospitalized on July 4 after a 23-foot cabin cruiser exploded on Lake Lanier’s Landshark Cove.

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3 h. ago Israeli airstrikes kill 14 Palestinians in Gaza, another 10 people die seeking food

Israeli airstrikes killed 14 people in the Gaza Strip, while another 10 Palestinians were killed separately as they sought food in the embattled enclave, hospital officials said

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