28 h. ago Spain declares red weather emergency with maximum threat posed to UK tourists

Spain's weather agency AEMET has issued a rare 'red warning, the highest regarding heat, for parts of the country as the UK has been warned of a heatwave

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29 h. ago Trump’s military takeover of Washington DC is a sheer demonstration of power | Moira Dongan

No one believes that the deployment of troops to America’s most liberal, most racially diverse, and most culturally thriving cities is about solving a real problemPresident Trump imposed a military takeover of the nation’s capital on Monday, sending National Guard troops to Washington. He also seized control of the DC municipal police department, invoking an obscure section of the 1973 D.C. Home Rule Act which allows the president to take control of local law enforcement in the district for a period of one month in times of emergency.That there is no emergency is irrelevant: Trump has declared one in order to exercise powers that are only available to him in a state of exception, which is, of course, what the whole country increasingly finds itself to be experiencing as the president expands the powers of his office from those of a constitutional executive into something more like the power of authoritarian control.Moira Donegan is a Guardian US columnist Continue reading...

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43 h. ago Rise in dengue fever outbreaks across the Pacific driven by the climate crisis, experts say

Samoa, Fiji and Tonga among the worst affected amid warning the disease and others will become ‘more common and more serious’ as the planet warmsThe climate crisis is driving a sharp rise in dengue fever cases across the Pacific islands, experts say, as infections hit their highest level in a decade and several countries declare emergencies.Pacific Island countries and territories have reported 16,502 confirmed cases and 17 deaths since the start of 2025, according to the Pacific Syndromic Surveillance System (PSSS), which collaborates with the World Health Organization (WHO) and other agencies. Infections across the region are at the highest level since 2016, the WHO said. Fiji, Samoa and Tonga are among the worst affected. Continue reading...

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53 h. ago Trump places Washington DC police under federal control and will deploy National Guard – live updates

Trump declares ‘public safety emergency’ despite record crime low; DC mayor says ‘any comparison to a war-torn country is hyperbolic and false’Trump vows to ‘clean up’ DC crime despite sharp drop in violenceDonald Trump said on Truth Social today that DC “will be LIBERATED today”.Ahead of his press conference, in just over an hour, the president said that “crime, savagery, filth, and scum will disappear” from the city.I will, MAKE OUR CAPITAL GREAT AGAIN! The days of ruthlessly killing, or hurting, innocent people, are OVER! I quickly fixed the Border (ZERO ILLEGALS in last 3 months!), D.C. is next!!! Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Passengers at Birmingham Airport face travel chaos with 93 flights impacted after private aircraft forced to make emergency landing

All departures and arrivals at Birmingham were halted after the twin-engine Beech B200 Super King Air plane declared an in-flight emergency on the way to Belfast today and diverted to the airport.

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7 d. ago Birmingham airport shuts after private aircraft heading to Belfast made emergency landing

All departures and arrivals at Birmingham were halted after the twin-engine Beech B200 Super King Air plane declared an in-flight emergency on the way to Belfast today and diverted to the airport.

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7 d. ago UK tourists issued warning as Tenerife activates 'emergency plan'

A state of emergency has been declared in the Canary Islands as wildfire risk levels are raised to 'extreme'

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3 w. ago Trinidad and Tobago declares second state of emergency, citing gang threat

Police commissioner says there has been intelligence of formation of organised crime syndicate intent on havocTrinidad and Tobago has declared its second state of emergency this year amid “grave concerns” about a coordinated threat from organised crime gangs inside and outside the country’s prisons.Announcing the decision on Friday, the commissioner of police, Allister Guevarro, said his force had received intelligence the day before that the gangs had “formed themselves into an organised crime syndicate” and were intent on wreaking havoc and planning assassinations, robberies and kidnappings. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Child tragically dies after school coach carrying more than 60 people crashes on Somerset day trip

Emergency services declared a major incident

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3 w. ago Severe weather in tropical storm's wake triggers North Carolina state of emergency

North Carolina has declared a state of emergency after Tropical Storm Chantal caused severe flooding and at least six deaths

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4 w. ago Heavy rain kills two in New Jersey as subway and roads flooded in New York

Flash flood warnings were issued for parts of New York and Pennsylvania and an emergency was declared in New JerseyAt least two people were killed Monday evening in New Jersey amid heavy rain and flooding in that state and New York, according to authorities.The pair died in the city of Plainfield when the car they were in was swept into Cedar Brook during flash flooding, local officials announced on Facebook. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago At least two killed after heavy rain in New York region floods subways and strands vehicles

Flash flood warnings were issued for parts of New York and Pennsylvania and an emergency was declared in New JerseyAt least two people were killed Monday evening in New Jersey amid heavy rain and flooding in that state and New York, according to authorities.The pair died in the city of Plainfield when the car they were in was swept into Cedar Brook during flash flooding, local officials announced on Facebook. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago NYC flash flood warning as torrential rain turns streets into swamps and New Jersey declares state of emergency

The National Weather Service raised the alarm on Monday night as the deluge intensified.

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4 w. ago New Jersey flash floods: Emergency declared as people stranded and cars submerged

Flash flood watches and warnings were in place in parts of New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and surrounding areas as downpours moved through the region last night

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4 w. ago New Jersey floods UPDATES: Families warned to stay inside as communities cut off after downpours

New Jersey has declared a state of emergency after rain swept eastwards across the US, and become particularly heavy over the state neighbouring New York and Pennsylvania

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4 w. ago Flash flooding hits NYC and New Jersey declares state of emergency as storms soak Northeast

A flood warning was in effect for all five boroughs of New York City on Monday night, while New Jersey declared a state of emergency

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