6 d. ago Astonishing cost of a burger at London NYE fireworks as fuming revellers blast Sadiq Khan’s event as a ‘pointless night’

REVELLERS at London's New Year's Eve fireworks display have taken it to social media to vent their anger over a "pointless night". While many spent the night at home or at bars, around 100,000 people lined the banks of the River Thames to watch the famous fireworks display. But for some, all they remember was...

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1 week ago Rhine River horror as ten people rushed to hospital after two boats collide

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1 week ago Mudslides bury cars and homes up to their windows in California town

At least three people killed across state since atmospheric river storms began earlier this weekMudslides buried cars and homes up to their windows in a California mountain town as a powerful storm system brought the wettest Christmas in decades to the southern part of the state.As much as 12in of rain fell across the area on Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service, triggering flooding and washing out roads. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Dordogne murder mystery: British woman’s death confounds detectives

Brutal stabbing of Karen Carter, 65, in France has been followed by talk of affairs and speculation over the culpritThe quiet village of Trémolat nestled in the Dordogne valley is best known for its “cingle”, where the sinuous river forms an Instagrammable loop.Home to about 700 people, along with restaurants, a cafe, boulangerie and wine bar, it is a picture-perfect French idyll and a popular place for a getaway or even retirement. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago 'The water came from nowhere': Settlements, hotels and farms flooded in Kenya’s Rift Valley

Dickson Ngome's farm at Lake Naivasha in Kenya's Rift Valley has been submerged due to rising water levels

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3 w. ago Water levels across the Great Lakes are falling – just as US data centers move in

Region struggling with drought now threatened by energy-hungry facilities – but some residents are fighting backThe sign outside Tom Hermes’s farmyard in Perkins Township in Ohio, a short drive south of the shores of Lake Erie, proudly claims that his family have farmed the land here since 1900. Today, he raises 130 head of cattle and grows corn, wheat, grass and soybeans on 1,200 acres of land.For his family, his animals and wider business, water is life. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Water levels for the vital Colorado River are so low people can just walk across it

The ongoing climate crisis could have disastrous effects on the Colorado River, experts have warned

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last month Storm Bram: Irish warnings upgraded as public advised to be ‘very careful’

The entire island of Ireland will be under a weather advisory on Tuesday, as Storm Bram brings very strong winds and high coastal water levels.

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