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Residents whose homes were destroyed this week by a fire that swept through Wennington have been given the chance to see the extent of the damage to their properties. At least nine homes were destroyed in the east London village after a compost fire burnt out of control during Tuesday's record temperatures . Hundreds of grass fires and other blazes contributed to make it the London Fire Brigade’s busiest day since World War II. The smell of smoke remained in the air on Thursday as a bus carrying residents returned to face the devastating scene, Metro reports. Those affected had been warned by the London Fire Brigade that their properties had been gutted by the blaze, which spread rapidly in the searing heat. Wennington residents returned to the scene of Tuesday's fire ( Image: PA) Olufunke Akinfe and her husband Olatery have lived at their home in Wennington for 16 years and were among the fortunate residents to be told it is still standning. Olufunke … [Read more...] about Families affected by Wennington wildfire allowed back to see charred remains of homes

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for August 18 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! A Georgia man was indicted this week on homicide by vessel charges following a boat collision over Memorial Day weekend that left five people dead, including four members of a family. Mark Stegall was indicted Wednesday on 10 counts of first-degree homicide by vessel and six counts of serious injury by vessel, boating under the influence, and reckless operation in relation to the fatal incident on May 28 on the Wilmington River. The collision between one boat with six people and one with three people happened near Savannah, with some bodies not recovered until the next day. ATLANTA CITIZENS CAPTURE SUSPECTED CATALYTIC CONVERTER THIEF, HOLD HIM FOR POLICE Mark Stegall, of Savannah, Georgia, was indicted in the wake of a fatal … [Read more...] about Georgia man facing homicide charges after Memorial Day weekend boat crash kills 5, including 4 family members

A section of the 210 Freeway running through the San Gabriel Valley will be closed for five days for the second time in a month, and motorists are again bracing for significant congestion over the next several days. The eastbound lanes of the 210 between the 605 Freeway and Irwindale Avenue will shut down from 10 p.m. on Wednesday and the closure is expected to last through 5 a.m. on Tuesday. The 1.3-mile freeway section between Duarte and Irwindale will be fully closed in both directions on Wednesday night, Caltrans District 7 said on Twitter , and it will partially reopen at 4 a.m. on Thursday. California Department of Transportation officials said on Facebook that crews will divert traffic from the affected eastbound section to the westbound lanes of the 210, which will be converted to three lanes going in both directions. The affected eastbound section will remain closed throughout the five days. California The ghosts of L.A.’s unbuilt freeways — … [Read more...] about Not so fast: Another five-day closure comes to 210 Freeway in San Gabriel Valley

A woman went viral on TikTok after revealing that her upstairs neighbor unknowingly died which caused an infestation of maggots in her apartment. The woman, known as @lon333lygirl, posted about the incident on TikTok where it received more than 3.8 million views and 3,600 comments. The video can be found here . The woman's discovery comes just two weeks after police discovered a decomposing body inside a vehicle at a car wash in Kentucky. Lexington police told Newsweek that officers received a report regarding a "foul odor" coming from a vehicle in the parking lot. One week before that body was discovered, a third decomposed body was found in Lake Mead with the first two being discovered in late May. Human Decomposition While there are no national statistics in the United States about unexpectedly encountering a dead body, a report published in the National Library of Medicine found that it is more common in urban areas due to violence and drug use. Studies show that … [Read more...] about Woman shares how she discovered neighbor’s rotting body: “That’s traumatic”

by CARL J. FRIEDRICH 1 BETWEEN the acts of the world première of Niobe a fashionable crowd gathered outside the Opera House at Zurich and looked across the lake Into an evening sky. Nothing in the attire or behavior of the crowd of well-dressed men and women suggested that anything whatever had happened since 1939, or that men, women, and children were starving a few hundred miles away. But the visitor looking across the square could notice that the grass seemed exceptionally long even for an uncut lawn. “I suppose the labor shortage is very severe in Switzerland?” “Yes, but why?” “Oh, just that that lawn there seems to have gone uncut for a long time.” “But that is no lawn, it is a wheat field.” In the very heart of this thriving industrial city, unbelievably prosperous and peaceful, wheat is grown to stretch the short rations. This is no isolated instance; it is a practice common throughout Switzerland to use every square inch of land for food production. The Swiss … [Read more...] about As Switzerland Sees It

by JOSEPH WECHSBERG 1 THE claque at the Vienna Staatsopor was an exclusive group of forty innocent opera lovers with uncompromising ideas about good music and good singing. Joseph Schostal, the claque chef, a dignified man with black sideburns, high-toned principles, and great authority, who gave us free standing room admissions in the fourth gallery in return for applause, never failed to remind us of the claque’s “classical tradition.” I became a full-fledged member of the illustrious body in the twenties, when I studied music at the Vienna Conservatory. Every once in a while, Schostal called a meeting at his permanent headquarters, the back room of the Peterskeller, a traditionless beer cellar across from the Staatsoper, and over foam crowns of Gösserbräu reminisced about the history of the claque. The founder of the noble institution was the Great Schoentag, who commanded a social position in Kaiser Franz Josef’s Vienna before the turn of the century. Schoentag went out … [Read more...] about The Battle of the Claque

JACKSON, Wyo. — Hours after her landslide loss, Representative Liz Cheney wasted no time Wednesday taking her first steps toward what she says is now her singular goal: blocking Donald J. Trump from returning to power. Ms. Cheney announced that her newly rebranded political organization, the Great Task, would be dedicated to mobilizing opposition to Mr. Trump. And in an early morning television interview, she for the first time acknowledged what many have suspected: She is “thinking” about running for president in 2024, she said on NBC’s “Today Show,” and would decide in the “coming months.” Despite the effort to shift quickly from her defeat to her future, Ms. Cheney and her advisers remained vague about precisely how the congresswoman, who lost to a Trump-backed primary challenger by 37 points in Wyoming on Tuesday, planned to build a movement that could thwart a figure with a strong hold on many of his party’s voters and a set of imposing advantages. Allies, advisers and … [Read more...] about After Loss, Cheney Begins Difficult Mission of Thwarting Trump

With President Biden’s approval rating mired in the 30s and with nearly 80 percent of voters saying the country is heading in the wrong direction , all the ingredients seem to be in place for a Republican sweep in the November midterm elections. But Democrats and Republicans begin the campaign in a surprisingly close race for control of Congress, according to the first New York Times/Siena College survey of the cycle. What is your preference for the outcome of the 2022 congressional elections? Democratic control Dem. control 41% Republican control Rep. control 40% Other Other 19% Overall among registered voters, 41 percent said they preferred Democrats to control Congress compared with 40 percent who preferred Republican control. Among likely voters, Republicans led by one percentage point, 44 percent to 43 percent, reflecting the tendency for the party out of power to enjoy a turnout advantage in midterms. The … [Read more...] about Poll Shows Tight Race for Control of Congress as Class Divide Widens

Police investigating the disappearance of a student nurse missing for 5 weeks have revealed a potential sighting - and appealed directly to her. Owami Davies, 24, was last spotted on CCTV in Croydon, south London, on July 7 and five suspects were arrested on murder and kidnap charges. Police have now confirmed she was possibly spotted again in the days afterwards. DCI Nigel Penney, from the Met Police, said: "We have reports of someone of Owami’s description being seen in the Croydon area in the days after she was last seen on CCTV and we sincerely hope to find her safe and well." He added: "Owami if you see this message, please be assured you are not in any trouble at all. We are only concerned for your welfare and want to make sure you are okay." Owami was last spotted on CCTV walking north on London Road, away from West Croydon and towards Norbury. What happened afterwards remains a mystery. In the footage, Owami can be seen wearing a dark jacket, red t-shirt, light grey … [Read more...] about Owami Davies: Cops say ‘murdered’ student may still be alive five weeks after vanishing

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for August 18 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! These Texas lotteries were drawn Wednesday: All or Nothing Day: 01-03-04-05-06-07-09-10-12-16-18-19 All or Nothing Evening: 01-02-04-07-11-12-13-14-15-18-19-24 All or Nothing Morning: 02-04-05-09-10-14-15-16-17-19-22-24 All or Nothing Night: 05-06-08-11-12-14-16-17-20-21-23-24 Cash 5: 10-17-21-31-34 Estimated jackpot : $25,000 WINNING THE LOTTERY: BLESSING FOR SOME, CURSE FOR OTHERS Daily 4 Day: 2-7-4-4, FIREBALL : 9 Daily 4 Evening: 6-6-3-3, FIREBALL : 9 The Powerball estimated jackpot is $80,000,000. Daily 4 Morning: 5-3-8-9, FIREBALL : 7 Daily 4 Night: 4-8-5-5, FIREBALL : 5 Lotto: 10-15-17-36-50-51 Estimated jackpot: $11,750,000 MEGA MILLIONS … [Read more...] about Texas’ lottery numbers for Wednesday, Aug. 17