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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”

close Video Iran blames author Salman Rushdie following stabbing National correspondent Bryan Llenas reports on Iran denying involvement in the stabbing of acclaimed author Salman Rushdie on 'America's Newsroom.' NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! Several men were attacked or killed in the 1990s for translating author Salman Rushdie's controversial novel, "The Satanic Verses," and, according to a behavioral analyst, the Aug. 12 ambush against Rushdie himself was predictable. Hadi Matar, the man accused of stabbing and critically injuring Rushdie at the Chautauqua Institution last weekend, pleaded not guilty during his arraignment in a Mayville, New York, courtroom Thursday just hours after a grand jury indicted him on charges of attempted murder in the second degree and second-degree assault. "It’s not a question of if, but when," behavioral analyst Susan Constantine told Fox News Digital after the attack. "This time, it was … [Read more...] about Salman Rushdie stabbing suspect Hadi Matar in court: ambush was ‘just a matter of time,’ expert says

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

Australia received praise across corporate media for months on end as the island nation seemingly controlled the spread of coronavirus, albeit through the use of intense lockdown restrictions. But with a surge in cases, the nation has now resorted to measures like shooting dogs at shelters. WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK!?!? They’re SHOOTING all the rescue dogs in Australia because of COVID!!! Who could do that??? That country is trying to be worse than even China. https://t.co/LKU9RwMDyi — Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) August 22, 2021 The New York Times (NYT) released an analysis in February, calling the nation a “model” for coronavirus response. “Ask Australians about the approach, and they might just shrug,” the piece claimed. “Instead of loneliness and grief or outcries over impingements on their freedom, they’ve gotten used to a routine of short-term pain for collective gain.” Forbes published a piece claiming Australia’s “success proves that a strong public health … [Read more...] about ANALYSIS: Australia Was A COVID-19 Media Darling. Now They’re Shooting Dogs To Slow The Spread

Hrithik Roshan, who is currently gearing up for his film ‘Vikram Vedha’, has shared the connection that he has with the epic film franchise, Lord Of The Rings (LOTR). Regarded as one of the greatest trilogies, ‘LOTR’, based on the novel written by J.R.R. Tolkien, has long fascinated the lovers of fantasy films since its release. The ‘War’ actor walked down the memory lane and shared an incident from the year 2004 when his father Rakesh Roshan rewatched ‘Lord Of The Rings’ one fine day. Speaking on the sidelines of a promotional event for the upcoming streaming series ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’, Hrithik said, “It was in 2004 when my father saw first part of ‘Lord Of The Rings’. After finishing the movie, he couldn’t help but head to the second part. Post that he put on the third part too for viewing. Yeah he completed the trilogy in a single day back then.” Hrithik then revealed what his father said after watching the films. He narrated, “After completing the … [Read more...] about Hrithik Roshan Reveals Rakesh Roshan Decided to Make Krrish After Watching Lord Of The Rings Trilogy

Farmers engaged in organic farming must produce value-added products from their yield to earn extra income and the district administration would extend full support to market value-added organic products,” said Collector S. Visakan on Saturday. He was speaking at the inauguration of the two-day festival for organic farmers, jointly organised by Dindigul District Organic Farmers Welfare Association, Thai Velan Thozhiladhibargal Maiam, Vaha Organic Farming Hub and Friends of Farmers Village Organic Input Centre in Dindigul, according to a press release. Mr. Visakan said organic farmers must make use of various loans extended by the government through cooperative banks, New Entrepreneur-cum-Enterprise Development Scheme (NEEDS), etc. He said such festivals brought organic farmers under one roof to exchange knowledge on disease and water management, new varieties of possible value-added products that could be manufactured, etc. The festival houses around 20 stalls showcasing … [Read more...] about Collector assures support to organic farmers

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