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More weather warnings have been handed down by the Met Office as further adverse conditions are expected after flooding caused travel disruption in several parts of the UK yesterdayVideo LoadingVideo UnavailableThe video will auto-play soon8CancelPlay nowAnother wave of weather warnings have been issued after a day of flooding in parts of the UK. Northwest England saw significant travel disruption on Tuesday following heavy downpours in the morning and early afternoon, with Manchester being among the cities and towns to see major routes affected by flooding. Long delays were reported by Manchester Evening News on the M56 after flooding near the…

Aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart departed on a journey to become the first pilot to successfully fly solo from Hawaii to mainland United States on this day in history, Jan. 11, 1935. The daring flight across a vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean had claimed the lives of 10 previous aviators. She earned $10,000 from promoters in Hawaii for her death-defying achievement.The pilot also hoped to promote a future in which commercial air travel closed distances around the world. ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY, JAN. 10, 1776, THOMAS PAINE PUBLISHES ‘COMMON SENSE,’ AN EXPLOSIVE CALL TO REBELLION”I wanted the flight just to contribute,” Earhart…

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon formally dropped its Covid-19 vaccination mandate Tuesday, but a new memo signed by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin also gives commanders some discretion in how or whether to deploy troops who are not vaccinated.Austin’s memo has been widely anticipated ever since legislation signed into law on Dec. 23 gave him 30 days to rescind the mandate. The Defense Department had already stopped all related personnel actions, such as discharging troops who refused the shot.“The Department will continue to promote and encourage Covid-19 vaccination for all service members,” Austin said in the memo. “Vaccination enhances operational readiness and…

CNN  —  It won’t be as “easy” as President Joe Biden hopes to quell the furor over classified documents unearthed in his post-vice presidential office. Republicans are already making sure of that, belatedly voicing concern over secret material discovered outside the White House – after energetically dismissing ex-President Donald Trump’s far greater transgressions. The disclosures couldn’t have come at a worse time for Biden. Members of the new Republican House majority are falling over one another for a spot on a new committee set up to investigate whether the US government has been politically “weaponized” by Democrats. The mission is…

The writer is a former chair of Lloyds Banking Group and a member of the House of Lords industry and regulators committeeWith the latest financial services and markets bill starting its passage through the House of Lords, the doomsayers will be lining up to claim that these post-Brexit reforms to the UK financial markets will weaken regulatory safeguards, risking a repeat of the 2008 financial crisis. In reality, however, much bolder reforms are needed to clear away the unproductive regulatory overhead that has accumulated over the past decade and allow the UK’s global financial services sector to flourish. Of course,…

A cute match. Austin Butler and Kaia Gerber‘s relationship became a topic of conversation in late 2021 — and the couple’s connection has only heated up since then. Butler and Gerber first sparked romance rumors in December 2021 after they were spotted attending a yoga class together. At the time, a source exclusively revealed to Us Weekly that the pair were dating, adding, “It’s still very new.” Five months later, the actor and the model reached a major milestone when they made their red carpet debut at the 2022 Met Gala. Gerber celebrated the Gilded Age theme with an Alexander…

Up to 25,000 ambulance workers across England and Wales are on strike today in a dispute with the Government over pay. Paramedics, call handlers, drivers and technicians from the Unison and GMB unions are taking part in staggered strikes across a 24-hour period. None of the workers will strike for longer than 12 hours, with call handlers expected to walk out for six-hour periods. However, health leaders have warned that there will be additional stress on the system owing to this being a larger strike than one held in December. Patients can expect waits for 999 and 111 calls to…

SAN DIEGO — In a La Niña year, usually associated with dry and warm weather, California has been displaying elements of El Niño: Big waves, snowcapped mountains and flooded coastal streets suitable for boards and dinghies. Some earth scientists have been searching for an answer to explain why the usually opposite-behaving weather phenomena appear to have switched roles, with global warming emerging as a possible factor.Jin-Yi Yu, a University of California, Irvine, atmospheric scientist, said Tuesday that climate change may have an impact on how long each phenomenon lasts, which in the last 25 years has often been for back-to-back years.…

Prince William and King Constantine. Tim Rooke/Shutterstock Prince William’s godfather King Constantine II — the last Greek monarch and Prince Philip’s nephew — has died at age 82. According to the Associated Press, Constantine died on Tuesday, January 10, after receiving treatment at the Hygeia Hospital in Athens’s intensive care unit. The late ruler, who became king at 23, won an Olympic gold medal in sailing before ascending the throne. He went on to marry Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark, with whom he shared five children, and was the final Greek king as the monarchy was abolished in 1973. The late…

School is back in session! After premiering on ABC, Abbott Elementary quickly found its stride as a feel-good mockumentary sitcom that follows the lives of Philadelphia school teachers. While the first season, which premiered in December 2021, was still airing it received a renewal for a second season. During the show’s debut, cast member Lisa Ann Walter weighed in on the strong online support for Abbott Elementary. “Just the fact that so many people have found it and that when I go on social media and I read things like, ‘I have nothing good going on in — I’m worried…