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Walker musikandnoiz captures ‘significant’ cliff collapse at Barton on Sea. Video has no sound. A walker has captured a “significant” cliff fall that has prompted warning for people to stay away from “unstable cliffs”. The collapse happened at Lower Beach in Barton on Sea at about 16:00 GMT on the …

A police inspector who messaged a vulnerable junior colleague to tell her that he had imagined her wearing a bikini has been given a three-year final written warning. The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary officer’s hearing was not held in public and he has not been named publicly over …

A powerful winter storm has disrupted one of the busiest travel weekends of the year in New York City and northeastern US. Forecasters had predicted up to 11in of snow by 1pm Saturday, with the heaviest accumulation expected in the northern parts of the New York City and New Jersey …

A review of the front page stories from the daily newspapers in Scotland. BBC News

BBC Two men remain missing after a Christmas Day swim at Budleigh Salterton, Devon A coastguard search operation for two men who went missing in the sea during a Christmas Day swim has been called off. Emergency services were called to Budleigh Salterton, in Devon, shortly after 10:25 GMT on …

Heavy rain storms across large parts of California triggered floods and mudslides and left three dead as of Christmas night, according to local officials. The storms – which were expected to continue through Friday – brought 11 inches (27 cms) of rainfall to some parts of Los Angeles County, prompted …

Petrofac Petrofac employs around 2,000 people in Aberdeen Thousands of jobs are set to be saved after part of energy services firm Petrofac was bought out of administration. American company CB&I has announced it has entered into a deal to buy the firm’s asset solutions business in the first quarter …

Hundreds of people braved chilly waters to take part in the 60th annual Christmas Day dip at a popular seaside resort. Despite a yellow weather warning for wind, organisers said more than 1,800 people entered the water in Porthcawl, Bridgend county, making it a record-breaking year. The tradition began in …

Five people have died after a helicopter crashed on Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak, in northern Tanzania. The crash happened on Wednesday evening along one of the mountain’s most popular climbing routes during what police said was a medical evacuation mission to pick up patients. Among the dead were two …

A powerful atmospheric river storm has swept across California, forcing hundreds to evacuate their homes. Widespread flash flooding occurred on Christmas Eve in the south of the US state as a result of torrential rain. In one mountain resort, debris and mud was filmed cascading down roads and fast-moving water …

“Strong and gusty east to northeasterly winds” may lead to some disruption on Christmas Day, the Met Office has warned. It has issued a yellow weather warning across a large swathe of Wales for Thursday. Gusts of up to 55mph (89km/hr) are expected widely, it said, with up to 65mph …

[ Fueled by a new viral strain, flu is hitting California early—and doctors are warning that they expect the season may be particularly tough on young children. Source link

[ Signs posted around the George C. Young Federal Annex Courthouse in downtown Orlando warn court staff and visitors to be wary of the water because of the presence of the bacterium which causes Legionnaires’ disease—the latest incident in Orange County, which has the state’s highest tally of confirmed cases …

[ University of Arizona researchers in the Gutruf Lab have developed a comfortable, easy-to-use wearable device that incorporates artificial intelligence to detect subtle warning signs of frailty, signifying a leap forward in elderly care. Source link

People are being warned to look out for a poisonous plant which has washed up in Argyll and Bute. Hemlock water dropwort was spotted along the shores of Loch Gilp around Ardrishaig and Lochgilphead. The toxic plant resembles a parsnip and is also known as “dead man’s fingers”. The sightings …

National Trust for Scotland Craigievar in the north east was hit hard by storm Arwen in 2021, losing 60% of its tree cover in an hour The National Trust for Scotland has warned it could “take years” to clear up the damage from two storms which battered the country in …

Available for over a year In part two of our series, we learn how and why housing has become unaffordable for so many, leaving millions locked out of the dream of homeownership and trapped in a spiral of rising rents. The concept of a ‘housing ladder’ is embedded in our …

A review of the front page stories from the daily newspapers in Scotland. BBC News

[ The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is weighing a change that could make warning labels on dietary supplements appear less often on packaging. Source link

A “significant landslip” has affected beachfront properties and prompted safety warnings to coastal path walkers. Council officials said there was a risk of more “earth falling as water continues to flow down the side” of the private land at Nefyn, Llyn Peninsula. “We are aware that a number of private …