Europe Severe Weather Warnings Weather Warnings: Europe (meteoalarm) (Click map for source) (Image: jonwinstanley.com) (Click image for source) (Image: meteocentre.com) IR Europe (Click image for animation/source) (Image: meteoradar.co.uk) UK and Ireland Rainfall Radar (Click image for source) Radar: Rain UK color intensity legendRain fall in mm/h: Channel Islands’ Weather Radar (Photo: BBC News) Jersey Radar … Continue reading
Wales: One man dies, two critically injured in Caernarfon Airport plane crash – 190513 2145z
Accident investigators start probe after tragedy Plane which crashed at Caernarfon airport “A MAN died and two others were critically injured when a light aircraft which crashed at Caernarfon Airport this morning. Last night air accident investigators arrived at the scene to begin a detailed inquiry to try and pinpoint what may have happened to … Continue reading
Canada: Four teens attack gay 13yr old boy in Chatham hate crime – 190513 1615z
“Faggot. Queer. The words shouted by four teenaged boys as they kicked 13-year-old David, not his real name, still echo in his head. David was walking the two blocks home from his bus stop along West Street on May 6 at about 4 p.m. when he was surrounded by four males. The youths, believed to … Continue reading
Swaziland: Witches piloting broomsticks banned from flying above 150 metres – 190513 1455z
Witches flying broomsticks in Swaziland above 150 metres will be subject to arrest and a hefty fine of R500 000 (£35,487), civil aviation authorities said, according to a report. Witches’ broomsticks are considered similar to any heavier-than-air transportation device that is airborne, reports The Star. “A witch on a broomstick should not fly above … Continue reading
British explorer Daniel Hughes reaches summit of Mount Everest – 190513 1350z
British explorer Daniel Hughes reaches summit of Mount Everest 19 May 2013 Last updated at 05:01 BST British explorer Daniel Hughes has reached the summit of Mount Everest in an attempt to raise £1m for the charity Comic Relief. Daniel spoke to the BBC from the top of the world’s highest mountain using his smartphone. … Continue reading
Russian demonstrators seek LGBT rights
Reblogged from 76 CRIMES: The LGBT rights organization Coming Out helped organize a protest today in St. Petersburg, Russia, and released this account of the day’s events: One of the Largest LGBT Demonstrations in Russia took place in St. Petersburg Today, over 150 LGBT people and their friends and allies gathered on Marsovo Pole, the … Continue reading
US: Caught on cam: New Mexico police officer and good samaritans lift suv off child – 180513 1200z
“ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KABC) — A New Mexico state police officer and good Samaritans lifted an overturned SUV off a little girl, and it was all caught on dash-cam video. (Video credit: koattv) Officer Steve Nunez arrived at the scene of the accident last week he noticed an 8-year-old girl was trapped in the wreckage. Nunez … Continue reading
