7.2 magnitude earthquake hits Haiti
At least 300 people were killed and hundreds injured and missing when a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on Saturday.
Prime Minister Ariel Henry said he is sending aid to areas where cities are destroyed and hospitals are overcrowded with arriving patients.
The epicenter of the quake was about 118 miles west of the capital Port-au-Prince, the US Geological Survey said, and extensive damage has been reported.
US Secretary of Defense says Britain’s ideas that could solve the Afghanistan crisis are “arrogant”
Defense Secretary Ben Wallace warned that it was “arrogant” to believe that Britain could unilaterally prevent Afghanistan from falling under the Taliban’s grip again.
As militants approached the capital, Kabul, it was reported that arrangements were being made to lift British Ambassador Sir Laurie Bristow out of the air by Monday evening.
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) had intended Sir Laurie and a small team of officials to stay at the airport with other international diplomats.
However, the Sunday Telegraph reported that their departure was brought forward amid concerns that the airport could be overrun as the Taliban continue their lightning advance across the country. The FCDO declined to comment.
Heat rises for Spain and Italy
Spain experienced its hottest day of the year on Saturday, with temperatures exceeding 45 ° C, while Italian authorities increased the number of cities on red alert for health risks to 16 as a heatwave hit southern Europe.
The hottest late afternoon temperature was recorded in Ecija, Seville, at 46.5 ° C, less than the country’s all-time record of 46.9 ° C set in Cordoba in July 2017.
Europe’s heat record was set in Athens in 1977 at 48 ° C.
New target for all 16 to 17 year old jabs
All 16 and 17 year olds in England will be offered their first Covid vaccination by August 23, according to a new target set by the Minister of Health.
Sajid Javid said Sunday that offering young people up to that date will allow teenagers in this age group the two weeks necessary to build maximum immunity before returning to school in September.
He said, “It is brilliant to see tens of thousands of young people have already received their vaccine – thank you for helping to keep building our defensive wall against Covid-19 across the country.”
Aston Martin unveils Valkyrie Spider
The Aston Martin Valkyrie Spider was unveiled, bringing a convertible driving experience to the company’s Formula 1-inspired hypercar.
Some revisions differentiate the Spider from the Coupe version to take into account the lack of a roof, such as an optimized carbon fiber structure and a recalibration of both the active aerodynamics and active suspension system.
The Valkyrie project is the result of a collaboration between Aston Martin and Red Bull Advanced Technologies, the technology arm of the Red Bull Racing F1 team.
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Royal fan pays £ 1,850 for a piece of Charles and Diana’s wedding cake
A royal megafan has collected a piece of the Prince and Princess of Wales wedding cake after paying £ 1,850 for the confection.
Auctioneer Chris Albury handed the cake over to Gerry Layton at Kemble Railway Station, Gloucestershire after Mr Layton won the auction earlier this week.
The large piece of preserved cake is frosted and topped with a marzipan base from one of the 23 official wedding cakes made for the unhappy marriage of 1981.
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Showers but mostly dry
Today it will be mostly dry, although northern Scotland will be hit by rain showers and some patchy rain is expected in Northern Ireland, Wales and the west of England.
However, there will be sunny spells and it will feel warm in central and eastern England.
Tonight it will rain from the south and there will be some showers in the north and northeast.
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