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Follow Daily Mail Australia’s live coverage of the severe weather lashing parts of New South Wales and Queensland over Friday.
Two major weather systems have merged together, wreaking havoc across the east coast and bringing as much as 300mm of rain from southeast Queensland to NSW’s South Coast.
In a rare weather phenomenon, the storm –
Fears for the future of an Icelandic fishing town are mounting as a nearby volcano threatens to erupt at any moment – with a nine-mile fissure splitting the town in half and authorities saying that increased sulphur dioxide levels have been detected.
Aerial footage shows apocalyptic scenes in the small town of Grindavik, with huge cracks appearing in roads and under buildings which were completely deserted when all 4,000 residents were told to evacuate.
Residents who were allowed to return
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has opened an investigation after it published a spreadsheet containing the personal data of its officers and civilian workforce by mistake, a senior officer said Tuesday.
“The data concerned contained the surnames and initials of current employees alongside the location and department within which they work,” Assistant Chief Constable Chris Todd said in a statement, adding that the breach “resulted from information included in error in response to a Freedom of Information Request.”
Britons could be basking in sunshine this week after new weather maps revealed scorching temperatures of 27C are expected in just a few days.
Mercury is rising across the UK this week with temperatures of 27C forecast for London and parts of the midlands on Thursday, August 10.
According to reports, the shift in weather could be due to the extreme heatwaves experienced in parts of Europe – including Portugal and Spain.
Weather maps have turned red this week, giving
China should encourage its citizens to join counter-espionage work, including creating channels for individuals to report suspicious activity as well as commending and rewarding them, the state security ministry said on Tuesday (1 August).
A system that makes it “normal” for the masses to participate in counter-espionage must be established, wrote the Ministry of State Security, the main agency overlooking foreign intelligence and anti-spying, in its first post on its WeChat account, which went live on Monday.
The call to
Thousands of Sydney commuters will be forced to catch train replacement buses for a year while one of the city’s major lines undergo
White vinegar is very effective at cleaning precisely because of the acid nature of the product, which can break down grease, grime and dirt.
Colin Swift, product manager for care & accessories at Zanussi, said: “White vinegar can be picked up from local stores for as little as 39p making it a very accessible and affordable method for cleaning. It is also safe to use around children and pets and will not ruin clothes if it is spilled while cleaning.
A woman bagged her family a piece of paradise after she accidentally booked an entire hotel.
Jasmine Gordon, 26, from Somerset, planned on booking a dream holiday for her family, especially her grandparents, who had always wanted to go to Bali.
Booking in advance, Jasmine originally thought she had booked an Airbnb that would fit seven members of her family.
But she got a lot more than she bargained for when she discovered a week before departure that she’d booked
A woman took to Reddit to complain about the entitled behavior of her neighbours. The previous owner of her house had a lenient policy that allowed anyone in the neighbourhood to use the pool freely.
However, the new homeowner and her partner preferred to maintain their privacy and did not wish to continue the open-door policy. Since moving into their new home in February, the couple had been keeping to themselves, gradually getting acquainted with the area.
But when the
