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Weather warnings for South Island as strong winds, heavy rain forecast

Winds gusting up to 130km/h are set to rattle parts of the South Island on Thursday and heavy rain is in store for other parts. Strong northwesterlies followed by an active front will move northeast over the South Island today before crossing the North Island on Friday. MetService said the front would bring downpours for […]

Bianca Belair says recent Bayley injury was a ‘blow to the whole locker room’

WWE’s SmackDown Women’s champ Bianca Belair has admitted Bayley’s recent injury was a “a blow to the whole locker room.” One of WWE ’s top performers, Bayley was ruled out of action last month after suffering a suspected torn ACL in what was thought to be a training accident. The former blue brand champ went […]

Heathrow records strongest month of pandemic with 1.5m July passengers

Heathrow records strongest month of pandemic with 1.5million passengers in July – but is still 80% down on pre-Covid levels Heathrow saw surge in passenger numbers in July – the highest of the pandemic More than a 1.5 million passengers travelled, an increase of 74% on July 2020  However, number is still 80% below the […]

Sue Lubeck, longtime owner of The Bookies Bookstore, dies in Denver.

Sue Lubeck, a longtime Denver bookstore owner who championed reading for children, died July 8 from leukemia. She was 87. Lubeck, who owned The Bookies Bookstore started the business in the basement of her home, in part, so that children could experience the magic of reading and books, according to the store’s website. “She filled […]

Bloke snares 41 Burmese pythons in competition that sees deaf man catch longest

A snake catching competition has been won by retired police officer who said the prize money 'got his attention'. Charlie Dachton, 61, caught a jaw-dropping 41 of the 223 non-native Burmese pythons removed in the ten day 2021 Florida Python Challenge. Thanks to his trapping and grabbing skills, Charlie has landed the top cash prize […]

Jewish girls booted off plane in Amsterdam, rabbi suspects anti-Semitism

Rep. Zeldin slams Dems for not doing enough to condemn anti-Semitism Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., GOP candidate for governor of New York, weighs in on anti-Semitic violence escalating across New York City. A New York rabbi told Fox News he suspects anti-Semitism after two planes booted a group of Jewish girls, stranding them in Amsterdam […]

Washington state driver caught on video hurling ax in road rage incident: report

Fox News Flash top headlines for August 10 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. A Washington state driver was arrested last month, accused of hurling an ax at another vehicle during a road rage incident in the Seattle area. The suspect, 47, was driving a Jeep on Interstate […]

Dozens feared trapped after landslide in northern India

NEW DELHI — A landslide struck several vehicles traveling on a highway in the hills of northern India on Wednesday, trapping as many as 50 people, officials said. A bus, a truck and a few other vehicles were buried under mud and rocks following the landslide in Himachal Pradesh state’s Kinnaur district, said Vivek Kumar […]

Rape accused tradie ‘just going with the flow’, court hears

A tradesman accused of raping a woman he had just met has told a jury she made advances towards him and he was just “going with the flow”. Harley Palise, 30, a floor sander by trade, is on trial in the County Court in Melbourne after pleading not guilty to raping a woman who he […]