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The tragic death of Maureen Gilbert: why did a much-loved mother die in her flooded home?
Last year, Storm Babet tore through Chesterfield in Derbyshire, an at-risk town that had been hit before. Could the devastation have been avoided?
The flood alert was issued on the morning of 20 October 2023. Storm Babet was coming. Be prepared.
Paul Gilbert, a 47-year-old landscape gardener from Chesterfield in Derbyshire, did what he always did when a flood alert came in: he went to check on his mum, Maureen.
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A Baby Born in Gaza After Her Mother Was Killed Has Died
The birth of the girl, captured on video, brought a glimmer of hope to war-torn Gaza, but she died of respiratory problems after five days, her uncle said.The New York Times - World -
A Baby Born in Gaza After Her Mother Was Killed Has Died
The birth of the girl, captured on video, brought a glimmer of hope to war-torn Gaza, but she died of respiratory problems after five days, her uncle said.The New York Times - Top stories -
‘I was brought up among giants’: Gillian Slovo on her revolutionary parents – and her mother’s murder
As she takes the words of Grenfell Tower fire survivors to the New York stage, the playwright talks about being drawn to painful subjects, and the disaster’s worldwide relevance. The night I saw Grenfell, the play by Gillian Slovo based on ...The Guardian - World -
Weather tracker: heavy rainfall causes flooding and death in east Africa
Rain in Kenya, Tanzania and Burundi kills at least 90 people and damages farmland and infrastructure . Eastern Africa has experienced heavy rain in recent weeks, with flooding in Kenya, Tanzania and Burundi. About 100,000 people have been ...The Guardian - World -
Kenya flood death toll rises as more torrential rain forecast
Total deaths reach 76 and more than 130,000 displaced as weeks of flooding also affects east African neighbours. Seventy-six people in Kenya have died because of flooding triggered by torrential downpours since March, the government has said, ...The Guardian - World -
Kenya postpones reopening of schools as flood-related deaths near 100
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Kenya postpones reopening of schools as flood-related deaths near 100
Kenya has postponed the reopening of its schools by one week due to ongoing flooding caused by heavy rains, as flood-related deaths since mid-March in the East African country neared 100ABC News - World -
How much did #MeToo change for women? Let’s ask Harvey Weinstein today – or Donald Trump | Marina Hyde
Both were pilloried, but that was then. Today, one has beaten a rape conviction, the other may return as president. According to his representatives, former Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein is still digesting the overturning of his rape conviction ...The Guardian - World - Donald Trump -
Luxury jewelry maker Cartier doesn't give stuff away, but they pretty much did for one man in Mexico
Luxury jewelry maker Cartier isn't known for giving stuff away, but in the case of one Mexican man, they pretty much didABC News - World -
Orphaned by an airstrike and saved from her dead mother's womb, baby Sabreen has died
Sabreen Alrouh Jouda was born an orphan in Gaza after her mother died in an Israeli airstrike. A posthumous c-section rescued her from her mother’s body.NBC News - Top stories
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Blinken urges Hamas to accept ‘extraordinarily generous’ Israeli ceasefire deal
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