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Some two dozen girls still unaccounted for after summer camps swept away as Guadalupe River rises 26ft in 45 minutesTexas flooding – latest updatesRescuers by Saturday had begun the grim task of recovering the bodies of children and adults who were swept away in a deadly flash flood in Texas, caused by a powerful storm that killed dozens of people.At an afternoon briefing, local officials said that 32 people had been confirmed dead, 14 of them children, with 27 people still missing. Nim Kidd, chief of the Texas division of emergency management, acknowledged that the odds of finding more survivors

Violence and shootings tend to surge during the summer, especially on one of the deadliest days of the yearFriday’s US Independence Day holiday was marked by multiple shootings across the US, including one in Indianapolis that left at least two dead and five wounded as a police chief voiced frustration over the latest acts of violence in his city.Indianapolis metropolitan police chief Chris Bailey told reporters early Saturday morning that the Fourth of July mayhem a day earlier was “completely unacceptable and unnecessary” – and that parents and guardians needed to better control their children. Continue reading... Source link :

The Birmingham band are back together for one last concert at Villa Park, entitled Back to the Beginning – joined by the cream of heavy metal, from Mastodon to Anthrax – plus a host of special guests. Follow every song hereYou’ll be thinking: show me photos of all these starry metal shenanigans! I’m really sorry but Live Nation have told me there won’t be any photos available until the end of the gig, and the livestream doesn’t allow screengrabs. Use the power of your mind, I guess.There are a notable number of empty seats there, but remember this was all

Allegations in the Sunday Times relate to government loans taken out during the Covid pandemicA Reform MP, James McMurdock, has given up the party whip while he is investigated over allegations about his business conduct during the coronavirus pandemic.Lee Anderson, the party’s chief whip, made the announcement on Saturday, saying it related to accusations in the Sunday Times over government loans he is alleged to have taken out during the Covid pandemic. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jul/05/reform-uk-mp-james-mcmurdock-resigns-whip Author : Harry Taylor and Rowena Mason Publish date : 2025-07-05 15:12:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.