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Up to 10in of rain fell overnight, prompting flash flooding in region west of Austin hit by long droughtAt least six people are dead in central Texas after heavy rains produced a “catastrophic flooding event”,

Sultana announced on Thursday she was quitting Labour to join Jeremy Corbyn’s Independent AllianceJohn McDonnell, independent MP for Hayes and Harlington and former shadow chancellor for Labour from 2015 to 2020, said Labour needs to

The Madre fire, one of at least a dozen in the state, has burned more than 35,000 acres in San Luis Obispo countyA fast-growing wildfire in central California has become the largest in the state

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Cheers greet acquittal on most serious charges but victim support groups call verdict ‘stain’ on criminal justice systemSean ‘Diddy’ Combs jury reaches verdict – follow liveAfter the jury returned a mixed verdict in the federal