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Aerial images have captured the extent of flooding which had seen multiple road closures put in place and vast swathes of land underwater.Drone pilot John Edlin captured the images, which show floodwater in in Newark and surrounding areas.Flood alerts remain in place for the River Trent in the district, with this escalated to warnings at Kelham Bridge, Fiskerton, Farndon, and Collingham.Flooding at the town lock. Credit: John EdlinThe A617 between cattle market roundabout and Kelham Bridge remains closed to motorists, with much of the road submerged.Newark Rugby Club and the A617. Credit: John EdlinThe A617 towards Kelham. Credit: John EdlinA46…

There were plenty of talking points from our dramatic FA Cup third round defeat to Manchester United at Emirates Stadium on Sunday. After the game Mikel Arteta faced the media and was asked about the performance, injuries, the psychological effect and the possibility of transfers. Here’s a full transcript. On the performance…Incredible how we didn’t win the game, that’s basically to sum up, the dominance, the superiority in relation to the opposition and everything we did to try to win the game and that’s it, we didn’t get what we deserve clearly, but there is an element about putting the…

A looter disguised himself as a firefighter to raid a home around fire-wrecked Malibu, police said Sunday.The alleged raider was one of more than two dozen people arrested as huge blazes rip through the Los Angeles area, with evacuees on edge over the safety of homes they were forced to flee.Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said his deputies stopped the man in the Palisades Fire evacuation zone, which extends into Malibu.”I saw a gentleman that looked like a firefighter, and I asked him if he was okay, because he was sitting down,” Luna told a press conference.”I didn’t realize we…

An Ohio woman was arrested Saturday after authorities discovered her 9-month-old child covered in injuries. This article was originally published by a www.wowktv.com . Read the Original article here. .

CNN  —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he is willing to release North Korean soldiers captured by Ukraine in the Kursk region of Russia in exchange for Ukrainian soldiers being held captive in Russia. “Ukraine is ready to hand over (North Korean leader) Kim Jong Un’s soldiers to him if he can organize their exchange for our warriors who are being held captive in Russia,” Zelensky said Sunday in a post on X that included a video purportedly showing two North Korean POWs being interrogated. On Saturday, Ukraine said it had captured two North Korean soldiers, marking the first…

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and Threads, has recently undertaken a series of sweeping changes to its policies and operations. These adjustments, which include decisions affecting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, content moderation practices, and facilities management, have sparked widespread discussion. According to reports from Fox News Digital and The New York Times, these changes appear to reflect Meta’s evolving stance on workplace policies and platform governance, prompting a mix of support, criticism, and employee dissatisfaction.Why tampons are no longer in Meta’s men’s restroomsOne of the most visible policy shifts was the removal of tampons from men’s…

This article expresses the views of its author(s), separate from those of this publication. Readers are encouraged to comment or submit a Letter to the Editor to share their opinions. To submit a Letter to the Editor, follow the instructions here. With the rise in prevalence of social media platforms in daily life, many Americans, especially in younger generations, use social media as a news source. In November of last year, the Pew Research Center released an article titled “America’s News Influencers,” breaking down the demographics of “news influencers” and the people who rely on them for reporting.  They define…

Two arrested for $1,500 vape theft at Port Charlotte gas station GET IT ON G E T I T O N This article was originally published by a winknews.com . Read the Original article here. .

Archimedes, they say, had a revelation in the bath, leaping from the tub to run starkers though the streets of Syracuse. Newton got an apple on the head. My Eureka moment came one morning as I tried to pick up some dog poo from a south London street. I was cold and stiff, and crouching down seemed the hardest thing in the world. Squatting had become a struggle, I realised, and I needed to do something about it.A good squat, after all, trains and tests everything from balance to coordination to mobility; your hips, your knees and your ankles; your…

A man was shot and killed in Newark on Tuesday, the second straight night with a fatal shooting in the state’s largest city.Authorities have not identified the man, who was shot on the 300 block of Fairmount Avenue at around 6:15 p.m.No arrests have been made as of Thursday afternoon, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office said.On Monday night, a 45-year-old Irvington man was gunned down on the 100 block of Seymour Avenue about a mile from the shooting on Tuesday.Newark recorded 35 homicides in 2024 as of Dec. 13 with 28 of them solved, 27 by arrest and one warrant…