California fires: largest blaze threatens Santa Barbara and prompts evacuation

Residents of coastal towns ordered to evacuate early Sunday, as Thomas fire edges closer to Santa Barbara after blackening 155,000 acres https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVGhy9IQ8Lw The largest California wildfire advanced on coastal towns near Santa Barbara on Sunday, stoked by gusty winds and dry conditions that have fueled destructive blazes across the south of the state. Authorities ordered … Continue reading California fires: largest blaze threatens Santa Barbara and prompts evacuation

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Labour could move parts of Bank of England to Birmingham

Report launched by John McDonnell says Bank needs to help hi-tech firms and tackle regional inequality   Parts of the Bank of England could be moved out of London to Birmingham under Labour plans to push investment into other parts of the UK. The radical plan threatens the historic association of the Bank with Threadneedle … Continue reading Labour could move parts of Bank of England to Birmingham

Our Natural History – Ireland

When you think about museums you think in old stuff and serious people? So I have to present to you The National Museum of Ireland – Natural History, the place where everyone becomes a child! The museum opened in 1857 and has animals from all over the world, it works like a zoological museum. You … Continue reading Our Natural History – Ireland

Aftershocks detected after North Korea nuclear test moved Earth’s crust

Tremors picked up on Saturday probably from regime’s experiment in September, US Geological Survey says Two minor tremors detected on Saturday from North Korea were probably aftershocks from the country’s massive nuclear test in early September, a US Geological Survey official said. The aftershocks were magnitude 2.9 and 2.4, said the USGS and Lassina Zerbo, … Continue reading Aftershocks detected after North Korea nuclear test moved Earth’s crust

Benjamin Netanyahu visits Europe after US recognition of Jerusalem

Israeli PM will hold talks he said were first of kind for 20 years with EU leaders after US recognises Jerusalem as Israel’s capital   The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has arrived in Europe on his first foreign trip since US recognition of Jerusalem as the the country’s capital triggered a wave of condemnation … Continue reading Benjamin Netanyahu visits Europe after US recognition of Jerusalem