Two dead as Isaias weakens to post-tropical cyclone after striking Florida panhandle 10. October 2026 (16:34) Deaths came from falling trees as nearly a million people are without power and rain and flooding remain a concernTwo people have died amid Isaias after it made landfall late on Friday on Florida’s panhandle as a category 2 hurricane, according to authorities.Both of those deaths occurred after trees fell on homes, one in Escambia county, Florida, and another in Birmingham, Alabama, as the storm moved in inland, local officials said. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘People are leaving’: New York City’s EMS workers are struggling to make ends meet 10. October 2026 (16:00) EMS workers, who make life-or-death decisions in emergencies, are the lowest paid first responders After 31 years in New York City’s emergency medical services, Oren Barzilay has started giving young New Yorkers advice he never imagined giving when he began his EMS career. “Don’t come here,” he tells them. “You are only going to hurt yourself.”It is a striking reversal for Barzilay, the recently retired president of FDNY EMS Local 2507. What changed for Barzilay was not his view of work or the value of service. It was what he believes is the New York City failure to pay the people who put their lives at risk to save the lives of others. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Hundreds protest over data centre plans 10. October 2026 (15:40) Placard-waving opponents highlight concerns about a data centre development on the local landscape.(BBC News)
British double gold Olympian is questioned by police over fatal crash that Paris Saint-Germain manager Luis Enrique's daughter survived