3 days agoNewsComments Off on Kim Kardashian looks incredible as she goes braless in plunging glam dress at star-studded gala in LA
KIM Kardashian oozed glam in a halterneck dress with a plunging neckline as she stepped out alongside a host of famous faces in Los Angeles.
The Kardashians star, 44, looked sensational in the crisp white bodycon gown, which clung to her curves and flattered her tan.
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Mum of four Kim accessorised with a matching cape draped over her elbows.
The ruffled sleeve garment draped on the floor behind her as she arrived at the 2024 LACMA Art and Film Gala in Los Angeles.
Kim opted for bold accessories to match the garment’s striking design, choosing a silver choker, cream pearls and huge crucifix necklace in a purple shade.
She slicked her shoulder-length brunette locks poker straight with a flick at the ends, and a wisp of fringe over her face.
The SKIMS founder opted for fresh dewy make-up and a pop of black eyeliner and mascara to complete her look.
She posed on arrival at the lavish event, flashing a smile for the camera before posing side-profile.
At the annual event, she was joined by Gossip Girl actress Blake Lively – who couldn’t be missed in a shimmering gold dress.
The It Ends With Us star, 37, opted for a metallic mini-dress paired with pink sandals.
She flashed her signature sunny smile as she posed for photographers, staying snug with a similar cape to Kim’s yet in a gold shade.
Popstar Ellie Goulding, also 37, chose a classic LBD with a quirky white neckline.
The star – who recently split with her toyboy lover – styled her blonde hair poker straight and finished her look with black court shoes.
Kaia Gerber, 23, also cut an elegant figure in a green strappy dress.
Who is Kim Kardashian's stylist?
THE woman behind many of Kim Kardashian's iconic looks is Dani Levy, who has worked with number celebrities, including Jennifer Lopez, and Justin Timberlake.
Before securing her A-list clients, Dani would scoured stylist websites and bombarded them with emails and would send up to 60 a day.
She offered to work for free to get her foot in the door, but eventually started getting paid gigs.
Within months, she had her first celebrity clients, and her paths crossed with Kanye West, when she was assisting Rihanna’s stylist.
Dani said: “One day he told me that Kim was in her second pregnancy and not leaving the house, and asked if I could come dress her. I went, we met, and she was amazing.”
Following the divorce, Dani stayed with Kim and called her “family.”
She said: “In my contract, I can work with whoever I want, but I prefer to work on one thing and give my 100 per cent.”
Model Cindy Crawford’s daughter oozed glam with a wavy blow dry and classic make-up.
Her fellow model Emily Ratajkowski, 33, opted for a two tone brown velvet gown while Sofia Richie Grainge, 26, also chose a similar chocolate shade.
Cara Delevingne, 32, rounded off the model pack in a super-sophisticated LBD.
The top section, which was cropped, featured long sleeves and a cape-style, which gave a glimpse at her rib tattoo.
The skirt meanwhile flowed perfectly down to the floor.
The gala has been co-chaired by Eva Chow and Leonardo DiCaprio since 2011 and celebrates leaders in art and film while supporting LACMA’s mission to merge the disciplines.
Funds from the California event, sponsored by Gucci, are used to help with exhibitions, acquisitions and educational programming, among other things.
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Amorim had actually been released from Benfica’s academy as a youngster and was given a lifeline by Belenenses.
But his trial at the Lisbon-based club could hardly have got off to a worse start as he played on with a broken arm.
Old friend Bruno Simao told BBC Sport: “I said to Ruben: ‘Why don’t you come and play with me again at Belenenses?’
“I said I’d speak with the coach to fix up a game so he could watch him.
“Ruben replied: I cannot play, I broke my arm.'”
“I said: ‘Don’t worry, I’m sure the coach will see you and you will stay with us.'”
Ruben Amorim leaves Sporting on a high
By Charlie Wyett
RUBEN AMORIM would have preferred to leave Lisbon in a blaze of glory after winning a third Primeira Liga title.
Yet football does not work like that. And in what was surely his final game before taking charge of Manchester United, Amorim prepared to say his goodbyes at a half-empty Estadio Jose Alvalade in a League Cup quarter-final against Nacional.
Sporting won 3-1 thanks to second-half goals by captain Morten Hjulmand and Viktor Gyokeres, who scored two.
Luis Esteves pulled back for Madeira-based Nacional.
The stadium will be a good deal more lively on Tuesday when Manchester City are here for a Champions League match — although Amorim should by then have his feet firmly under his desk at Old Trafford.
Liverpool and Aston Villa were both interested in Europe’s most sought-after coach. Even City could have been a possible destination post-Pep Guardiola.
Yet the United job is one Amorim, 39, could not turn down — even if not everyone saw it that way at Sporting last night.
There is clearly a huge split in the Portuguese club’s fan base over their coach leaving at this stage of the season with many believing he should have seen the job through.
Yet Amorim, along with the three-man coaching team who are expected to follow him, leaves a club in a much better state than when he arrived here in 2020.
Inside the stadium, there was applause — albeit muted — when his name was read out before the game along with the line-ups.
And there did not appear to be any jeers when Amorim shuffled out from the tunnel awkwardly towards the dugout.
So, while his departure is hard to take for some, none of the fans will forget his legacy.
This is a club which is back as the dominant force in Portugal. Even this term, Sporting have won their first nine league games, scoring 30 goals and conceding just two.
They are also eighth in the Champions League table, which is one hell of an effort.
In contrast, Lisbon was not exactly hit by League Cup fever last night.
Amorim made lots of changes, which saw Sporting’s star man Gyokeres, the former Coventry striker, start on the bench.
There was, however, a first appearance in six weeks for former Tottenham winger Marcus Edwards.
He is certainly one player who has been transformed by Amorim since arriving at the club from Vitoria in 2022 and will be sorry to see the coach leave.
While he changed his team, Amorim stuck with his tried and trusted formation of a back three.
It will certainly be something Manchester United’s fans will have to get used to over the coming months.
But looking at the Premier League table, none of them will be complaining about the change.
He has led Sporting to two league title wins and emerged as one of the most sought-after coaches in the world.
Old friend Simao still keeps in touch with Amorim and backed him for success in Manchester.
He said: “We keep in touch. Ruben is godfather to my eldest daughter Carolina, who is 18. Even yesterday I messaged him about going to Manchester United.
“It’s a good opportunity for him to go there as a coach. They are not in a good moment but it’s still a top club and for Ruben it will be wonderful.”
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3 days agoNewsComments Off on Strictly fans accuse star of ‘breaking the rules’ as he wows the judges with show first
STRICTLY fans have accused Wynne Evans of “breaking” an important show rule after his performance on Saturday.
The GoCompare star, 52, wowed the judges with his rumba to Shirley Bassey’s This Is My Life, scoring an impressive 30 points.
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The Welsh opera singer then surprised fans as he finished the routine by belting out the final part of the song.
Following the dance, co-host Tess Daly said: “You blew the hair off the back of my arms there. That was something. We know Wynne can sing but how was that rumba?”
Anton Du Beke was full of praise, saying it was the “best ending to any number I’ve ever seen in my entire life.
“That was unbelievable. I loved that.”
However, some BBC viewers pointed out a problem with their routine.
One wrote: “Second week in a row Katya danced around a barely moving Wynne…and singing is not dancing.”
A second echoed: “Wynne singing over and over again in a DANCING competition really was not required.”
“I’m sorry this isn’t a singing competition. How is it fair that Wynne gets to sing at the end?? always giving him new rules & special treatment,’ a third fumed.
This person said: “Wynne just stood while Katya danced round him and then spent the last 20 seconds singing (when it isn’t a singing show) just wanting more attention…Those scores do NOT match what he did. I repeat last week’s thoughts. What does Wynne have over the BBC/judges?”
But not all agreed and some thought the operatic vocals added an extra touch to his performance.
One said: “Really loved Wynne’s routine & the powerful & inspiring message it gave, not to mention the amazing vocal finish at the end! He should be really proud!”
Another added: “Wynne may have sacrificed some dancing for his passion for the song choice. I did enjoy the performance, though.”
Earlier this week, Wynne shared his worry over the performing the rumba.
Talking to It Takes Two he said: “Rumba I’m enjoying but I don’t know if I’m doing it right. I’ve got concerns about the hips. The hips, the hips, the hips.”
Katya then showed her support, saying, “The hips are getting looser. Wynne’s got beautifully shaped long legs so if we can put the legs with the hips, it’ll be perfection.”
“Can we get there by Saturday, who knows?”
Wynne had already admitted to feeling anxious about his upcoming dance, telling fans during an Instagram Q&A: “I don’t know. I don’t look at what’s coming up. I just have to focus on getting through this week.”
“I’m now the oldest and the fattest, so the fact I’ve made it this far is incredible.”
“So just focus on this week and getting through this week and then we’ll see if I’m there next week.”
“There’s a lot of hips in the rumba, I may have actually discovered where my hips are.”
It’s been a rocky road to reach the Rumba.
The 52-year-old singer has faced a huge backlash following a ‘grope’ incident with Katya Jones, which left the couple having to publicly apologise for what they called an ‘inside joke.’
Wynne admitted to feeling ‘heartbroken’ after their joke was misconstrued.
The pair posted a video on Instagram assuring everyone they were just messing around and it had been taken out of context.
However he said: “I’m absolutely heartbroken by the things that have been written about me in the last day.”
“It’s not nice to live in that time, but basically Katya and I are really, really close and we’re really good friends, and on Saturday night we made a stupid joke.”
He continued: “She wasn’t offended in the least. She doesn’t feel uncomfortable.”
“We’ve got a brilliant friendship, an absolutely tight friendship, and I’m sorry if anybody was offended by it, but it was a joke. And that’s all there is. There is no real story, really.”
“I feel weird apologising because I feel like I’ve not really done anything.”
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3 days agoNewsComments Off on I went to the hidden UK island you can only visit by kayak – it’s like a ghost tour on water
THE UK is home to some very spooky islands – and there is one you can only get to by hopping in a kayak.
Jutting up from its low-lying mud flats and wafting grass are mysterious wooden posts, standing like slowly crumbling sentinels.
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Shrouded against an overcast sky with just enough visibility to spot hazy ships and turbines in the distance, we really couldn’t have picked a more atmospheric day to visit this Deadman’s Island.
The haunting location is found in the River Medway estuary in Kent.
I hope we don’t spot any skeletons from here — my stomach is already feeling a little weak from the gentle undulations of the kayak.
In the early 19th century, the nearby Burntwick Island was used as a quarantine location for yellow fever and maritime disease victims.
Deadman’s Island was designated a burial site, with bodies shuttled between them.
The offshore graveyard lay “out-of-sight-out-of-mind” for hundreds of years, safely buried under six feet of mud.
However, as sea levels changed and erosion gradually occurred, the land was worn down, leaving the skeletons and coffins exposed at low tides in a boggy mess.
There’s a blanket ban on access to the island, and it’s closed to the public.
That is, unless you book a kayaking tour, passing remarkably close to what would otherwise be a totally inaccessible slice of creepy British history.
You’ve just got to be mindful not to disturb the nesting birds – something Rob Davis, my guide from South East Kayaking, is paying close attention to.
As a total kayaking beginner, I’m sitting in a tandem vessel, with Rob handling all the major steering and mustering most (if not all) of the rowing power.
He points out passing egrets and oystercatchers, weaving in opportunistic bird-watching with historical insights into this section of the estuary.
Jon, makes up the third of our little adventuring group in his own kayak — stopping to snap pictures at adhoc intervals.
In approximately two hours, we are circumnavigating Deadman’s Island and adding a quick detour to Burntwick, where the yellow fever victims actually resided and perished.
At the current tide, I haven’t spotted any human remains; the water has to be a certain level to allow us to skirt by at all and I shudder to think what lingers just below the surface.
It’s a rush against the tide; as water levels drop the Shepherd’s Creek, aka our home-stretch, quickly dries out, leaving us vulnerable to running aground.
The route is enough to send shivers down your spine; I’m experiencing what feels like a ghost tour by water.
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You track out towards Burntwick Island on The Swale and River Medway, tracing where the victims would have been abandoned to their fate, slowly returning back past Deadman’s Island, along the eerily still waters of Shepherd’s Creek.
The thought of lingering after dark while waiting for a coastguard rescue is far from appealing.
Dr Paul Wilkinson of Swat Archaeology is one of the few people who have been authorised to step foot on Deadman’s Island.
He accompanied a BBC crew in 2017 as an attending archaeologist; his job primarily being to confirm that the remains were human.
He remembers the experience, highlighting how most were male, before adding: “At low tide as the waters retreated I saw extremely large eels writhing inside the skeletal bodies; some were being rocked by the tide which made them seem almost alive.”
The Medway is full of tiny islands with dark histories, but these are mostly inaccessible unless you jump aboard a kayak.
The network holds some of the creepiest stories, from shipwrecks to naval attacks; Deadman’s Island takes the title as the spookiest of all.
“Local fishermen have seen human ghosts calling out to them to come and save them,” Wilkinson reveals of the island.
Maybe book your kayak tours on a strictly daytime basis.
How to see Deadman's Island
South East Kayaking has tours to Deadman’s Island from Queenborough on the Isle of Sheppey. Cost £40 plus £20 for hiring equipment. Book via email at info@southeastkayaking.co.uk or visit southeastkayaking.co.uk
If you want to stay nearby, The Queen Phillippa in Queenborough has rooms from £69per night. See queenphillippa.com
3 days agoNewsComments Off on Asda’s pun-filled Christmas advert features classic 80s TV theme and fun characters you can buy in supermarkets
ASDA’S pun-filled Christmas advert has arrived and it features a classic 1980s TV theme song.
The supermarket giant’s 90-second clip showcases a team of garden gnomes rushing to save Christmas.
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Premiering today across social channels and on November 6 at 8.15pm on ITV‘s Coronation Street ad break, the ad took seven months to create and is built from 3,000 hours of animated footage.
The gnomes’ adventure is set to the iconic theme of The A-Team – the beloved 80s TV show.
It opens with two Asda colleagues, Maggie and Bill, staring out of a store into a huge snowstorm.
Maggie says: “Every road is closed between here and Sheffield, how are we going to get the store ready for Christmas?”
Bill then knowingly picks up a gnome and presses its nose – it lights up green.
This seemingly sends a signal to hundreds of gnomes across gardens, pub shelves and tower blocks nationwide, who answer the call for help.
When the team of ceramic characters arrives at Maggie and Bill’s store, they immediately get to work transforming the store into a Christmas wonderland.
The gnomes in the kitchen get to work showcasing a variety of Asda’s festive offers.
This year that includes over 540 products, including award-winning “Exceptional” mince pies at £2.50, a stunning George ombre sequin dress at £32, perfect for the party penguin bao buns at £3.50 and of course, a gingerbread gnome.
In the store, the characters stack shelves, wrestle a Christmas tree and set up sparkly mannequins.
With the sun coming up, chief Gnome, Max, announces “it’s time to go gnome” and the miniature heroes set off in Asda delivery vans.
The film ends with Chris Rea’s famous Christmas classic, with the lyrics adapted to “Driving Gnome for Christmas” and the tagline “The Gnome of Christmas” appearing on screen.
While Max and co. were conceived for the ad campaign, fans of the gnomes will be delighted to hear that the pint-sized heroes will be showing up in real life too.
From Thursday, November 7, the five hero gnomes will join Asda’s already famous “Mrs Claus” gnome on shelves up and down the country for customers to buy.
David Hills, chief customer officer at Asda, said: “Asda’s gnomes are long-standing favourites with our customers and they were staring us in the face as the obvious characters for our Christmas campaign – a very Asda way for us to showcase our breadth of offer.
“Our priority is to make sure our customers can have their best Christmas possible with great quality food, general merchandise and amazing George clothing & home items all under one roof. Our customers can trust that they will get the best quality they expect from the festive season all at Asda’s incredibly low prices.
“From decorating their home and dressing for the party season to consuming award-winning Exceptional mince pies and truly show-stopping centrepiece meats and desserts – all with Asda’s uncompromising value promise.”
Asda at Christmas
ASDA, like other retailers, has been quick to get in the festive spirit.
Tasked with ensuring the retailer delivers the very best quality for the nation this Christmas, Bublé was seen measuring rows of individual chocolate and orange panettones and indulging in some delectable brown butter and spiced dark rum mince pies.
Shot by Oscar-winning filmmaker Taika Waititi, the ad opened with Bublé sitting, full of cheer, feet up on his new desk, and his gold-plated Chief Quality Officer desk sign in full sight for all to see.
The Asda On Ice clip saw an ordinary family enter an Asda store before being transported through a series of traditional Christmas events sure to make viewers nostalgic.
The first sign that all is not as it seems is when Asda employees begin synchronised skating with trolleys through the store.
Then the shoppers’ shoes are magically replaced by golden ice skates and they’re led on a Christmas adventure.
They go to a school play, featuring a Christmas pudding costume.
The advert, which is set to the soundtrack of the ice skating classic Bolero, also features an office Christmas party scene with dancing photocopiers.
Featuring a real-life family, the advert follows them getting ready for the festive season by decorating their house and stocking up for Christmas Day.
It began with family man Sunny putting up Christmas lights on the house roof, although his neighbour Christine isn’t a fan.
The advert then showed his children peeking out the window as Asda delivery drivers bring up Christmas food to the house wearing face masks.
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How to save money on Christmas shopping
Consumer reporter Sam Walker reveals how you can save money on your Christmas shopping.
Limit the amount of presents – buying presents for all your family and friends can cost a bomb.
Instead, why not organise a Secret Santa between your inner circles so you’re not having to buy multiple presents.
Plan ahead – if you’ve got the stamina and budget, it’s worth buying your Christmas presents for the following year in the January sales.
Make sure you shop around for the best deals by using price comparison sites so you’re not forking out more than you should though.
Buy in Boxing Day sales – some retailers start their main Christmas sales early so you can actually snap up a bargain before December 25.
Delivery may cost you a bit more, but it can be worth it if the savings are decent.
Shop via outlet stores – you can save loads of money shopping via outlet stores like Amazon Warehouse or Office Offcuts.
They work by selling returned or slightly damaged products at a discounted rate, but usually any wear and tear is minor.
Do you have a money problem that needs sorting? Get in touch by emailing money-sm@news.co.uk.
3 days agoNewsComments Off on Mum sobs as she begs for help to find daughter missing for 4 days in Valencia floods as 10k troops deployed & 213 dead
A DEVASTATED mum has made a tearful plea to help find her missing daughter after the catastrophic floods in Spain.
At least 213 people have been killed in the floods – with nearly 2,000 still missing as 10,000 troops join the frantic rescue efforts.
Sky NewsA mum has made a desperate plea to find her daughter amid the devastating floods in Valencia[/caption]
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Janine Mercado, who has not been seen by her family in four days following Valencia‘s floods, is among the many missing.
Speaking to Sky News, Janine’s tearful mum has begged rescuers to find her.
She said: “I ask for help in finding Janine. We’re looking for her and if she is out there and suddenly doesn’t remember us, Janine please contact us.
Sobbing, the heartbroken mum added: “Your family is looking for you. We haven’t stopped searching for you. We love you very much.”
“It’s been four days since I’ve heard anything from her,” Janine’s dad added.
“I searched for her at the hospital. I also went to file a report.
“I don’t see anyone looking for her. I’m desperate.
“She called me and I just got on the subway and couldn’t answer her.”
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced on Saturday that 5,000 soldiers will be deployed – on top of the at least 2,000 already on the ground.
A further 5,000 police officers will also be sent to flood-hit areas, as well as a Spanish navy ship to accommodate helicopters.
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Sky NewsThe young woman’s emotional dad added she has been missing for four days[/caption]
Addressing the nation, the PM said: “We are talking about the largest deployment of state security forces and bodies of the armed forces that has ever been made in our country in times of peace.
“There are still dozens of people looking for their loved ones and hundreds of households mourning the loss of a relative, a friend or a neighbour.”
Workers at the centre were previously seen using fire extinguishers to desperately escape ground-floor stores after getting trapped in waist-high water.
Bonaire, one of the country’s largest centres, would normally have been packed with Saturday shoppers after Friday’s All Saints’ Day Bank Holiday.
Instead silence now reigns over the centre still closed following Tuesday’s disaster which left a devastating panorama of smashed store windows and mountains of mud-caked debris.
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EPAA volunteer cleans a square after flash floods in Paiporta, province of Valencia[/caption]
Washing machines and other domestic appliances were also left tossed around by the flood water and dumped on their sides.
Local press have described the current scenario there as “dantesque.”
One outlet said: “The most shocking scene is that of the escalators disappearing and sinking into the muddy pool the Bonaire underground car park has become.
“The brown water is still there.
“For sure there are dozens of unusable vehicles floating around.
“It remains to be seen whether there are also victims who were trapped, because in their attempts to escape many people tried to leave by taking their vehicles.”
Workers at the shopping centre say there were less people than normal there the day of the flooding because of a red weather alert.
But they have estimated the number in their high hundreds.
Yellow and orange warnings remain in place for parts of the Valencia region and Catalonia through the weekend.
A telephone number has been set up for locals to call in and register missing relatives with 1,900 already registered, el Diario reports.
On Thursday, 600 people who were registered as missing were found.
Officials are now going through the grim process of identifying the bodies – with a team of 100 forensic experts only solving 17 so far.
Around 15,000 homes remain without electricity and railway services between Valencia and Barcelona have reopened.
As bodies are identified stories are emerging about who they were, including a 71-year-old Brit who died in hospital.
Among those tragically killed in the horrific flash floods is a former Valencia CF player.
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The Spanish football club has paid tributes to José Castillejo, 28, a midfielder who also played for teams like Torre Levante, Paterna and Eldense.
It said in a statement: “We regret the death of José Castillejo, a victim of the Dana disasters.
“He was part of the club’s Academy until his youth stage and has played for several teams in the Valencian Community. RIP.”
The horrifically high death toll has sparked outrage among residents, with some accusing Spanish authorities of not warning people about the dangers posed by the weather soon enough.
On Saturday thousands of volunteers gathered at the City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia to begin the massive clean up in the worst-hit areas of the city.
The number of people who registered to help is at over 100,000, according to the Valencian Community Volunteer Platform.
Dramatic footage shows drivers navigating through high floodwaters and massive water torrents rushing across towns as the storm has pounded coastal areas and flooded roadways.
The weather system, she claimed, had left “parts of the island no longer accessible” and some roads unusable.
Some motorists were also reportedly rescued from their vehicles in the well-known coastal resort of Santa Ponca.
Local officials said that advising people to stay at home has somewhat reduced the severity of the tragedy as no fatalities have been reported so far across the Brit hotspot island.
A severe weather front passed through the Balearics Friday night, pouring more than 100 litres of water per square metre, according to the State Meteorological Agency.
Emergency services responded to 87 incidents, the majority of which were flooding on public highways and in basements.
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King Charles has said he is “heartbroken” by the catastrophic floods in a new message from the Royal Family.
In a heart-felt letter to Spain’s Felipe XI on Saturday, the King wrote: “Your Majesty, My wife and I were utterly heartbroken to learn of the destruction and devastation following the catastrophic flooding in Southern and Eastern Spain.
“So many in the United Kingdom have strong, personal ties to Spain, and our nations are bound by so much that we have in common.
“We extend our most sincere and heartfelt condolences to you and to the people of Spain for the tragic loss of so many lives.
“Our special thoughts, prayers and deepest possible sympathy are with all those who have lost loved ones and livelihoods this terrible week. Charles R.”
The president of China, like King Charles, has sent a message of condolence to King Felipe of Spain.
According to a statement sent by the Chinese embassy in Spain, Xi Jinping was “shocked to learn” that heavy storms and floods had affected various parts of Spain, resulting in countless casualties and property damage.
“The Chinese president, on behalf of the Chinese government and its people, expressed deep condolences to the victims and sincere sympathy to the bereaved families and the injured.
“Xi also said he believes that under the leadership of the king and the Spanish government, people in flood-affected areas will be able to overcome this catastrophe and rebuild their homes as soon as possible.”
Why was Spain hit by flooding?
Spain was hit by flash floods after the east of the country was hit by a meteorological phenomena known as a ‘DANA’.
A DANA, or a ‘cold drop’ is technically a system where there is an isolated depression in the atmosphere is at high levels.
In layman’s terms, more warm and moist Mediterranean air than usual was sucked high into the atmosphere after a cold system hit the country from the south.
The easterly wind then pushed all those clouds and rain into eastern Spain.
Three to four months of rain fell in some places over the space of 24 hours.
The DANA system hit southern Spain as it arrived from Morocco yesterday and is now expected to head west over southern Portugal.
3 days agoNewsComments Off on Watch our Never Mind the Ballots US election special with Andrew Neil as Trump and Harris make final push
TUNE into our Never Mind the Ballots US election special with Andrew Neil as Donald Trump and Kamala Harris make the final push.
You can watch the analysis on thesun.co.uk, our YouTube channel and on our social media accounts.
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Trump and Harris are just days away from finding out who has won the race to the White House and become the 47th President.
After a stormy election campaign, Americans will head to the polls on Tuesday – making Kamala the first female President or voting Trump back in.
Our Political Editor Harry Cole will be bringing you the latest analysis on a special US election episode of Never Mind the Ballots tonight.
Expert guests on our spectacular show, in association with Betfair, include broadcaster and journalist Andrew Neil.
BetFair Spokesman Sam Rosbottom will also be talking us through the latest odds – as Republican candidate Trump is a “firm favourite” to beat his Democrat opponent.
James Johnson, founder of JL Partners, will discuss the polls alongside editor of National Pule Raheem Kassem and Fox News contributor Joe Concha.
Left-wing comedian and podcast host Francesca Fiorentini will be making an appearance too.
Never Mind The Ballots has achieved 30 million views since its launch in March ahead of the UK General Election.
The Democratic and Republican parties nominate their candidates with a series of votes – called state primaries and caucuses – in the run up to the election in November, held every four years.
This gives members the opportunity to choose who they want to lead the party into an election – this year, Donald Trump and following Biden’s resignation, Kamala Harris.
There are also some independent candidates running for president – arguably the most well-known was Robert F Kennedy Jr who pulled out in August and endorsed Trump.
In US elections the winner is not the candidate who gets the most votes across the country.
Instead Trump and Harris will compete to win smaller contests held in each of the 50 states.
Many of the states often vote the same way – but seven of them – Michigan, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia, Wisconsin, Nevada and Arizona – tend to go in either direction.
Each state has a number of electoral college votes – partly based on population sizes – with a total of 538 across the country up for grabs.
The winner is the candidate that gets 270 or more, marking a majority in the electoral college.
All but two of the US’ 50 states – Maine and Nebraska – have a winner-takes-all rule.
Meaning whichever candidate gets the highest number of votes wins all of the state’s electoral college votes.
In 2016 Hillary Clinton won more votes nationally than Donald Trump – but she still lost the election because of electoral college votes.
The candidate who will win this election is the one who secures 270 or more college ballots.
Usually the winner is declared on the night, but it can take days to finalise the result.
In 2020 Joe Biden wasn’t officially announced as the president-elect until November 7.
The new president will be sworn into office in January on the steps of the Capitol building in Washington DC.
