England get an edge on the first day of second Test at the Gabba in Brisbane as Joe Root hits his first century in Australia. England’s Joe Root conquered his final frontier with a first Ashes century in Australia as the tourists pushed past 300 on the first day of the second Test in Brisbane […]
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‘Storm of the century’ and ‘Farewell, Sybil Fawlty’
BBC Several of Wednesday’s papers are leading with Hurricane Melissa, after it made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday. “Storm of the century” is how the i describes it, reporting that the 185mph hurricane – the strongest on record for the Caribbean country – will bring “catastrophic and life-threatening” flooding. For Metro, Melissa is “pure fury”, […]
‘Storm of the century’: record-breaking Hurricane Melissa hits Jamaica | Hurricane Melissa
Hurricane Melissa has made landfall in Jamaica, where sheltering residents braced themselves against ferocious winds, heavy flood waters and landslides from the category 5 storm, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes in history. Videos and photographs published by local newspapers painted a devastating portrait of the impact: roads transformed into raging rivers, downed power lines […]