A man in his 50s has been found dead after a tree fell on to a caravan during Storm Goretti. Devon and Cornwall Police said emergency services were called to the Mawgan area of Helston, Cornwall, at about 19:35 GMT on Thursday after the tree fell during a red weather warning for wind. “Tragically, a […]
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A sequoia tree grows in Paris : NPR
Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR’s international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. In over a decade of strolling through my favorite Parisian park, I never noticed it. A real California sequoia — here in the Parc des Buttes Chaumont. The park, a former landfill, transformed under […]
Men arrested after Shotton Colliery Christmas tree cut down
Two men have been arrested after a Christmas tree which has stood in a village for more than 10 years was cut down, hours after its lights were switched on. The tree, in Shotton Colliery, County Durham, was felled at some point between 22:00 and 23:00 GMT on Wednesday. Two men were arrested after an […]
4 injured in shooting near Christmas tree lighting ceremony in North Carolina
Four people were injured when gunfire erupted in a crowd during an annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Concord, North Carolina, according to police. Concord Police Maj. Patrick Tierney, speaking at a press conference, said the shooting happened around 7:30 p.m. Friday on Union Street near Corbin Avenue, just steps from the center of the […]