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Telegraph
17 hours ago
- Climate
- Telegraph
Tourist dies of heatstroke in Majorca as ‘heat dome' envelops Europe
A deadly 'heat dome' has descended on Europe, with one tourist dead, wildfires melting roads in Italy, and temperatures in Spain expected to hit 47C this weekend. Authorities in Greece evacuated homes and dispatched water-bombing aircraft as 130 firefighters battled wildfires that erupted south of Athens on Friday. A tourist died of heatstroke on the Spanish island of Majorca and experts are warning Spaniards and holidaymakers to stay indoors. The 34-year-old Dutch man was hiking with friends near Soller when he collapsed. Climate change has caused rising summer temperatures and extreme weather that now breaks records almost every year in Europe. The soaring Mediterranean temperatures will be exacerbated by a meteorological phenomenon known as a heat dome – an area of high pressure that compresses hot air in the atmosphere and causes heatwaves.
The Sun
a day ago
- The Sun
Brit tourist, 41, dies after plunging 16ft off wall in Majorca beach resort Cala Agulla after ‘losing his balance'
A BRITISH tourist has died after tumbling from a high wall in Majorca in a tragic accident. The 41-year-old lost his balance and plunged around 16ft to his death from the wall at the beautiful resort beach of Cala Aguila on the island's northeast coast. 1 Firefighters and police recovered the man's body after receiving a 999 call. He is said to have died instantly after falling onto rocks at around 1.30am this morning. It was not immediately clear if he had been on his own or with other people at the time. Police sources said today they were treating the incident as an accident. is your go-to destination for the best celebrity news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video. Like us on Facebook at and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSun.
Daily Mail
a day ago
- Daily Mail
BREAKING NEWS Brit tourist, 41, plunges off a wall to his death in Majorca after losing his balance
A British tourist has died after falling from a wall in Majorca in a tragic accident. The 41-year-old lost his balance and plunged around 16ft to his death from the wall at the beautiful resort beach of Cala Aguila on the island's northeast coast. Firefighters and police recovered the man's body after receiving a 999 call. He is said to have died instantly after falling from the wall in a rocky area, around 1.30am this morning. It was not immediately clear if he had been on his own or with other people at the time. Police sources said today they were treating the incident as an accident.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Yahoo
Indonesian police suspect 3 Australians of premeditated murder of a fellow national in Bali
MENGWI, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian police investigating the fatal shooting of an Australian tourist at a villa on the resort island of Bali said Thursday that two Australians are suspected of arriving on a scooter and opening fire and another Australian of facilitating the crime. Zivan Radmanovic, a 32-year-old from Melbourne, was killed just after midnight on June 13 at a villa near Munggu Beach in Bali's Badung district. A second man, a 34-year-old from Melbourne, was left beaten in the attack. Police previously announced that they had arrested three Australian men, and at a news conference Thursday gave new details of an investigation they said was supported by the Australian Federal Police. Investigators have not revealed a motive in the killing, but said they have enough evidence to bring the men to trial on charges of premeditated murder, which could carry a life sentence or the death penalty. The crime scene investigation and surveillance cameras have showed that two suspects, identified by their initials as MC and PT, were the shooters, Bali Police Chief Daniel Adityajaya told a news conference in Badung. The third suspect, identified as DJF, helped the others by buying a hammer used to break down the villa door, renting two cars and three motorcycles and buying ferry and bus tickets to flee the island, Adityajaya said. One of the suspects was caught at Jakarta's Soekarno Hatta international airport on June 16, and the following day the other two were arrested with the help of Interpol, in Singapore and Cambodia, and sent back to Indonesia. Police on Thursday presented the three suspects handcuffed and wearing orange prison uniforms. Witnesses at the villa told investigators that two gunmen arrived on a scooter at the villa around midnight. Radmanovic was shot in a bathroom of his room, where police found 18 bullet casings and two intact bullets. Radmanovic's partner, Jazmyn Gourdeas, 30, told police that she suddenly woke up when she heard her husband screaming. She cowered under a blanket when she heard multiple gunshots. She later found her husband's body and the other injured Australian, whose wife also testified to seeing the attackers. The women are sisters. Adityajaya said police have retrieved one of two guns that were thrown away by the suspects near a rice field, about 700 meters (yards) from the villa. They also found bullet residues at gloves and balaclavas inside a white van used by the three men, and the same residues also were found on the bodies of two of the suspects. Police did not detail how they believe the suspects obtained the weapons, which are heavily regulated in Indonesia, but Adityajaya said police were still gathering evidence. Adityajaya said that the Australian national who survived the attack and the women have been relocated to a secure location.
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Daily Mail
Americans are losing their minds over the 'dystopian' way British windows open
A post about windows in the UK has reignited a furious debate between British and American people. A US tourist visited Britain during summer and struggled to cool down in his hotel room because of a removable child lock that wouldn't allow his window to open 'more than two inches'. The man claimed the lock was installed because of a British regulation that restricted citizens from opening their windows more than a few inches and complained about it online. The post quickly went viral and drew in hundreds of replies with Americans expressing their outrage and confusion over the hotel window while British users defended their nation's windows. In a post to X, the US traveller said he tried to open his accommodation window as his 'boiling' room was much hotter than the outside temperature but was thwarted by a child lock. He assumed the child lock was installed because of a regulation restricting how much Brits can open their windows. 'It's 100 degrees in my room, but 68 outside, but I can't change that because England has dumb rules,' he posted. The man later revealed that he managed to pry the lock off the window with his nail clippers because the hotel didn't have a key and 'every store was closed and nobody had a screwdriver'. It's 100 degrees in my room, but 68 outside, but I can't change that because England has dumb rules — Chris Arnade 🐢🐱🚌 (@Chris_arnade) September 10, 2023 The cultural misunderstanding, posted back in 2023 and is doing the rounds again on X, has prompted an online war between Brits and Americans. Americans took the post literally and were shocked to 'learn' that the UK has a law that doesn't allow any windows to open all the way in a bid to stop children from falling out with one calling the country 'dystopian'. 'I have an American Mind and I do not understand this,' one person replied. 'I don't understand, so like they have a law preventing them from opening the windows?' a second asked. 'The amount of laws in England is wild,' a third commented and a fourth wrote: 'Wait wtf is this contraption?'. 'The way I'd lose my mind if I couldn't open my windows,' someone added. 'Might as well put holes in the bottom of buckets so kids won't drown in them,' a man said. 'Thankful for the freedom I have to open my dang windows,' another chimed in. Many were concerned the window restrictors created a hazard as people wouldn't be able to escape a building via the windows in the case of a fire. 'Yeah, best burn to death in case of fire to prevent kids falling out of the window,' one person scoffed. 'So if the building is on fire and the only way out is the window…you're dead, basically?' another asked. In the UK, there is no law that restricts windows opening all the way in residential buildings and homes however some hotels use the locks for guest safety. The safety cables can be released by key and are installed to prevent people, particularly small children, from falling out or from robberies. Window restrictors are only a legal requirement in buildings with vulnerable people like schools, hospitals and care homes. Brits were quick to point this out to the outraged Americans while some claimed they had never seen the locks before despite living in the UK for years. 'An entire thread full of poorly travelled Americans who think this is a 'rule' in England, rather than the choice of a single establishment with a single window,' one user quipped. 'I am British and have never encountered such a device. What is its purpose and what do you do in the event of a fire?' someone asked. Is it illegal to open windows all the way in the UK? No. Regulations vary depending on the type of building and between local authorities but residential dwellings are not required by law to have window restrictors. They are a recommendation, not a legal obligation, in houses and flats but some landlords chose to install window restrictors and child locks above the ground floor to protect tenants from injury or break-ins. Hotels often also have window restrictors to protect guests from falling but it is not mandatory by law. Depending on their purpose, some buildings must only have windows that open no more than 100mm. Windows restrictors are required by law in places with vulnerable people like children and the elderly including hospitals, schools and care homes. 'People really out there thinking it's against the law to open the window,' a third said and one commented; 'It's a window comes with keys. Stop being dramatic'. 'I was born and lived here all my life and never have I seen windows like that in any house in London,' a Brit responded. 'The rule was brought in because Americans kept coming over and falling out the windows when it was too hot!' another joked.
