POLICE PRESENCE – Over the past few days the police have been conducting numerous checks on public transport and at the Schueberfouer to ensure security, maintain a visible police presence, and uphold public order.
LUXEMBOURGER INJURED – A 20-year-old Luxembourg resident was seriously hurt on the first day of her holiday when a suspected drunk driver plowed into pedestrians in the Portuguese resort town of Albufeira early Tuesday, injuring 16 people in total. The victims also include two police officers and teenagers aged 18 to 22. The 35-year-old driver has been detained.
SELF-INFLICTED INJURY – Police responded to reports of a person lying on the pavement at around 5am on Boulevard Prince Henri in Esch-sur-Alzette. Upon arrival, officers found a man bleeding heavily from his foot and in need of urgent medical assistance.
Initial reports suggest the man had tried to access an unoccupied building by breaking a window. When going through the glass, he sustained deep cuts to his left foot, resulting in severe bleeding. He was taken to hospital for further treatment, although the injury was not thought to be life-threatening.
SURVIVOR SEARCH CONTINUES – China and Nepal have been warned of fresh flooding risks, complicating rescuers' search today for more than 1,400 people who are missing, after a deadly deluge and landslides swept away entire villages along their remote Himalayan border. Many who are missing are foreign tourists.
Four hundred and sixty-nine bodies have so far been recovered after the disaster, that experts say was caused by a glacial collapse that triggered a vast flow of icy debris.
EXECUTIVE ORDER – US President Donald Trump yesterday signed an executive order for Lake Ontario to be renamed "Lake America" as he escalated his trade war with Canada, sparking immediate pushback from Ottawa. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney swiftly rejected Trump's move, saying it would be called Lake Ontario "then, now and always."
CLOCKED OFF – It has been reported that two air traffic controllers had left work early prior to a deadly collision between an Air Canada jet and a fire truck at New York's LaGuardia Airport in March. The pair clocked off around an hour before their shift was due to end, the Wall Street Journal said, citing sources, leaving the control tower short-staffed before the crash that killed two pilots.
UEFA FIFA – The UEFA/FIFA saga continues as the embattled FIFA president Gianni Infantino is potentially facing a legal suit brought by UEFA accusing him of "criminal mismanagement" over his now-shelved plan to bring private financing into the World Cup. This is despite UEFA saying they no longer plan on boycotting the FIFA tournaments.
GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP – Australia's Min Woo Lee fired an eight-under par 62 at the Tour Championship yesterday, to lead a star-studded field at the lucrative crowning event of the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup playoffs. A $10 million top prize is up for grabs at Atlanta, Georgia, and Collin Morikawa, Chris Gotterup, and Norway's Viktor Hovland were two strokes behind the 28-year-old leader.
ASIAN GAMES – Japanese organisers have told late additions to next month's Asian Games to find their own accommodation, saying they don't have the money or space to deal with ballooning participant numbers.
About 15,000 athletes and officials were initially expected at the Games, which are being held in Nagoya and the wider Aichi area from 19 September to 4 October, but the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) last week put the number at 17,000.
The yellow weather warning remains in place until 9am this morning, so there is still a risk of thunderstorms and heavy rain. Things should clear up by midday and the afternoon should be a mixture of sunshine and clouds, but there remains a risk of showers throughout the day. Temperature wise we are currently around 18°C and should see a high of 21°C.
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