Britain’s red phone boxes under threat, BUT MANY new uses for them CLIP;

As Britain's iconic red telephone boxes come under threat, people are finding inventive new uses for them http://pic.twitter.com/vOA0PZbB6Y

— Sky News (@SkyNews) August 19, 2017

Wildfires trap 2,000 people in village in central Portugal

Flames and smoke surround Mação, making it impossible to enter or leave – the latest in country’s deadliest year for fires

Forest fires have cut off a village of 2,000 people in Portugal, as firefighters struggled to control two major blazes in the centre of the country.

“It’s impossible to leave or to enter Mação because of the flames and the smoke,” Vasco Estrela, the mayor of Mação village, told the Lusa news agency.

The fire, which broke out on Tuesday evening, grew stronger through Wednesday and by the small hours of Thursday morning had surrounded the village, he said, adding: “The fire is continuing unabated.”

A major fire had destroyed 80-90% of the village at the end of July, he pointed out.

The emergency services have had to evacuate about 130 people from nearby villages, said Patrícia Gaspar, spokeswoman for Portugal’s civil protection agency (ANPC).

But firefighters were most worried about the fires around Mação which were continuing to advance on several fronts, she added.

Source: Wildfires trap 2,000 people in village in central Portugal | World news | The Guardian

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How the UK’s tower block crisis has spread, leaving thousands of Britons on edge

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#MonacoGP #F1 Button impressive 9th, but hit with 15 position penalty

Kimi Raikkonen on pole position ahead of Sebastian Vettel and Valtteri Bottas; Lewis Hamilton fails to reach top ten and set to start 13th; Stoffel Vandoorne crashes out; Jenson Button makes top ten but faces 15-place grid penalty after power unit changes

Kimi Raikkonen beat Ferrari team-mate Sebastian Vettel to pole position for the Monaco GP as Lewis Hamilton hit trouble and failed to reach the top ten.

Source: F1 News, Drivers, Results – Formula 1 Live Online | Sky Sports

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Two fans crushed to death at concert attended by 300,000

At least two people died last night at an Indio Solari concert at La Colmens in the Buenos Aires, Argentina, town of Olavarría, when crowds of 300,000 began pushing toward the stage.

Two victims – both men – have been confirmed, while local reports say that the death toll may be higher. One of the men was crushed to death, while the other died of cardiac arrest, local reports say.

The men have not been publicly named, but it is believed that neither of them are from Olavarría and that one of them is 42 years old.

Source: Two fans crushed to death at concert attended by 300,000 | Daily Mail Online