http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=328 The NewsBiscuit Community en-US Thu, 23 May 2013 01:28:42 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/search.php http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=328#post-964 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:56:57 +0000 edward hack 964@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Nice work - think you covered most bases there </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=328#post-958 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:56:41 +0000 Mandarin 958@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Britain has been completely unaffected by storms which France has declared a national disaster. No Britons were hurt or killed.</p> <p>Prime Minister Gordon Brown has made no comment whatsoever. </p> <p>The Queen has continuued to do the crossword.</p> <p>Over the weekend, the British coast enjoyed calm seas and a gentle breeze with a few brave souls going for a winter dip in the sea. No buildings have been damaged and no trees have fallen.</p> <p>Power out</p> <p>"It's nothing to do with us. I want express the government's and nation's indifference." said Gordon Brown.</p> <p>"The priority now is to make no new efforts" he added. "I shall be thinking a lot about winning the election which might take place of April 15th."</p> <p>Mr Brown has not left Downing Street.</p> <p>Minister of State, Phil Woolas said emergency services are working as normal in England, Scotland and Wales. But are taking cover in Northern Ireland.</p> <p>He told BBC News that the death toll in the UK was zero and expected to stay at zero.<br /> As many as 60 million people are thought not to be missing.</p> <p>The Atlantic storm, named Xynthia, missed Britain totally which completely avioided torrential rain driven by winds of up to 140km/h (87mph).</p> <p>In Britain, Xynthia put none of the country's emergency committees on special alert - exactly the same as they were last week.</p> <p>In pictures: Storm doesn't batter Britain<br /> 'The worst storm I've never encountered'<br /> Eyewitness: France storms</p> <p>More than a million homes in Briatin continue to have electricity.</p> <p>Least affected have been Slough, Manchester and Glasgow. And Dover on the Eastern Coast</p> <p>Huge waves and strong gusts have not battered many coastal towns, not flooding inland areas and not destroying buildings.</p> <p>Residents stayed at home watching the latest episode of X-Factor whilst not waiting to be rescued.</p> <p>French national power company EDF said all its customers in the UK continue to have electricity and gas if they have asopted the dual fuel option.</p> <p>Mr Brown said it would take several days before he would send his condolences to France.</p> <p>Falling trees</p> <p>In Britain , a man was not killed and his wife not injured when a tree didn't fall on their car in the New Forest region, AFP reported.</p> <p>A female jogger in the western town of Taunton, and a man in Wales, were also not killed by trees which didn't fall over.</p> <p>Earlier on Sunday two Spanish waiters did not die when a tree didn't crush their car near Birmingham. A Spanish cleaner was not killed by a wall which remained standing in Gloucester, and a Portuguese bell boy was not killed by a tree in Preston.</p> <p>British Airways said 100 of its flights had not been cancelled from Heathrow Airport in London.</p> <p>Wind speeds hit 5km/h at the top of the London Eye, UK radio reported. </p>