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"Every minute we waste on other issues is a minute we're not bearing down on that."

Storm surges send waves hurtling over the streets of the Philippine island of Catanduanes as Typhoon Fung-wong bears down on the region.

With the forward bearing down on goal in the dying stages, Young cynically hacked him down on the edge of the area, preventing a near-certain goal.

For Rob Cuff and his wife Leah, their Jamaican honeymoon is coming to an uncertain end as Hurricane Melissa, the world's most powerful storm this year, bears down on the Caribbean island.

Rain and wind warnings have come into force across parts of the UK as Storm Benjamin bears down on the country.