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Nearly a thousand people have been rescued from their homes since Hurricane Ian crashed through the City of North Port. 

In North Port – one of the most hard hit cities in the Tampa Bay area – about 33% of residents still don't have power after Hurricane Ian. Many areas are impossible to reach as floodwaters haven't come down enough yet to make them more accessible. 

A mother and daughter from Ukraine have arrived in Worcester after leaving the besieged city of Dnipro more than a week ago.

Home Office figures reveal the number of visas issued to Ukrainian refugees with named sponsors in Worcestershire.

Medics risk life and limb to deliver babies during the Russian invasion, while parents wait anxiously at the border to meet newborns