Saturday
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| Originally published | February 2005 |
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| Authors | Ian McEwan |
| Page count | 308 |
| Publishers | Jonathan Cape |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Genres | Novel |
| Suspense | |
| Psychological Fiction | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2476494 |
About Saturday
Saturday is a novel by Ian McEwan set in Fitzrovia, London, on Saturday, 15 February 2003, as a large demonstration is taking place against the United States' 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Gaza war: Premature babies evacuated from al-Shifa hospital
... Hundreds of people, including patients, left from al-Shifa on Saturday...
Macallan: Rare Scotch whisky becomes world's most expensive bottle at £2. 1m
... It was sold by Sotheby s on Saturday, at more than double its estimated price...
How Storm Babet and other storms get their names
... A yellow weather warning is in place from Wednesday until Saturday - with Scotland in particular braced for 60mph gusts and flooding...
Rugby World Cup: Wales fans confident as Argentina game nears
... But Kevin Davies will be cheering on his son, Gareth Davies, on Saturday...
Massive rise in antisemitic incidents - Met Police
... Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on Israel on Saturday, killing more than 1,300 people and taking up to 150 hostages...
Doctor in Gaza: I woke up to sounds of explosions
... He was due to perform surgery on Saturday - the same day Hamas militants launched a deadly attack in Israel...
UK weather: Last dose of summer expected for much of UK
... Over the weekend, a high of 26C is expected in the South East on Saturday - this is unusual for October and even a little above typical mid-summer highs...
Two teenagers die after attending DJ set at SWG3 in Glasgow
... The first became unwell at Croy train station, North Lanarkshire at about 23:20 on Saturday - he was later pronounced dead in hospital...
Australia fires: Victoria braces for severe storms
Heavy rains have many of the country Bush fire
meteorologists warned severe storms doused in Australia, fire-hit state of Victoria, to floods which could cause.
the Recent heavy rain many of the country's Bush fires acted as a brake, but also led to power outages and road closures.
The fire, which began in September, claiming at least 28 lives, destroyed thousands of homes and scorched millions of acres of land.
the wet weather The Crisis contributed to the mitigation, the government announced a major package of help-tourism-recreation.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the government would channel some A$76 ($52; £40m) of The National bushfire recovery fund in the industry
He described The Package on Sunday a "strong injection" of funds to the companies concerned, and the tourism in the country was facing "its greatest challenge in living memory".
The Australian Tourism Industry Council told the Reuters news Agency that the damage to the industry, approaching $ 1 billion. The Australian Tourism Export Council, told the Australian Financial Review that the losses can go on A$4. 5 billion at the end of the year.
What is the prognosis?The Bureau of Meteorology in Victoria issued severe thunderstorm warnings for parts that were expected of The State on Sunday, said damaging winds and heavy rainfall.
He said storms and widespread rainfall was expected in The State for the next Three Days .
One forecaster from The Bureau , said The State "to see its wettest two-day period, in many, many months," according to Abc News .
at least 14 fires were Still Burning in Victoria as of Sunday.
In New South Wales, where 69 fires, burned on Sunday, forecasters said widespread heavy rain would ease in the North of The State , as water warnings for the Bellinger and Orara rivers pulled high.
officials in Queensland urged people to be "cautious" on the Gold Coast beaches, where the "great water movement and significant debris" were expected, after heavy rainfall on Saturday .
australia fires, australia, severe weather
Source of news: bbc.com
