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Media caption Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz describes deteriorating conditions Donald Trump has lashed out at Puerto Rico politicians over their criticism of US relief efforts on the island following Hurricane Maria. The category four hurricane a week ago killed 16 people on the island and left millions in need of aid. In a series of tweets, Trump said that Puerto Rican officials showed "poor leadership ability" and "want everything to be done for them". It comes after the Mayor of San Juan  made a desperate plea  for help. "We have no time for patience any more," said Carmen Yulin Cruz in a news conference. "I am asking the president of the United States to make sure somebody is in charge that is up to the task of saving lives." She then appeared in a T-shirt that said "Help us, we're dying" for a CNN television interview. Skip Twitter post by @realDonaldTrump  Follow Donald J. Trump ...

Image copyright STUART BAILEY/PA WIRE Image caption Nick (left) landed his flight from Geneva 30 seconds after Jeremy landed from Gothenburg Twin brothers have retired as airline pilots, landing their final flights 30 seconds apart. Captains Jeremy and Nick Hart marked their 60th birthdays on Thursday by landing their planes together at Heathrow Airport. Jeremy from Flitton in Bedfordshire described retiring alongside his brother as "a good way to finish". Nick from Banbury, Oxfordshire, said: "Like every aeroplane has its last landing, so does a pilot." 'Fitting finale' The pair, who have clocked up 45,000 flying hours between them, said they had often been mistaken for each other during their careers but never flown together because they were both captains. Jeremy joined British Airways 30 years ago in 1987, while Nick joined from British Midland in 2012 when it was taken over by BA. Nick said: "Jerry had never mentioned to his colleag...

Image copyright REUTERS Image caption Pro-independence activists have occupied designated polling stations Spanish national police have sealed off 1,300 of 2,315 schools in Catalonia designated as polling stations for the banned independence referendum, the government in Madrid says. The move came as the Spanish authorities stepped up their attempts to stop Sunday's referendum. Police have now occupied the regional government's telecommunications centre. Catalonia, a wealthy region of 7.5 million people in north-eastern Spain, has its own language and culture. It has a high degree of autonomy, but is not recognised as a separate nation under the Spanish constitution. Does Catalonia want to leave Spain? Referendum defies Spanish obstruction Tens of thousands of people are expected to vote in Sunday's ballot, which has been declared illegal by Spain's Constitutional Court. The authorities in Madrid have sent thousands of police to the region to stop ...