00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Monday, October 28. Here are the top stories
00:10at this hour.
00:12Strong storm winds and rain battered southern parts of England and Wales early today, forcing
00:17flight cancellations, disrupting trains and closing roads and major bridges before the
00:22start of rush hour. Local media dubbed the storm St Jude after the patron saint of lost
00:28causes who is traditionally celebrated on October 28 and made comparisons to 1987 when
00:35a storm killed 18 people in Britain and felled around 15 million trees.
00:40Only security officers have the right to apprehend women driving cars in Saudi Arabia, the Interior
00:46Ministry has said. Volunteer religious police have often tried to impose their conservative
00:51views on events in Saudi Arabia, citing the needs to help promote virtue and prevent vice.
00:58More airlines are expected to join the three launch carriers at Al Maktoum International
01:03before the end of 2013, a Dubai Airport's executive has said.
01:08Speaking to Gulf News at the opening of Al Maktoum International at Dubai World Central,
01:12Paul Griffiths, Dubai Airport's chief executive officer, said he was convinced there would
01:18be announcements on new airlines flying from the airport before the end of the year.
01:23Serena Williams believes her best years may still be ahead of her after she ended 2013
01:29in record-breaking style on Sunday. The 32-year-old American successfully defended her WTA Championships
01:36title, beating Lina 2-6, 6-3, 6-0, to finish 2013 with a 78th victory against just four
01:44losses and 11th title of the year. Williams finished the campaign with prize money of
01:49more than $12 million, shattering the all-time women's record set last year by Victoria Azarenka.
01:56Lou Reed, the punk poet of rock and roll who profoundly influenced generations of musicians
02:02as leader of the Velvet Underground and remained a vital solo performer for decades, died Sunday
02:08at 71. Reed died in New York State of an ailment related to his recent liver transplant.
02:15And finally, the weather. The daytime temperature will be 35°C, falling to 24°C at night.
02:21That's all for now, thanks for watching and as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com
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