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Several people have been reported missing after flash floods struck Spain, sweeping cars through the streets.Shocking images and videos have emerged from eastern and southern parts of Spain, showing heavy rainfall turning once-busy roads into muddy rivers. Flooding caused havoc, running from the provinces of Malaga in the south to Valencia in the east. Image: A man looks on at the destruction caused by the flash floods in Malaga province. Pic: AP Image: Cars are swept away by the water in Alora, Malaga province. Pic: AP Image: Pic: AP Videos shared by Spanish broadcasters showed floodwate...

TikTok's founder Zhang Yiming has become China's richest man with a fortune of almost $50bn (£38bn).Dubbed the "short video king", the 41-year-old topped the Hurun China Rich List for the first time with $49.3bn (£37.9bn). Mr Yiming stepped down as chief executive of ByteDance, TikTok's parent company, in 2021.He is the 18th individual to be crowned China's richest person in the 26 years since the Hurun China Rich List began.He dethroned bottled water magnate Zhong Shanshan, who slipped to second place as his fortune dropped 24% to $47.9bn (£36.8bn). A number of the billionaires on the list saw their fortunes plummet over the past year with difficult economic conditions in China.This comes during a legal battle over ByteDance's US assets as TikTok could be banned in the US next year unless...

The mother of Levi Davis - the former Bath rugby player who went missing two years ago - says she feels "abandoned" by Spanish police and believes he was a "victim of crime".The ex-winger, who was 24 when he went missing, was last seen at The Old Irish Pub in Barcelona on 29 October 2022. Local detectives later closed the case, suggesting he probably drowned at sea.But now fresh allegations have emerged from journalists at Byline Times about a blackmail plot against him.His mother, Julie Davis, told the outlet: "We have felt abandoned by the police and I believe Levi was a victim of crime in the UK and in Spain. So many things do not add up. I'm determined to fight for the truth."They pulled out the stops to find Jay Slater and search and pursue justice for Madeleine McCann. They need to d...