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UK snow forecast as maps show half the country buried this weekend in ‘1cm per hour’ storm
Brits could be set for another wintry barrage with new weather maps showing half of the country being buried in snow as a 1cm-per-hour storm hits the country. Weather maps from WXCharts, which uses Metdesk data, show parts of the UK turning shades of purple, indicating snowfall in the country. From 3pm on February 15 as much as 0.6cm of the white stuff will fall on Manchester, Lancashire, Cumbria, the western Scottish borders as well as western Scotland and the Highland.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/uk-snow-forecast-maps-show-34660803
Future of assisted dying bill in ‘jeopardy’ as MPs waver on support
The future of a bill to legalise assisted dying has been thrown into doubt as MPs who previously backed it said they were reconsidering after a key safeguard was dropped.
Court gives Gazans right to settle in UK
Palestinian migrants have been granted the right to live in the UK after applying through a scheme meant for Ukrainian refugees.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/02/11/court-gives-gazans-right-settle-uk-palestine-ukraine/
My false diagnosis exposes a key flaw in the Assisted Dying Bill
Perhaps the strongest argument against the reintroduction of capital punishment is the possibility that mistakes, once made, cannot be rectified.
Children who ‘froze to death’ outside Detroit hotel had lived in van for months
February 12, 2025
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Michael Holland
The nine-year-old boy and a two-year-old girl died of cold exposure after they had been sleeping in a van – moving around when possible – across Detroit and the wider Michigan area.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/children-who-froze-death-outside-34660951
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