U.S. President Donald Trump’s freeze of foreign aid has caused turmoil and confusion, including in the world’s largest refugee camp in Bangladesh, where a million people live — mostly stateless Rohingya refugees who fled across the border to escape a brutal military crackdown in their home country, Myanmar. CBC | World News
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UK weather maps turn purple as arctic freeze to hit UK in 587-mile snow blast
Snowy weather is set to head to the UK again in February – Brits should expect chilly conditions. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Trump signs order to send migrants to Guantanamo; White House walks back grant freeze
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he will order the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security to prepare a migrant facility at Guantanamo Bay for as many as 30,000 migrants. CBC | World News
Read More »Trump offers buyouts to U.S. federal workers as judge blocks his grants, loans freeze
The White House began offering buyouts worth seven months of salary to all federal employees who opt to leave their jobs. The move is the latest effort to overhaul the U.S. government by Trump, whose recent proposal to pause federal grants and loans was blocked by a federal judge. CBC | World News
Read More »Pipes won’t freeze with plumber’s ‘ideal temperature’ – don’t ‘crank up the heating’
Plumbing experts have shared exactly what to do if you have a frozen pipe – and how to prevent them in the future. Daily Express :: Life and Style Feed
Read More »Honor told me to freeze, drop and smash its new phone – here’s what happened
Honor says you don’t have to baby its latest mid-range smartphone, so I threw it around as instructed to see if it could handle it all. Daily Express :: Tech Feed
Read More »Spain weather warning as brutal -6C freeze and intense fog threatens flight chaos
Spain has been warned to brace for sub-zero temperatures and dense fog that is putting many flights at risk of cancellation. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Reeves condemns 700,000 pensioners to freeze as Winter Fuel Payment deadline hits
When chancellor Rachel Reeves cruelly axed the Winter Fuel Payment she tried to soften the blow for the very poorest pensioners by pledging to boost uptake of state benefit Pension Credit. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Read More »Forget Reeves’ phoney tax freeze pledge – she’ll be ‘back for more’ in April
Yesterday, chancellor Rachel Reeves swore she was “not going to come back for more” tax after last month’s brutal Budget. Her pledge is already in tatters. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Read More »Driving expert backs Labour’s fuel duty freeze but warns it is ‘short term’
Whilst many drivers were pleased to hear Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ bombshell decision to freeze fuel duty, a motoring expert has warned the move is only brief. Daily Express :: Cars Feed
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