Cold weather chaos continues

The travel chaos caused by the cold weather continues: Cold weather causes travel chaos
While Gatwick airport only closed temporarily, Heathrow was closed much of the weekend, motorways were closed or subjected to major delays.
The half-mile queue (8 hours waiting) around St Pancras station for rail tickets to Europe was astonishing to watch on the Telegraph [...]

Swine Flu on the rise

A disturbing report on the BBC website about a surge in Swine Flu problems - deaths and critical illnesses - apparently occurring at present:
Over 300 people in intensive care with flu

There’s been a dramatic rise in the numbers of people admitted to intensive care with flu, officials say.
Government figures show that 302 beds are now [...]