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What to expect Some roads and railways will be affected with longer journey times by road, bus and train services. Some services may be cancelled and there is a small chance of stranded vehicles and passengers. There is a slight chance that some rural communities could become cut off There is a small chance that power cuts will occur and other services, such as mobile phone coverage, may be affected Meanwhile an expanse of the North West region, including Liverpool, Blackpool and Stoke-on-Trent is covered by the fourth severe weather warning, for heavy rain. … [Read more...] about UK weather: ‘Severe’ heavy snow and floods to hit Britain with double whammy this week

WASHINGTON: The Biden administration will work to safeguard American telecoms networks from "untrusted vendors" like Huawei Technologies Co Ltd that threaten national security, the White House said on Wednesday, offering some insight into its plans for China's top telecoms equipment company, long in Washington's crosshairs."Telecommunications equipment made by untrusted vendors, including Huawei, is a threat to the security of the U.S. and our allies," White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters in a daily briefing."We'll ensure that the American telecommunications network...do not use equipment from untrusted vendors and we'll work with allies to secure their telecommunications networks and make investments to expand production of telecommunications equipment by trusted U.S. and allied companies," she added.Huawei declined to comment and the Chinese Embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Questions have swirled about how Democratic President … [Read more...] about White House vows to protect U.S. telecoms network from Huawei security threat

Ocasio-Cortez said, “I actually sense a profound difference between the Republican Caucus of last term, the 115th Congress, and the Republican Caucus of this term, that we are now, what, a few weeks into at this point. And that difference was that it really felt that last term, the Republican Caucus was one of extreme fealty to Donald Trump. There were some that were true believers. Others that simply remained quiet out of cowardice and out of fear of the president’s retribution. This term, there are legitimate white supremacist sympathizers that sit at the heart and at the core of the Republican Caucus in the House of Representatives.” … [Read more...] about Ocasio-Cortez: There Are ‘Legitimate White Supremacist Sympathizers’ in the Core of House GOP

A well-placed official not associated with the Biden team told The National Journal : "The Trumps sent the butlers home when they left so there would be no one to help the Bidens when they arrived." … [Read more...] about Donald Trump ‘forced Joe Biden to wait outside White House’ in final petty act

Written by the Mirror's Head of Politics Jason Beattie it includes sharply-written commentary, a concise overview of events in Westminster and a sprinkling of gossip. There's then a 4.30pm bullet-point update with the day's headlines. … [Read more...] about Melania and Donald Trump ‘slept in separate rooms’ in the White House during presidency