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Cold weather alert issued for England as most of UK braces for snow and ice
Is this why Meghan Markle was ‘cold’ to Rebel Wilson? BAFTAs speech resurfaces
‘Fox & Friends’ discuss Dominion lawsuit in ‘SNL’ cold open
In the midst of a $1.6 billion lawsuit against corporate media giant Fox News, Saturday Night Live opened with a parody of Fox & Friends to discuss the latest allegations that Fox hosts knowingly lied about 2020 election fraud. Performers Mikey Day, Heidi Gardner, and Bowen Yang played hosts as Steve Doocy, Ainsley Earhardt, and Brian Kilmeade respectively.
The lawsuit, filed by Dominion Voting Systems, alleges that Fox News executives and on-air personalities knew that claims of a rigged 2020 presidential election were not true, but that message kept getting promoted on Fox News’ airways. Just recently, Fox Corporation chair Rupert Murdoch admitted that some hosts did indeed promote falsehoods about the 2020 presidential contest being stolen.
“Now you may be wondering, if it’s such a big story why haven’t I heard about it on Fox,” Gardner says during the sketch.
“I think it’s because they’re suing us for $1.6 billion,” Yang responds back.
Throughout the sketch, the Fox & Friends crew try their “best” to fend off the allegations and even invite MyPillow CEO and prominent election fraud truther Mike Lindell onto the show live from CPAC. The special guest appearance does not go as planned when Lindell asserts that Dominion Voting Systems puts Venezuelan Oompa Loompa’s into their voting machines and gives “triple the votes to Democrats, illegals, and that lady M&M that stopped shaving her pits.”
Cold weather warning to elderly & vulnerable Brits, as Met Office says ‘freezing temperatures’ to sweep UK
AN urgent cold weather warning has been issued to elderly and vulnerable Brits as “freezing temperatures” are expected in the next few days.
The alert, issued by the Met Office and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), covers all areas of England with low temperatures and wintry showers forecast.
Freezing temperatures are expected in the next few days[/caption]
The warning is in place from 1am on March 6 to midnight on March 8.
UKHSA is advising people to stay warm and and to look out for any vulnerable people.
Dr Agostinho Sousa, the UKHSA’s head of extreme events and health protection, said: “During periods like this, it is important to check in check in on family, friends and relatives who may be more vulnerable to the cold weather, as it can have a serious impact on health.
“If you have a pre-existing medical condition or are over the age of 65, it is important to try and heat your home to at least 18°C if you can.’’
The Met Office’s deputy chief meteorologist Chris Almond said: “Although we’ve moved into meteorological spring there will be a distinctly wintry feel to our weather next week.
“Very cold air will spread across the UK bringing snow showers even to sea level in the north on Monday and these snow showers could spread further south on Tuesday.
“With freezing overnight temperatures and the risk of ice it is likely weather warnings will be issued for Monday and Tuesday once the detail of potential impacts becomes clearer, so keep an eye on the Met Office forecast.”
According to the latest Met Office forecast chilly winds from the north are set to blow in and temperatures will once again plunge to -1C in the coming days.
The Met Office long-range weather forecast has predicted some “wintry showers” and “snow”.
Although the health warning is in place, many people have been struggling to heat their homes due to the ongoing cost of living crisis and having difficulty paying their energy bills.
If people are struggling, the UKHSA has advised they seek help from Simple Energy Advice which provides free advice on energy efficiency and national grants that are available to help keep you warm this winter.
If people can’t afford all the rooms they use, they are urged to heat the living room during the day and the bedroom just before going to sleep.
People are also advised to wear several layers of thinner clothing which will keep you warmer than one thicker layer.
Having plenty of hot food and drinks is also effective to keep you warm.
Meanwhile, bookies are making this March to be the coldest ever.
Coral has slashed their odds to 6-4, from 3-1, on this month being the coldest March on record in the UK.
The bookmaker makes it as short as 1-2 for snow to fall in any major city in the UK this month.
Coral’s John Hill said: “Spring is going to feel like a distance away at times this month, and we could be set for the coldest March on record if our odds anything to go by
“It looks likely we will see snow fall in March. We make it odds-on for the white stuff to come down in a major UK city this month.”
The Met Office said it expected to issue weather warnings in the coming days[/caption]
Maps show areas tipped to be hit in UK next week after Met Office confirms cold blast is sweeping in
Vulnerable woman, 55, died of hypothermia inside her freezing cold & barren council home, inquest finds
A WOMAN died from hypothermia after routinely leaving her home unheated, a court heard.
Cass Terry, 55, from Exeter, Devon, suffered from poor mental health triggered by persistent delusional disorder.
Terry, right, had a history of mental health issues[/caption]
The fire brigade were called to break into Ms Terry’s property by one of her neighbours in November 2021.
The concerned neighbour reported not having seen her for a week – and saw her lying motionless when he looked through her letterbox.
The musician and artist passed away a year after she was placed under the care of Devon’s Community Mental Health Team.
An inquest heard on Wednesday how Ms Terry was unsure how to use her heating system and did not own a washing machine, microwave, or fridge.
Her sister, Anne-Marie Rogers, feels that the lack of care she received could have played a part in her death.
She said: “I have concerns about her death and the care she received or did not receive leading up to her death which I feel possibly contributed to her death.”
Exeter Coroner’s Court heard Ms Terry would often drink heavily to self-medicate.
Despite this, a post-mortem examination noted that she died from hypothermia and that she was not intoxicated.
Describing her past struggles, Anne-Marie continued: “She was put into care at age of 14 by Devon County Council and was also repeatedly sectioned in recent years.
“She had been homeless, once living in a cave.”
A neighbour recalled how her mental health noticeably worsened shortly before she died.
In a statement, he said: “She started drinking more heavily in the months before passed away, about 10 cans of lager a day.”
Reflecting on Ms Terry’s living conditions, he added: “The weather was quite cold at the time [she died] and I know she always used to have her windows open.
“When I visited her flat previously I remember it being very cold and I said to put the heating on but she said she did not know how to.
“In my opinion, she could not look after herself due to her drinking and she should have had a carer.”
After displaying symptoms of psychosis, Hertfordshire-born Ms Terry was assigned a support worker by CMHT who visited on a bimonthly basis.
On one occasion, when the worker asked to help source a new fridge, Ms Terry declined – stating that she was having her kitchen fitted and it wasn’t an “urgent” acquisition.
Additionally, a social care package was proposed by the CMHT, but Ms Terry again refused – assuring them that her neighbours were taking good care of her.
Issues with a lack of heating were never mentioned, the court heard.
Ms Kent said: “We had to respect her choice and decision and she had the ability to weigh up her options. We felt she had insight and an ability to self-rescue by calling into services so that was quite a protective factor.”
No concerns were highlighted when Ms Terry had her annual over-the-phone mental health check in February 2021, nine months before her death.
Paying tribute to Ms Terry after the inquest, her sister Miss Rogers said: ” She was a gentle soul who loved animals.
“Despite being well known to Exeter mental health services, having been sectioned six times in four years including several occasions in Exeter, she was discharged during a lockdown and judged a ‘low risk’.
“Yet the mental health services knew she couldn’t cook for herself, didn’t have a fridge, wasn’t taking her medication, and had been sectioned the year before.
“Cass’s death is an indictment of current mental health provision. The principle of self-determination seems to be used as an excuse to ration mental health services. Once discharged, there was no care for Cass. The mental health system that is set up to protect people like Cass has seriously failed her and our family.”
Area coroner Alison Longhorn reached a conclusion of natural causes for Ms Terry’s death.
As Cold Fronts Hit America, Half a Million Lose Power
And ABC News notes that as of Saturday morning, “more than 30 million Americans are under weather alerts in the West” — roughly 1 in 11 Americans — “ranging from blizzard warnings in the mountains near Los Angeles to wind chill alerts in the Northern Plains” near Wyoming. But California’s problems came from its own major storm that delivered heavy snow, record rainfall, and damaging winds — a storm that “will be moving from southern California across the entire country over the next few days, eventually moving northeast by Tuesday.”
The Los Angeles area saw record rainfall on Friday, and it came along with 50- to 70-mile-per-hour winds. Burbank, California, saw 4.6 inches of rain Friday — stranding cars in floods and causing dozens of flight delays and cancellations. Records for daily rainfall were also set at the Los Angeles International Airport and the cities of Fresno, Bakersfield, Modesto and Oxnard…. Multiple stretches of I-5 in Los Angeles County were shuttered on Saturday due to rain and snow.
Snowflakes even fell around the “Hollywood” sign, reports Reuters. But bad weather wasn’t just hitting southern California:
In Northern California, San Francisco was expected to experience record cold temperatures on Saturday, and the National Weather Service warned residents of the state capital of Sacramento to avoid travel from Sunday through Wednesday as rain and snow started up again after a reprieve on Saturday. “Extreme impacts from heavy snow & winds will cause extremely dangerous to impossible driving conditions & likely widespread road closures & infrastructure impacts!” the agency said on Twitter. The next set of storms, expected to hit on Sunday, will bring wind gusts of up to 50 miles per hour (80 kph) in the Sacramento Valley, and up to 70 miles per hour in the nearby Sierra Nevada mountains….
A massive low-pressure system driven from the Arctic was responsible for the unusual conditions, said Bryan Jackson, a forecaster at the NWS Weather Prediction Center in College Park, Maryland.
This week one political cartoonist suggested a connection between “crazy weather” and climate change.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Horror as customer picks up trolley and launches it at woman knocking her out cold in supermarket rampage
A SHOPPER horrifically launched a trolley at a woman and knocked her out cold in a shocking supermarket rampage.
Rogerio Santos da Silva, 36, hurled the heavy metal cart at the unsuspecting victim as they both browsed the aisles in a store in Brazil.
The horrific supermarket attack in Brazil was captured on CCTV footage[/caption]
Rogerio Santos da Silva, 36, launched the trolley at the woman and knocked her out[/caption]
He launched the brutal attack on the woman as they queued for the checkout at the supermarket in the municipality of Santo Antonio do Descoberto on February 16.
Shocking footage captured the moment Santos da Silva calmly lifted the large orange trolley and walked towards her.
The 45-year-old victim, who wished to remain anonymous, can be seen shunting her trolley forward in the checkout line.
But she is suddenly knocked to the floor as Santos da Silva swung the cart directly at her head, seeing her collapse.
The ruthless blow resulted in the victim passing out, before she was later had to be placed in a wheelchair to move her.
Despite the savage supermarket attack, the woman miraculously did not suffer any serious injuries.
But she told local media the riled shopper did not seem to care if he caused her serious damage with his antics.
The victim claimed she does not know Santos da Silva and did not even glance at him before the horror incident occurred.
But the trolley-wielding brute claimed he was taking revenge after she allegedly bullied him.
The injured shopper vehemently denied his claims, insisting she was simply “going about her duties” without any interaction with her attacker.
She explained: “He started lying, saying that I cursed him, in order to justify his violence and nobody did anything.
“At no time did I curse him, nor did I say a word to this man, nor did I look at him that could result in a misunderstanding.
“I was just following my life and going about my duties as an ordinary citizen. And this attack happened.
“I temporarily lost consciousness and could not move, and was carried by others to a wheelchair, feeling an unbearable pain in my head that prevented me from even speaking.”
The victim believes Santos da Silva intentionally sought out the most deadly weapon he could find in the supermarket.
She continued: “He took the risk of killing me, acting intentionally, and, at the time, the most lethal thing he found nearby was a supermarket cart.
“A heavy cart like that, plus the force that was thrown, practically doubles the weight!
“It hit one fragile region of my head, the temples.”
Her horrified husband, who also wished to remain anonymous, echoed his wife’s version of events.
He added: “There was no discussion or anything like that. It was purely what is in the video. They didn’t exchange a word.”
The spouse claims that following the merciless attack, Santos da Silva shouted: “This is for you to learn and stop chasing me!”
The thug was quickly arrested at the scene by authorities and was pictured outside the store standing next to a cop.
However, he was only charged with minor bodily harm and promptly released.
According to G1, the suspect signed a Detailed Term of Occurrence (TCO) in connection with the incident.
Santos da Silva could reportedly be locked up for a maximum of two years or possibly receive a hefty fine.
The attacker was previously accused of attempted murder in 2021 following allegations of domestic violence.
The pair were seen queueing for the checkout before the incident unfolded[/caption]