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Snow and ice fill the newspapers | Snow and ice fill the newspapers |
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There is a chilly theme to most of the front page headlines. | There is a chilly theme to most of the front page headlines. |
"White out", "Arctic freeze to last a month" and "Snow puts brakes on Christmas getaway" are just a selection. | "White out", "Arctic freeze to last a month" and "Snow puts brakes on Christmas getaway" are just a selection. |
Several papers highlight concern that NHS blood supplies are running short. | |
href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/" >The Times explains that the cold weather has prompted a surge in patients admitted to accident and emergency, while freezing roads and heavy snow have prevented people from donating blood. | |
Bankers' bonuses | |
href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/" >"Price Freeze" is the main story in the Daily Mirror, which goes on to say that desperate shops are cutting prices by up to three-quarters because of the weather. | |
It says High Street shops are worried people will stay at home on the busiest shopping weekend of the year. | |
The Financial Times leads with the warning by David Cameron that banks will face higher taxes if they continue to pay huge bonuses. | |
It says senior bankers are warning the sector is already being squeezed. | |
Tax protests | |
With shops preparing for their busiest weekend of the year, many of the papers report that the campaign group, UK Uncut, is planning more protests. | |
Activists are threatening to target retailers who they accuse of legally avoiding tax. | |
Chris Tobin, a member of UK Uncut, tells the Independent he wants to shame corporations into paying up. | |
The Daily Mail thinks some firms are "treating patriotic duty with contempt" through their tax avoidance. | |
NHS cuts | |
The Sun says a pair of children from south Wales have just become Britain's youngest parents at the age of 14. | The Sun says a pair of children from south Wales have just become Britain's youngest parents at the age of 14. |
The girl, pictured with her boyfriend and baby on the front of the paper, says was too embarrassed to tell her parents she was having sex. | |
The Daily Telegraph says NHS trusts are cutting back on surgery and scans in the quest to save money. | |
The Department of Health told the paper it wanted to see cuts in bureaucracy, not front-line care. | |
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