The US eastern seaboard is bracing for another weekend storm, #Jonas, set to bring freezing temperatures and “potentially historic” snowfall amounts to major cities and into the southern mid-Atlantic region, which is already feeling the effects of another storm system, #Ilias.
https://twitter.com/max_read/status/689968109243998208
Meanwhile, with perfect timing, 2015 was – officially – the hottest year on record, according to NASA and NOAA.
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WORLD
Thursday sees the release of the report into the death of Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko, who was spectacularly poisoned in London ten years ago. A senior Russian official called the inquiry “lies from start to finish”.
https://twitter.com/Guuh_Feliix/status/689942866240475137
British Prime Minister David Cameron shows up at Davos on Thursday with Europe, migration and, possibly, the Falklands on his agenda.
But he has other things to worry about too..
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BUSINESS
Another rough day…
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SPORTS
The annual Deloitte survey of the richest football clubs is published tomorrow.
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JOURNALISM
Meanwhile, talking of Deloitte… this piece by my brilliant former colleague Lucy Kellaway is well worth your time.
The Overnight Note 