the un tells the taliban to reverse its decision banning afghan women working for humanitarian agencies after five major organisations suspend their work in afghanistan. hello and welcome to bbc news. we start in america where at least 50 people are now known to have died due to the severe arctic freeze, that continues to affect the us and canada. one of the worst hit areas is the city of buffalo, in new york state, where the governor called the storm an epic, once in a lifetime event . the bbc s, emily unia, has the latest. the arctic storm pummelling the us and canada caused christmas chaos for millions. thousands of flights were cancelled, and roads and railways were closed or impassible, preventing people from reaching friends and family. emergency services battled treacherous conditions to carry out rescues. fatalities have been confirmed across the us. one of the worst hit areas was new york state, especially in buffalo and hamburg in erie county. snow blanketed st
you will never be gone, mum and dad. the killing took place at a family pub at the heart of the community. local residents have described their shock. things like this don t really happen on the wirral, so i think everyone s shocked. you don t expect it on your own doorstep, you know? this pub is a nice pub. you know, you never hear of any trouble. i ve got a 21 year old son, and, you know, it s devastating to be honest. forensic teams have been searching the area throughout the day. it was around this time two nights ago that ellie edwards was killed. foremen also injured. four men were also injured in the attack.
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