(Top photo via)Medical Fees for Those from Overseas
From this year, hospitals will have a legal duty to charge upfront fees to overseas patients seeking medical treatment in the UK. This will not effect emergency services, which will be provided as needed. – BBCHousing Policy Focuses on the Elderly
In an effort to combat the housing crisis, Theresa May's government will help elderly citizens move out into smaller houses, freeing up larger properties for families. – Guardian
UK News
From this year, hospitals will have a legal duty to charge upfront fees to overseas patients seeking medical treatment in the UK. This will not effect emergency services, which will be provided as needed. – BBCHousing Policy Focuses on the Elderly
In an effort to combat the housing crisis, Theresa May's government will help elderly citizens move out into smaller houses, freeing up larger properties for families. – Guardian
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Tory Brexit Bracklash
Twenty-seven pro-Europe Tory MPs are reportedly ready to back amendments to the Brexit Bill tabled by Labour and the Liberal Democrats. Changes would include protecting the rights of EU citizens living in the UK. – IndependentMay Meets Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced he will use his visit to the UK to call for a tougher stance on Iran from Theresa May. May has said she will in turn raise concerns about Israel building settlements on Palestinian territory. – GuardianTrump Loses Again
Donald Trump has lost another court battle, with a federal appeals court denying his emergency request to reinstate his travel ban for people travelling to the US from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. – CNNDeadly Avalanches
Heavy snow and avalanches have killed more than 100 people across Afghanistan and Pakistan. Houses and towns have been destroyed, with rescuers struggling against the conditions to reach survivors. – BBCFrexit Pitch
France's far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen launched her campaign with a populist speech that decried globalisation and called for a referendum on the country's EU membership. – ReutersJammeh Steps Down
Gambia's defeated President Yahya Jammeh has finally agreed to step down two days after his successor, Adama Barrow, was sworn in. This follows two months of tense stand-offs with the threat of military intervention, after Jammeh lost the election to Barrow in December. – Washington Post
Twenty-seven pro-Europe Tory MPs are reportedly ready to back amendments to the Brexit Bill tabled by Labour and the Liberal Democrats. Changes would include protecting the rights of EU citizens living in the UK. – IndependentMay Meets Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced he will use his visit to the UK to call for a tougher stance on Iran from Theresa May. May has said she will in turn raise concerns about Israel building settlements on Palestinian territory. – Guardian
International News
Donald Trump has lost another court battle, with a federal appeals court denying his emergency request to reinstate his travel ban for people travelling to the US from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. – CNNDeadly Avalanches
Heavy snow and avalanches have killed more than 100 people across Afghanistan and Pakistan. Houses and towns have been destroyed, with rescuers struggling against the conditions to reach survivors. – BBCFrexit Pitch
France's far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen launched her campaign with a populist speech that decried globalisation and called for a referendum on the country's EU membership. – ReutersJammeh Steps Down
Gambia's defeated President Yahya Jammeh has finally agreed to step down two days after his successor, Adama Barrow, was sworn in. This follows two months of tense stand-offs with the threat of military intervention, after Jammeh lost the election to Barrow in December. – Washington Post
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Everything Else
"He's totally gay, check out the eyebrows." "Ivan sells meth and lies compulsively." "Do me slowly." Inside the world of other people's bizarre shopping lists. – The Creators ProjectBowl Cuts
The Superbowl was held in the US this weekend, and with it came the notorious and expensive commercials that have become as popular as the game itself. Here are all the Superbowl TV spots collected in one place for those who missed the broadcast. – Life HackerCatch and Release
Engineers at MIT have developed a hydrogel robot hand that can catch and release fish without employing hooks or injuring the creatures. – MotherboardI'm Here to Swallow Gum and Take Names
The internet was abuzz this weekend when NBC's Saturday Night Live topped its Alec Baldwin-as-Donald Trump impression with Ghostbusters star Melissa McCarthy playing White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer. – CNET