Gwynedd and Anglesey were badly affected, with fresh flurries turning to "blizzard conditions" on parts of the A55 in Conwy.

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The medical examiner said proper procedures to identify the body were followed after the body first arrived, and went on to describe how a body deteriorates in phases after death, turning dark brown, for example, with parts becoming enlarged.

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It is turning out to be one part Daniel Libeskind to several parts Larry Silverstein, the real-estate developer who held the lease on the World Trade Center.

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Although teachers may (just about) have been bought off, their pay offer could backfire on the government by causing anger in other parts of the public sector, where disputes over last year's pay settlements are turning into running battles.

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But, despite these apparent reassurances and the realization that turning the company over to foreign management beats the alternative of closing up shop and selling off the parts to diverse interests, employees at HBC are still on edge and uncertain about their futures.

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