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but the pope has offered a robust defence of refugees in a debate so often framed in fearful terms. fergal keane, bbc news, lesbos. bob dole, one of the most prominent us politicians of the past half century, has died at the age of 98. mr dole overcame severe injuries in the second world war and went on to lead the republicans in the us senate. he was 73 when he stood unsuccessfully for the presidency against bill clinton in 1996. earlier this year, it was announced that he was being treated for lung cancer. thousands of homes are still without power for a second weekend in the wake of storm arwen, which swept across parts of the uk and tore down electricity lines. homes in parts of northern england are still waiting to be re connected to their energy supplies. our correspondent peter harris reports from northumberland. in the nick of time, the pub has its power back. last night, a heavy snowfall left
but there was a more upbeat progress report from northern power today, who hope to restore power to all homes across the north east of england by tuesday. there are still questions about reconnecting power supplies and the delays. today, the business secretary visited county durham. we completely accept that this was wrong. we ve spoken directly to the northern power grid company and we will have a review. we ll make sure that if they have failed to invest in infrastructure there could well be enforcement action. as work goes on to get power back after storm arwen, the met office has now issued a new weather warning. storm barra is due to hit northern england and scotland on tuesday. peter harris, bbc news, northumberland. tensions are high after indian security forces have killed at least 13 civilians in a botched ambush near the myanmar border. on saturday, an army patrol opened fire on a group of miners returning