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Struggling Venezuelans have resorted to trading scrap metal and plastic crates in an attempt to make ends meet. Amid drastic food shortages and an economic crisis, crowds have forged trade routes along illegal tracks leading into neighboring Colombia. President Nicolás Maduro has said he will not allow aid to enter …

Temperatures fell so low over the weekend it allowed nature to provide some beautiful scenes across parts of the UK. In Derbyshire stunning icicles formed at Kinder Downfall, where the icy weather caused the 98ft (30m) waterfall to completely freeze over. Photographer Rod Kirkpatrick was there early on Sunday morning …