Will this Arctic blast have killed off the Swine flu virus?

won't have killed it off, will have just stopped it from spreading

there is no other news while its snowing outside.

1st rule of Journalism

No no, he journalist getting killed in Afghanistan is huge news. He's not a soldier you see, but a journalist. Expect a documentary style 50 minute programme on his life in about 2 months.

Very true sib, getting much more airtime than any soldier :(

soldiers are expected to die in war, journalists not so much.