内容摘要：This time around, Canada's national police force – the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) – says it began preparing a contingency plan for increased migrant crossings at the border well ahead of Trump being sworn in.

This time around, Canada's national police force – the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) – says it began preparing a contingency plan for increased migrant crossings at the border well ahead of Trump being sworn in.

Xiomara, from Panama, said she felt drawn to this Pope in particular as he was "a good man"."Prayers always help, they don't just hang in the air," she believes.

Leading the rosary from beneath a white canopy was Cardinal Battista Re.He's the figure in the Vatican who would call a conclave - the closed gathering of senior clergy that elects a Pope - if Francis were not able to continue in the role.Despite the slight improvement, the Pope's medical team are still giving no prognosis.

He was admitted to Gemelli hospital on 14 February with double-pneumonia and, according to the Vatican, a CT scan of his lungs shows a "normal evolution" which suggests he is responding to treatment.We're told he still uses additional oxygen but has suffered no further "respiratory crises".

The tone of Vatican officials has certainly relaxed a little.

On Tuesday, the Pope's condition was described as "stable", which was new. By Wednesday evening there was a "further slight improvement" and the update omitted to say "critical" for the first time."The department needs to explain itself as to why it costs so much to run that department, because it's a lot of money. We would like to see it audited."

In a joint statement, Lewes District Council and Eastbourne Borough Council said the increased fees had been approved "following full consideration of multiple factors".It continued: "These are being introduced to address budget pressures related to taxis in our roles as licensing authorities, and to cover the increased operational costs associated with CCTV data control.

"Additionally in Lewes district, they will fund extra resources to reduce a backlog in new applications, ensuring a more efficient service for the future."Follow BBC Sussex on