Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari very much hoped to delay his departure for Stamford Bridge but the signs were not good when midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger opened the scoring midway through the first half.

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The ambulance service said conversations "between the hospital and both staff at the scene and staff in the control room" did not delay the departure and the decision to go to the Stoke-on-Trent hospital was taken before the child was put in the ambulance.

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Many Republicans are privately breathing a sigh of relief at Mr DeLay's departure.

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Reactions to Mr DeLay's departure were predictable.

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This margin depends on the size and speed of an aircraft, and re-ordering the queue can minimise the delay before all the planes get into the air (mathematicians call this the departure problem).

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