People have left donations including bedding, toys, toiletries and electrical items for those affected.

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Items that proved popular included electrical items, sheets and pillowcases, luxury towels and candles.

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In addition, the card offers a free extended warranty on electrical items and a price promise.

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Travellers have to remove jackets and coats, and take large electrical items like laptop computers out of their luggage for separate scanning.

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If you have faulty goods that have a manufacturer's or third-party warranty, for example electrical items, you should be able to claim on this warranty to get a repair or replacement.

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The ESC's studies also included fire and accident trends from the Department of Communities and Local Government and data on the number of high risk electrical items in homes from the Department of Energy and Climate Change.

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Royce, born in 1863, was the youngest of five children and started his own company manufacturing electrical and mechanical items at age 21.

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We also cannot stop using tin in electrical and electronic items.

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PCBs were routinely used until about 25 years ago in the manufacture of a number of items, including electrical transformers.

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The closing of borders would deny access to many items made abroad that are needed during a pandemic, including masks and gloves, electrical circuits for ventilators and communications gear and certain pharmaceuticals and their precursors.

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