It is awkward for Mr Blair to be seeing the president at the end of the sequence as he would have less chance of influencing any decisions.

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Everton did at least end a sequence of two straight home defeats but they remain perilously close to the relegation zone - a fact not lost on supporters who booed their team at the final whistle.

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But Burns took the fifth round convincingly, two brilliant right hooks putting Martinez under serious pressure at either end, the Coatbridge boxer producing an impressive sequence of punches after the first and the bell then coming to Martinez's rescue.

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Many crazy things happen at the end of BioShock Infinite, but the final mind-warping sequence is kicked off by a surprise trip to Rapture, the underwater city from the original game.

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The Hungaroring this coming weekend should be a similar story - and Alonso heads there absolutely on a mission, knowing that only a sequence of victories is going to bring him into title contention by the end of the year.

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