The house has eight fireplaces and long French windows lining its front door.

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At 4.30am on election day, an hour and a half ahead of opening time, voters were already lining up in front of voting stations.

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According to The Guardian, media interest in the case has been so high that journalists were lining up in front of the High Court from as early as 6am GMT this morning.

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Mrs Ballard's husband, Nick, remembers lining the six children up at the front door in the morning ready for school "and marching them out, like a scene out of the Sound of Music".

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Garments are fitted with interactive screens and RFID (radio frequency identification) tags, which mean that customers can flash clothes in front of interactive screens to see how a handbag detail or raincoat lining is made.

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