However after a number of speeches by MPs opposed to the bill and an unsuccessful closure motion it fell without getting a second reading.

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Keep in mind that, as it stands, Cyprus is suffering deflationary effects, bank closure costs, capital controls, yet without getting the redenomination benefits and independent monetary policy benefits of leaving the euro.

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Although the road was shut after the River Wye breached its banks, police said drivers were ignoring road closure signs and trying to get through, running the risk of getting stuck.

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The bill's best prospect of getting through the Commons and being sent on to the Lords would be if the chair allowed a closure motion - which is unlikely to happen much before 1pm.

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And he was getting terrible pressure from friends, family members, his wife, to - I hate this word - have closure, to forgive her, to see her at the end because he would feel so guilty if he didn't have a reconciliation.

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