Mr Stringer, who was leader of Manchester City Council from 1984 to 1996, said he had "no difficulty" with the former prime minister having full military honours or any of the ceremonial aspects of the funeral but felt the "costs are inappropriate".

BBC: Manchester

Another study of 119 cancer patients with difficulty sleeping found valerian before bedtime for two months had no significant effect on sleep scores calculated from a questionnaire filled out before the study and after two months.

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