The far closer working relationship between the Foreign Office and the Quai d'Orsay established in 1991 with the break-up of Yugoslavia has meant that the old scars from the failed collaboration over Suez in 1956 have largely healed.

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And the 31-year-old Sydney Roosters veteran insists the scars have yet to heal.

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The scars on his knees, which Ito is letting Simpson exhibit, would presumably illustrate how old football injuries would have hindered his ability to overpower two people and stab them to death.

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