The survival expert arrived in Peel by helicopter to take part in a range of activities including kayaking and raft building.

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Companies might have also have been wary of being associated with the building's raft of nicknames, since the official "30 St Mary Axe" moniker never really stuck.

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Underspends in other Whitehall departments are to be used to pay for the rest of the cost of building the new homes, which was a key part of a raft of new policies announced on Monday, seen as an attempt to relaunch the government.

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