The teenage mum-to-be was taken to Leicester General Hospital as there were also no suitable places at Bristol, Birmingham or Oxford.

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The court held that banks would never find suitable places in crowded downtown business districts unless they could have the right to rent out surplus space acquired in a good-faith effort to house their operations.

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As well as identifying places in the home counties for evacuation, places suitable for becoming temporary mortuaries are also being identified.

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Dog handler Dave Bisson said lots of places would be suitable including unused hotels, old farm buildings or office blocks.

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In February, councillors will identify suitable sites, out of the 35 identified in the county, which could each get up to 10 places.

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