The company said some residents in and around Liverpool city could notice temporary low water pressure or a loss of supply as engineers re-route water supplies to all customers.

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It could mean short-notice temporary closures or reduced operations at day centres for the elderly and disabled, the report said, with preventative services for children, libraries and one-stop shops also affected.

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But when she came back to the UK her student visa was revoked and she was only given temporary admission which effectively meant she was given notice she would be removed, her solicitor said.

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But after the bailiffs came and tore it all down, she said that the women chose from that point on to build temporary structures which could be moved and shifted at very little notice.

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The secretary also said the department expects to make permanent a temporary regulation enacted after the September 11 terrorist attacks requiring all ships to provide 96-hour advance notice before docking in U.S. ports.

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