The run-up used to be held during the day before being switched to evening hours last year to allow more participation.

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The pirates stole personal possessions from the crew before departing with their hostages last Thursday evening.

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But AMs were up against a deadline of Wednesday evening, when the last full meeting of the assembly took place before Christmas.

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The movie features Ms. Houston in her last role before drowning in a bathtub in February at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, the evening before the Grammy Awards ceremony.

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The eight men and a woman appeared before magistrates in Milan after a brawl between groups of Welsh fans erupted in the city centre last Friday evening.

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