Meanwhile, the coastguard was not alerted to the Purbeck Isle's plight for seven hours as it was not fitted with an emergency position-indicating radio beacon or similar distress signalling device.

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The sight of players on the pitch signalling to the bench to check what position they were supposed to be playing was also a novelty of the Vogts era.

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There are very credible voices who agree with the government's position - that the markets need to be reassured by signalling the scale of cuts the government expects to deliver over five years, and by beginning these cuts now.

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