"It's an image that is very North Korean, but the way it's being treated is exceptional and this is the first time anyone has ever seen this style of art in the country ."

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To me, King is really one of the central heroes, you know, just in our time, a real exceptional, rare person who contributed the right things at the right time.

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Routine cases should be heard within custody time limits except in "highly exceptional circumstances", they said.

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Forecaster Mark Le Cornu said the last time Jersey had seen such "exceptional conditions" was in January 1979.

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