On the night he died, Mr Weir phoned Ms Wilkinson to say he was about to board his helicopter at the mine and would be home shortly.

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His book has greater depth than Ms Weir's, but his style is dry and relentless.

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Elections to the deanery synods are due in spring 2014 - "so that's obviously a key first date to start getting people motivated, " said Ms Weir.

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