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Mud and debris fell onto West Mountain Drive and Cliff Drive at La Marina, and flooding forced the closure of the Mission Street underpass and the 101 freeway off-ramps, he said.

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Over the past year, the government has been forced to backtrack on some of its policies - including cuts to welfare and the winter fuel payment - after objections from its own MPs.

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Investigators are looking into a second incident that occurred further down the same line on Sunday, where a packed train was forced to stop suddenly.

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It will now start exploring forced returns to Syria and other countries where people have not routinely been removed to in recent years.

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Few signs of forced entry were visible on Sunday at the singer's home apart from a broken doorknob, an AFP journalist observed.

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