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Despite fears over the size of this year's crop, Mr Whalley said he was positive the event would not be axed, with organisers having taken "preventative measures" to preserve what has fallen.

Mr Morgan, a 37-year-old father of two, was killed with an axe in the car park of the Golden Lion pub in Sydenham, south-east London, in 1987.

Unions have called for more spending on public services, higher taxes on the wealthy and for the budget cuts outlined by the short-lived Bayrou government to be axed.

Israel's culture minister has threatened to axe funding for the country's national film awards after The Sea, a story about a 12-year-old Palestinian boy, won its top award.

Wallace and Torode had hosted the show for 20 years, but were axed in July after a report upheld claims against them.