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Somerset Council said there had been ‘extensive flooding overnight’ after Storm Chandra brought heavy rain

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Katie Price and her husband Lee Andrews have lifted the lid on newly married life, following their whirlwind Dubai wedding.

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The artificial intelligence (AI) will create winners but there will be “carnage along the way,” the boss of a US technology company has warned.

It shows there’s a crisis of confidence in the US dollar. It would appear that while the Trump administration sticks with its erratic trade, foreign and economic policy, this weakness could persist.

2.45pm GMT: Bank of Canada interest rate decision (no change expected)

7pm GMT: US Federal Reserve interest rate decision (no change expected)

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