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Amid the pomp and ceremony, and eye watering precision planning associated with the Royal funeral, how uplifting it was to view the simplicity of a traditional funeral service.
As we see another tumbling rainfall record following the record-breaking floods, I feel afraid of the future which is no longer unknown but predictable and frightening, just as scientists have been warning for years.