The sharp bend had crimped the pipe so almost no water could get through.

For government though high and low and lower, Put into parts, doth keep in one consent, Congreeing in a full and natural close, Like music.

The workers stopped the rig on an incline and scotched the wheels.

It taints your CV as people look at it and see what's gone on and it does put a bit of a black mark against you, says the man who, in 2006, was head hunted by Preston only for his tenure to be brought to a halt 17 months later.