Useful as it turned out - it was pouring with rain as I left the Conference centre.

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"It was pouring with rain and there was no obvious sign of disabled access, so I wheeled myself up and down the length of the branch and couldn't find a way in so I had to bang on the windows, " he said.

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Outside it was pouring, the grey roads filling with rain from the grey skies.

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Then, seconds later under a steady rain, it became clear that white smoke was pouring out.

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