Several bridges in the area would need to be assessed by engineers before they were re-opened, Mr Spittle said.

BBC: Bridge at Tadcaster over the River Wharfe

"I can't stress strongly enough the importance of conforming to road closures and the bridge closed signs out there, " said Mr Spittle.

BBC: Bridge at Tadcaster over the River Wharfe

The Iranian mullah-ocracy has responded to the President's "outstretched hand" with spittle and contempt as it relentlessly marches, essentially unimpeded, towards its goal of operational nuclear weapons.

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"Before liberals and traditionalists both have a spittle-flecked nutty, each for their own reasons, try to figure out what he is trying to do, " Zuhlsdorf wrote in a conciliatory piece.

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Among Palawan's deep trove of wildlife, the most precious to the local economy, Gustillo explains, is the swiftlet, a small darting bird whose nests, built largely of its own spittle, are the essential ingredient in bird's nest soup.

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