In "the East" there is that age-old instinct for reading the wind and riding with the victor.

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Elsewhere in the UK, high winds are expected to cause disruption, with wind speeds of 42mph recorded at Heathrow, 63mph on the east coast of Northern Ireland, 49mph in Crosby, Merseyside, and 46mph in Birmingham.

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As in years past, the houses wind down with sales of Old Master paintings and antiquities from Europe, Africa, and the Near East.

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