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      <news:title><![CDATA[OPINION: Dealing with heatwaves now and in the future]]></news:title>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[#VATsTheProblem launches to consumers]]></image:caption>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Samuel Smith’s Brewery owner Humphrey Smith dies aged 81]]></news:title>
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