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A number of recent sentencings - including Kyle Clifford and Axel Rudakubana - saw defendants refuse to appear, and as a result the prime minister has promised to give judges the power to make criminals appear in the dock.

But Prof Clifford Jones, a specialist in combustion risk at the University of Chester, said dust released from the storage silo could have been ignited by a spark.

The author’s partner Julie Divola and sister Judy Clifford confirmed to the New York Times on Wednesday that Smith, a Danville, Calif., resident, died “after enduring the cascading effects of a rare autoimmune disease for a decade.”

Smith is also survived by her sister Judy Clifford; her niece Lauren Clifford and Lauren’s son Wyatt; and her nephew Brian Clifford and his wife, Taylor Acampora.

With just one other character worth mentioning, a daffy shop clerk played by “Fleabag’s” Sian Clifford, there’s only so many moves a story this small can make.