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Good morning, Mike and morning, Glory. Welcome to Mark.

Good morning, mate.

Yes, you know, thanks here, we're on the show as always.

Morning, Mike, Deb here from Suffolk.

Good morning, Mike.

Daniel from Warsaw.

Great show.

Morning, mate, it's back in Lancashire.

Enjoying the show, as always.

Morning guys, show up common sense.

Good show as always.

There's been a big story up in Manchester,

Alteringham, to be precise,

which is in a part of that fair city.

There was a council meeting held because it was declared that a local best western hotel

was going to be closed down basically to the public

to house a bunch of illegal migrants.

Lots of people were concerned, lots of local people worried,

particularly because the hotel is right next to Ultringham School for girls.

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