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"We lost a lot of years being preoccupied with wars and occupation and bloodshed."

Half of them are less preoccupied by the mystery of the missing kids as they are with the drama of their own lives, from tension with their boss to a desperate need for cash.

England don't want to get too preoccupied with defensive play and have to think about how they can get themselves into good offensive situations.

But that process takes time, and Congress has been preoccupied with the president's flagship domestic legislation – the so-called "Big Beautiful Bill" – meaning that there has been no time or political capital for other priorities.

PC Marsden said: "I felt they were not in a position to help or they were preoccupied."