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A huge tsunami would have swept across the globe, ripped up the sea floor, and flooded coastlines.

Ranger has battled a gambling addiction and had his contract ripped up by numerous clubs because of disciplinary issues, while he has also been charged with assault, criminal damage and being drunk and disorderly.

“If you can rip up the ligament God gave you, you can rip up the one we put in.”

Ms Barham, who suffers heart issues, said she has had to throw away almost all of her furniture and cherished belongings, plus rip up the floor and wallpaper due to the infestation.

"We are ripping up the very roots of Thatcherism that have undermined and run down our transport system for decades," Haigh said.