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Flood clean-up begins
* Freak weather caused the River Otter to burst its banks, leading to widespread flooding in the Ottery St Mary area of Devon at the end of last week.
FW reader and farm worker Keith Pinsent, who took this picture, said he had never seen such flooding in the area.
Several farmers lost sheep to the water and a number were left with stranded cattle that had to be rescued.
Inspectors threaten Christmas strike
* Meat production could be disrupted in the run-up to Christmas as 1000 meat inspectors are threatening a three-day strike.
More than 80%...