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Orchard Hills’ zone is filled with prickly pear cacti, Japanese honeysuckle and Formosa firethorn.

Combs was often "prickly", but Evans says power was transforming him.

One senior figure described the French as "prickly fish" in some of the discussions and said Germany was "effectively out of action" until after its general election later this month.

Surrounding a brown prickly Christmas tree were old magazines, throw blankets, hurriedly discarded socks, all the trappings of an ordinary life.

The conversation about how Hollywood can directly assist those in its ranks affected by the fires is a more prickly one, especially as the industry tries to decipher whether awards season can proceed.