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Neighbour Caroline Lacey told the BBC the house where the explosion happened was home to a family.

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Her EastEnders co-stars rallied round to send their support, with Lacey Turner - who plays Eve's ex-wife Stacey Slater - replying: "My superhero!! Love you always mate."

“I’m not sure I can make that case anymore,” she said last week, relaxing under a tree in the manicured green expanse of Lacey Park, where she had retreated, she said, to try to decompress from all the unsettling economic news.

Liam Lacey, director of the Irish Maritime Development Office, called the situation at Holyhead in December a "perfect storm", with businesses "ramping up before Christmas", other ports such as Liverpool fully booked, and the "unusual" occurrence of both berths at Holyhead being damaged at the same time.