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Five people have been rescued after spending 36 hours atop a plane in an alligator-infested swamp in the Amazon after it was forced to make an emergency landing, local authorities said.

She said concerned parents should contact their local authority about available childcare places.

But the government announced elections would be postponed in nine areas, where local authorities are being reorganised.

The shadow home secretary also asked the minister how she would force councils to hold an inquiry, in cases where the local authorities were unwilling to do so, citing Bradford council as an example.

A spokesperson said: "The council investigates all fatal road collisions that happen on the local authority road network."