West Berkshire

Those asking for the flexibility for the first time include Enfield, Worcestershire, West Berkshire, Trafford, Barnet, Solihull, and Halton.

One of them, Ali Ibrahim, who had fled the civil war in Darfur, Sudan, camped outside the West Berkshire Council offices in Newbury.

It was discovered at East Garton in west Berkshire.

The incident was filmed at the Calcot Mill level crossing in west Berkshire as a woman poses on the tracks on a stretch of the railway where 130 trains a day pass through at speeds of up to 100mph.

Ms Cooper, who leads John Rankin Schools, eventually let inspectors in following discussions with West Berkshire Council.