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Brexit sparks race for warehouse space in Britain

As the prospect of a no-deal Brexit looms, some companies in the UK have started stockpiling goods ahead of Britain leaving the EU in March 2019. The world's fifth-largest economy risks stumbling into a disorderly exit from its biggest trading partner, the European Union, if parliament votes down Prime Minister Theresa May's withdrawal agreement on December 11. Saskia O'Donoghue reports