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"But I have been advised by a lawyer friend that the European Court of Human Rights has said people should be guaranteed the right to sleep free of noise, light or smell pollution.

"I felt therefore I had no alternative but to silence the clock, as technically we could be in breach of the law. I don't know if anyone would have taken us to court, but European law is becoming more important."

Taken another way, and especially in context of the whole story (incomplete as it is!), this statement could maybe be seen as a bit of (admittedly) mild "gauntlet throwing", don't you think?!

Just a thought, maybe wishful on my part...