1.   Despite finally realising his dream of becoming world champion, Mansell quit Formula One last year after an acrimonious row with the Williams team over his contract.

2.   His funeral has been delayed by an acrimonious row over his paternity, with three men claiming to have sired the boxer.

3.   UN efforts to include civilians in the deal fell apart when an acrimonious row erupted between the parties on the pace of prisoner releases and exchanges.

4.   The deal avoided the talks breaking up in an acrimonious row that could have precipitated a much deeper rift between Britain and its EU partners.

5.   The negotiations at Stormont, in the suburbs of Belfast, officially started in June but quickly became bogged down amid acrimonious rows over procedure.