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“A motion for the review, proposed by London Assembly Member Roger Evans, received unanimous support.”
“The national park authority turned down the application by Powys council to allow the family to live at Cefn Cantref, near Brecon, until April 2012.”
“An agreement was finally reached to allow them to stay for two years, but the park has refused a two-year extension to the deal.”
“Members supported the officer's proposal to refuse permission for a two-year extension to temporary consent for a gypsy traveller site at Cefn Cantref, near Brecon.”
“Labour losing the election, its vote held up in Scotland, with the party winning 41 out of 59 seats.”
“David Cameron's communications director Andy Coulson is being paid £140,000 a year, the government has said.”
“The number of advisers has dropped from 78 at the end of March this year to 68.”
“The second best paid is the PM's chief-of-staff, Edward Llewellyn, on £125,000.”
“Among other key aides, Steve Hilton gets £90,000 and Gabby Bertin is paid £80,000.”
“The Cabinet Office has also announced special advisers will have applications for new jobs scrutinised by the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments for two years after leaving the civil service.”
“Their gifts and hospitality will be published every quarter and any leaving to stand for parliament will not get severance pay.”
“The ceiling for special advisers' pay is £142,668, ensuring they do not earn more than Mr Cameron.”
“A senior Conservative source has confirmed that Mr Coulson's contract with the party has been terminated - he earned £275,000 as chief of communications for the Tories.”
“The third-highest paid special adviser is Kate Fall, the prime minister's senior aide, who gets £100,000, followed by Jonny Oates, Mr Coulson's Lib Dem counterpart, on a salary of £98,500.”
“Richard Reeves and Lena Pietsch, who work for Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, are awarded £85,000 and £80,000 respectively.”
“Andy Coulson is being paid £140,000 a year, the government has said.”
“Among other key aides, Steve Hilton gets £90,000”
“Gabby Bertin is paid £80,000.”
“The ceiling for special advisers' pay is £142,668”
“The third-highest paid special adviser is Kate Fall, the prime minister's senior aide, who gets £100,000”
“followed by Jonny Oates, Mr Coulson's Lib Dem counterpart, on a salary of £98,500.”
“which led to the spying charges — also denied by the Norwegian government.”
“Having examined my options in depth, I have therefore decided that we will not be able to proceed with the additional free school meal pilots or the extension of free school meals to some primary school children this year - though we will …”
“Before the general election, councils in Bradford, Islington and Nottingham were told they would be the second wave of a free school meals pilot which started last September in Durham, Newham and Wolverhampton.”
“The council said cutting the protected orchids, which means new seeds cannot grow, was a 'mistake'”
“Hampshire's environment councillor Mel Kendal said: 'I will be ensuring the council's procedure is changed so that all the designated verges of ecological importance, among the 4,000 miles of rural verges we cut, are individually assessed …”
“The council says it will now mark all rare species with white posts to avoid the mistake happening for a fourth time.”
“25 people should face disciplinary action for hiding or distorting details of the attack on the ship.”
“The Cheonan sank on 26 March, killing 46 sailors.”
“The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, two civilian ministry officials and 22 other senior officers are criticised in the report.”
“It is one of the first departments to be targeted as the new UK coalition government attempts to reduce the £156bn deficit as soon as possible.”
“In the fifth round of voting, she beat Hugh Bayley by six votes.”
“two 48‑hour Tube maintenance strikes”
“1900 BST on 23 June and 14 July”
“The 4ft (1.2m) high Dawley sign was put up without planning permission in Paddock Mount over the May Bank Holiday.”
“When the British public bring judgement on Jacqui Smith's husband for watching a porno video it's not so much to do with the fact that he paid £5.99 for a video but the fact that it's a porn video and it's squalid and depressing but it's n…”
“His successor is due to be elected in the second round of presidential elections on 20 June.”
“The proportion of new houses built on previously residential land such as gardens has risen sharply from one in 10 to one in four between 1997 and 2008, government figures show.”
“gathering a 2,000-name petition.”
“Mr Hughes saw off a challenge from Tim Farron to win the deputy leadership, taking the votes of 38 of the party's 57 MPs. Mr Farron won 18 votes with one MP abstaining.”
“On 10 June 1940 Benito Mussolini declared war on Britain.”
“There were collective gasps when the voters heard that the anti-immigration Freedom Party, the PVV, had more than doubled its seats in parliament.”
“It was a near tie between the two main parties - the centre-right Liberal VVD Party and the centre-left Labour Party, the PvdA. But there was a clash of cheers and groans when it was announced that the Liberals had gained one seat more tha…”
“It means that Mark Rutte, the Liberal party leader, is set to be the first Dutch prime minister from his political camp since World War One.”
“even the left-wing newspaper, De Volkskrant, says this will be a "nail-biting time" - with coalition talks likely to take several weeks, if not months.”
“Experts say the results will create a chaotic race to form a coalition commanding a majority with at least 76 seats.”
“Indeed, the results confounded the opinion polls, in which the Freedom Party has been lagging behind.”
“Unison officer Mike Booth said unions had only just been told of the plans, and they were a 'bolt from the blue'.”
“The proposal will be debated fully by the council's executive board on Thursday.”
“In April, US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner postponed a report that was expected to accuse China of being a 'currency manipulator', opening the way for trade sanctions.”
“China has pegged its currency to the dollar since the 2008 financial crisis, earning sharp criticism in the US.”
“The 14 bodies, including teaching union UCAC and Friends of the Earth Cymru, have published an open letter to Heritage Minister Alun Ffred Jones.”
“A proposed new law on the Welsh language was published by the assembly government in March.”
“The service was dubbed 'Ieuan Air' by Conservative AMs in 2008 when they revealed Deputy First Minister and Anglesey AM Ieuan Wyn Jones had used the service 42 times since its launch a year earlier.”
“Meanwhile, 33 US House lawmakers sent a letter to BP chief executive Tony Hayward, urging the company not to spend money on a dividend and an advertising campaign to improve BP's image.”
“Amid growing public anger in the US, President Barack Obama will make his fourth visit to the region on Monday.”
“BP's chief executiveis due to appear before Congress for the first time next week.”
“The project was first announced by the former mayor Ken Livingstone in 2007 but was only approved for funding by TfL last October.”
“which still needs to pass two further stages of scrutiny before becoming law.”
“the sport's national chief, Roger Draper”
“Draper moved from Sport England in 2006 to take the helm at the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA)”
“Dr John Kyle, has agreed to remain interim leader of the Progessive Unionist Party until its annual conference in October.”
“At a meeting of around 70 members of the party in east Belfast on Wednesday, Dr Kyle said there would be a period of reflection.”
“Ms Purvis said she left because the PUP was "severely restricted because of its relationship with the UVF".”
“We will continue to fulfil what we see as our role in conflict transformation. We will consult with our associates and we will take forward the project aimed at conflict transformation and bring our communities properly out of the conflict…”
“Belfast councillor, Dr John Kyle, has agreed to remain interim leader of the Progessive Unionist Party until its annual conference in October.”
“2,300-member Highland Citizens Panel”
“19 June”
“until the end of the month”
“The referendum, we think, should be held next year.”
“The Electoral Commission says a 10-week period is needed to ensure the referendum question can be easily understood by voters, which would rule out an autumn poll.”
“The assembly government had formally requested that the vote be held in the autumn of this year.”
“Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg's declaration that they supported a yes vote in a referendum on more assembly powers.”
“Welsh Liberal Democrats remain committed to holding the referendum as soon as possible, however latest legal advice from the assembly is that there is no time left to prepare for an autumn referendum.”
“However, Prime Minister David Cameron confirmed during Question Time that it would go ahead.”
“The council's planning committee voted by five to three in favour of it.”
“People have opposed the plans since the application was submitted in 2000”
“We are extremely disappointed with Poole's decision to approve the Talbot Village Trust development.”
“The newspaper reported that between 2004 and 2007, he claimed between £700 and £950 a month - about £40,000 in total - to sub-let a room in a flat in Kennington, south London, from his secret long-term partner, lobbyist James Lundie.”
“He has since admitted he had claimed allowances since 2001 - meaning the total is likely to exceed £40,000.”
“After I left my well-paid City job I worked for five years for the Lib Dems on around £14,000 per year, and after being selected here as Parliamentary candidate I worked for two years with no income at all.”
“His departure - after 16 days in the job - was greeted with regret by Prime Minister David Cameron...”
“As well as resigning from his cabinet role, he said he would pay back the £40,000 he had claimed.”
“The person on the phone said all of the applications were going to be rescinded and there would be no start dates for at least two years. When they do start to recruit again, none of our pass results are going to be taken into consideratio…”
“taking the votes of 38 of the party's 57 MPs”
“Three and a half years ago, Felipe Calderon was sworn in as president and immediately declared 'war' on drugs.”
“On Tuesday”
“What we mean by this play on words is that we want people who will come to the council with brilliant and original ideas about how to make residents' lives better. We don't want people who will accept things the way they are.”
“But I accept that it was a little insensitive.”
“I should clarify that the question of musical preference will not be asked at interview. It is not relevant to the recruitment of these jobs.”
“I hoped it would stand us out from the crowd and would get people interested.”
“He said it was his wife who had tipped him off that the advert might upset Quo fans.”
“Chief executive John Barradell posted an open letter of apology on the site... He added: 'I should clarify that the question of musical preference will not be asked at interview. It is not relevant to the recruitment of these jobs.'”
“A website created to advertise the jobs said 'Status Quo fans need not apply'.”
“Firstly, I'm sorry if any offence has been caused by our advert slogan 'Status Quo fans need not apply' - none was intended.”
“A quick note about our recruitment campaign, which has been noticed far beyond my expectations.”
“What we mean by this play on words is that we want people who will come to the council with brilliant and original ideas about how to make residents' lives better.”
“Ms Abbott reached the 33 nominations after John McDonnell quit the race”
“Only three hopefuls had overcome the hurdle of gaining the support of one in eight of their parliamentary colleagues, 33 MPs, to get their names on the ballot: David Miliband, his brother Ed, and another Ed - Ed Balls.”
“On Wednesday morning the shadow health secretary Andy Burnham scrambled over the finishing line by getting the last pair of nominations he required.”
