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“the bodies of four policemen, 12 days after lynching them.”
“The four policemen are believed to have been killed on 23 May.”
“The area where the lynchings took place is home to five indigenous communities.”
“His review will report to Prime Minister David Cameron by the end of the year.”
“I look forward to receiving his report and working with him over the next six months.”
“In the coalition deal, the government pledged to "maintain the goal of ending child poverty in the UK by 2020", which was set by Tony Blair.”
“Despite the vast amounts of money that has been thrown at the problem, the numbers in poverty remain worryingly high”
“commissioned last December”
“Sir Peter's report was commissioned last December by Labour Transport Secretary Lord Adonis”
“Lord Adonis suggested Sir Peter was likely to recommend changing the rules.”
“Theresa Villiers said at the time she was "not convinced that a change would be justified"”
“Union members launched a fresh five‑day strike on Saturday, the third and last in their current series of walkouts.”
“More than 1,800 posts are set to be cut at Fife Council within the next year, it has emerged.”
“The cuts are expected to affect about 9% of the council's 20,000 staff by March 2011.”
“The authority has also warned that staffing levels may need to fall by as much as 15% by 2014.”
“For instance, West Lothian may lose the equivalent of 1,000 full time posts by 2014.”
“Glasgow expects to cut 2,800 over the next three years.”
“Residents have said there would be about 23,000 lorry movements in two years to transport the sub-soil.”
“A three-day planning inquiry took place earlier and is due to resume on 8 and 9 July.”
“During the Troubles, the UVF killed almost 500 people, most of them Catholics.”
“The head of its political wing, Dawn Purvis, resigned on Thursday as leader of the Progressive Unionist Party and will now sit in the Stormont Assembly as an independent.”
“1,000 support staff have been removed, 'thanks to SNP cuts'”
“He added that Scottish government plans to extend community service while bringing in a presumption against short-term jail sentences would cost millions. Labour justice spokesman Richard Baker said: "Kenny MacAskill calls for fresh thinki…”
“A 2002 bomb attack that killed 11 French naval engineers in Karachi also plays a part.”
“The origins of the affair lie in the years 1993 to 1995, when Nicolas Sarkozy was budget minister in the government of conservative Prime Minister Edouard Balladur.”
“In 1994, France negotiated a deal to sell three Agosta-class submarines to Pakistan for a sum equivalent to 826m euros (£684m, $996m).”
“some 50m euros were paid as 'sweeteners' to various senior Pakistani figures.”
“this second tranche - amounting to 33m euros - was never intended to help secure the submarine contract”
“in 2007 they found an internal document from the French Naval Construction Directorate (DCN), stating that as budget minister, Nicolas Sarkozy gave his approval for the creation of Heine.”
“in April 1995, Mr Balladur's campaign team lodged 10m francs in cash at the campaign's bank account.”
“Half of the money was in 500 franc notes, it said.”
“In 1995, Jacques Chirac defeated Mr Balladur in the first round of the vote and went on to become president.”
“Seven years later, an explosion killed 11 employees of the DCN as they travelled to work in Karachi.”
“In 1994, France negotiated a deal to sell three Agosta-class submarines to Pakistan...”
“However, it is also alleged that a second tranche of commissions was also paid to two Lebanese intermediaries. According to Le Contrat (The Contract), a new book by two French investigative journalists, this second tranche - amounting to 3…”
“The French newspaper Liberation recently reported that in April 1995, Mr Balladur's campaign team lodged 10m francs in cash at the campaign's bank account. Half of the money was in 500 franc notes, it said.”
“The task force is made up of borough council leader Steve Jordan, MP Martin Horwood and members of the business group Gloucestershire First.”
“The emergency debate was supported by at least 30 MLAs, the number required before the assembly can be recalled in this way.”
“Mr Fillon said he saw only "good news" in euro-dollar parity”
“The minister has announced an eight-week consultation period for the proposal.”
“His Labour colleague Kevan Jones said new MPs had been left 'in debt to several thousand pounds' because the online claims system did not work.”
“The new compliance officer is a temporary appointment as a full recruitment process has yet to take place.”
“"In Hungary, the previous [Socialist] government falsified data," said a spokesman for Hungary's Prime Minister, Viktor Orban.”
“The coalition recently outlined plans to slash £6.25bn in spending.”
“East Lindsey District Council voted to reject plans to breach the sea defences at Donna Nook, North Somercotes.”
“The Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) is commissioning a pilot cull of badgers within a 288 sq km (111 sq miles) area of south-west Wales.”
“The pilot cull is expected to last for five years.”
“At least 1,500 badgers are likely to be killed during the pilot.”
“In March 2009, Rural Affairs Minister Elin Jones announced that a pilot badger cull would be instigated. North Pembrokeshire was chosen largely because TB is an acute problem there, with more than half the compensation paid out across Wale…”
“Ms Spelman says the situation has changed since 2005, when the Krebs Trial concluded.”
“Environment Minister Edwin Poots told councils they must pay for the changes as part of wider NI cuts.”
“He asked for a response on Friday to enable elections to the new councils to take place in 2011.”
“On Friday the 26 councils agreed to meet the bill if it was based on principles of fairness.”
“Speaking ahead of the meeting, Northern Ireland Local Government Association (NILGA) president John Mathews said councils supported reform but would not pay for costs that do not benefit the system.”
“He asked for a response on Friday to enable elections to the new councils to take place in 2011”
“James Brokenshire, Minister for Crime Prevention, said fans would be under intense scrutiny because England is bidding to host the tournament in 2018.”
“About 3,200 English fans are subject to football banning orders, which prevent them from travelling to South Africa.”
“His comments followed a move by UK Prime Minister David Cameron to disclose the salaries and names of civil servants earning more than £150,000 a year.”
“The island's government employs about 5,500 people, of which about 1,800 are civil servants, 314 of those were in the 2009 top grade with a maximum wage of £130,940.”
“The amount of general revenue, money raised from taxation, spent on States employees wages in 2009 was £177m.”
“plans for £50m of public spending cuts.”
“The CSR also proposed 70 job cuts in the first phase of the scheme, which Mr Southern calls a 'crazy reduction'.”
“If this is translated [to the full cost of cuts], it could mean 350 job losses on top of the 1,200 people already unemployed in Jersey.”
“we are expected to make up our minds by July when we are completely in the dark.”
“Chief Minister Le Sueur, who has held the position since 2008, said he had 'no comment at this stage'.”
“In particular, the scrapping of the Goods and Service Tax bonus, which we have had for less than three years, is a cynical ploy.”
“The plans were announced on Wednesday as part of a three-year Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR).”
“Thousands turned out in Istanbul on Thursday for the funeral services of eight other victims.”
“Activists on board told the BBC's Andrew North in Jerusalem by telephone that they aimed to arrive just outside Israel's 20-mile (30km) exclusion zone off Gaza by Saturday morning.”
“They said there were 20 people on board, including five Irish nationals, six Malaysians and nine crew members.”
“More than 1,100 officers and support staff will work for the new Serious Crime Directorate, making it one of the largest divisions of its kind.”
“he donated £100,000 to the Labour Party”
“Then, Rock joked about US presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama, telling the audience: "He looks so young, every time I see Barack I say, 'So when you getting back with New Edition?'", a reference to Bobby Brown's 80s' boy b…”
“This summit will be the first G20 meeting for the new UK Chancellor, George Osborne.”
“Mr Purcell, who was once seen as a rising star within the Labour party, stepped down as council leader and councillor for Glasgow's Blairdardie ward in March citing 'stress and exhaustion'.”
“Mr Purcell was first elected to the council in May 1995 and served as convener of development and regeneration, then education, before becoming leader in 2005 at the age of only 32.”
“He was named as Councillor of the Year at last year's Scottish Politician of the Year awards for his role in delivering the Commonwealth Games to Glasgow and a guaranteed 'living wage' to thousands of workers.”
“But Pendine council has now taken control of the beach again.”
“It will appear this summer ahead of Tony Blair's memoirs and an offering from Alistair Campbell.”
“North Belfast MP Nigel Dodds and his DUP colleague Nelson McCausland were among those attending”
“Relations between staff representatives and the largest local authority in the UK are the "worst in the country", the GMB union claims.”
“Last month, about 4,000 mainly female Birmingham City Council staff won a case for equal pay.”
“The GMB, which represents 8,000 staff at the council, said bosses should stop stalling and start negotiating payouts.”
“Negotiations over the pay structure date back to the late 1990s.”
“Arizona's move - and similar efforts by more than 20 other states - would interfere with the federal government's task of enforcing immigration policy.”
“Ms Brewer said in April that the new law would strengthen border controls in Arizona, which borders Mexico.”
“About 200 protesters waved signs and chanted "Jan Brewer, shame on you!" in front of the White House as the pair met.”
“An "urgent reappraisal" of the government's train carriage procurement programme has been ordered by Transport Secretary Philip Hammond.”
“Since that announcement was made in 2007 the growth in passenger numbers has not materialised and costs have soared, leaving Labour's plans in tatters," he said. Mr Hammond said the government had inherited a situation in which, according …”
“two days after the surprise resignation of Yukio Hatoyama.”
“He becomes Japan's fifth prime minister in three years.”
“in September 2009”
“by a vote of 291-129 among DPJ members of parliament.”
“Mr Kan, 63, took over the finance ministry in January”
“after just nine months.”
“Mr Obama has for the second time postponed a trip to Australia, Indonesia and Guam”
“his third trip to the area since the leak began six weeks ago.”
“He has for the second time postponed a trip to Australia, Indonesia and Guam, in order to deal with the crisis.”
“He is due to visit the gulf later on Friday - his third trip to the area since the leak began six weeks ago.”
“The first two tranches of data are from 2008/09 and 2009/10.”
