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“scheduled for 27 June”
“Alvin Greene was chosen as the party's Senate candidate for November's mid-term polls.”
“Mr Greene, 32, will face Republican Senator Jim DeMint in the contest for the South Carolina Senate seat.”
“Since winning his party's state primary on 8 June, Mr Greene has had his mental state questioned on live television and been accused of being a 'plant' by senior Democrats.”
“42 Iraqi men were sent back to Baghdad in a forced return.”
“36 are reported to be still being held at Baghdad airport.”
“Of the 42 deportees believed to be on board, only six were released swiftly.”
“14 of the deported all told the UN refugee agency, the UNHCR, that they had been beaten by UKBA employees both to get them on the plane in London, and off it in Baghdad.”
“The UKBA said that a minimum amount of force would only ever be used as a last resort, when an individual became disruptive or refused to comply.”
“The plan, proposed by the government, passed narrowly by two votes.”
“In 1980, a Swedish referendum decided to phase out reactors by 2010, although the target was later abandoned.”
“The centre-left opposition said they would rescind the law if they win the next election, due in September.”
“Four hopefuls have put forward their names to be the Labour candidate in the 2012 London mayoral elections.”
“A panel of party representatives will confirm the shortlist on 24 June, with the result due on 24 September.”
“That is the day before the party reveals who has won the race to succeed Gordon Brown as its leader.”
“The mayoral candidate will be picked by an electoral college, made up half-and-half of votes from London party members and members of affiliated organisations.”
“Mr Livingstone was the city's first elected mayor, between 2000 and 2008, before being ousted by the Conservative Party's Boris Johnson.”
“He returned to the Labour Party to win his second term in office in 2004.”
“Mr Livingstone launched his campaign to be Labour's 2012 mayoral candidate on 1 June, criticising Mr Johnson's transport policy.”
“Ms King was the MP for the east London seat of Bethnal Green and Bow between 1997 and 2005, when she was defeated by George Galloway of Respect.”
“Ms King launched her campaign to be the next Labour London mayoral candidate on 26 May, promising to be an 'advocate for children'.”
“Mr During said he had 20 years of sea-going experience as a chartered marine engineer, and had served as a councillor for Ponders End on Enfield Council from 1990 to 1994.”
“The mayosal candidate will be picked by an electoral college, made up half-and-half of votes from London party members and members of affiliated organisations.”
“seven politicians”
“In March this year, seven politicians signed a letter that said Beechwood was the best place for it.”
“I am aware that local residents have demanded more action to deal with landlords that have, for too long, been trading in misery.”
“It is time to draw a line in the sand and create an enforcement squad that will pursue rogue landlords in Govanhill.”
“Considerable progress has already been made in the way the council and all its partners respond to Govanhill's problems, with significant resources directed towards the area, particularly in relation to housing.”
“That is not due to report for another year, meaning any changes are unlikely before the end of this parliament.”
“About 350 people left their homes and spent the night in three halls.”
“at 2210 BST”
“only an hour's warning was given”
“The UN estimates that 100,000 people were killed in the conflict”
“the 37-year conflict with the Tamil Tigers, which ended last year”
“Liverpool FC's owners have been described as "asset strippers" in the House of Commons.”
“England's most successful football club is slowly being drained by the greed of two American asset strippers”
“In an early day motion, Mr Rotheram expressed "dismay" at the Americans' activities and "regrets the failure to fulfil promises of a new stadium".”
“Critics closer to home have questioned the need for each of Wales' 22 local authorities to employ senior directors on substantial wages in areas like education, finance and transport.”
“After the attack London mayor Boris Johnson said councils needed to 'get together' and look at how they tackled pests.”
“English Heritage Commission is expected to make a statement about the future of the project on 30 June.”
“English Heritage said it was 'extremely disappointed' that £10m promised would not be forthcoming - but said it did not mean it was the end of the project.”
“It had wanted to move the visitor centre 1.5m (2.4km) away from the stones and to divert the nearby A344.”
“The cuts are part of £2bn of savings made by the coalition government.”
“A statement on the project's future is due to be made on 30 June.”
“Transforming the monument's setting and the visitor experience is vital to Britain's reputation, and to our tourism industry, especially in 2012 but also thereafter.”
“Tube and bus passengers could be hit by fare rises of more than 7% in 2011”
“TfL confirmed it is likely to recommend to London's mayor that 2011 fares should rise by 2% above inflation.”
“Based on the current Retail Price Index (RPI) of 5.1%, this would mean a 7% rise in fares.”
“Mayor Boris Johnson will make a final decision on fare increases, which is expected in the autumn.”
“The decision is usually based on the RPI figure in July, an assembly spokesman said.”
“As we made clear in October last year while there is no set formula by which fares are decided, TfL's planning assumption will be that fares will rise RPI +2% each year.”
“However, the actual level of fares will be decided by the mayor later in the year.”
“Londoners have already been hit by a hike in fares this year, particularly bus passengers, who bore the brunt of the rises.”
“We are looking at how the existing fare increases have already affected passengers in the capital and we will also assess whether further rises on the scale suggested today by TfL can really be justified.”
“In 2010, average Tube fares have gone up by 3.9% and bus passengers faced a 12.7% rise.”
“Kenya's Assistant Roads Minister Wilfred Machage has been suspended by President Mwai Kibaki a day after being charged with inciting hatred.”
“Along with two other MPs, he was charged with hate speech during the campaign for a new constitution.”
“Six people died on Sunday in a stampede after grenades exploded at a campaign rally for the 'No' campaign.”
“Disputes over allegations of electoral fraud ignited ethnic tensions, leading to the deaths of some 1,300 people and forced 300,00 from their homes.”
“Some fear that the campaign ahead of a 4 August referendum could lead to a repeat of the violence which followed elections in December 2007.”
“No-one was injured in the 250lb car bomb attack on the courthouse”
“Mr Farrell was further ordered to hand in all travel documents and lodge a £10,000 cash surety.”
“Mr Farrell is charged with causing the explosion on 22 February which damaged courthouse gates and surrounding buildings.”
“The accused is a brother of Mairead Farrell, shot dead by the SAS in Gibraltar in 1988.”
“The people of the area have been expecting this development for five years, it was a planned commitment and it was going to have a massive impact. It is devastating.”
“Twelve projects were cancelled on Thursday and twelve more put on hold.”
“A private consortium, Soteria, had been appointed to take over SAR operations from 2012.”
“Mr Donohoe, the Labour MP for Central Ayrshire, had led a four-month campaign to halt the transferral.”
“If the government now fulfils the Tory promise to let GPs cut their hours, it's patients who will lose out.”
“EU leaders have agreed to open membership talks with Iceland.”
“Iceland submitted its EU application last July.”
“The UK and Dutch governments want Iceland to reimburse 3.8bn euros (£3.2bn; $4.7bn) that they paid out to savers who lost money when Iceland's online bank Icesave went bust in 2008.”
“Iceland became independent from Denmark in 1944.”
“It has a population of 323,000.”
“the new coalition government had considered scrapping the project... Hospital bosses were warned that a decision might not be made until autumn”
“Free swimming for under-16s and over-60s in England will be axed from the end of July as part of government cuts.”
“The scheme, introduced in April 2009, was due to run until next March but ministers say it was not good value.”
“In the first year of the scheme 261 local authorities applied for the programme most of which had offered free swims to children and the over-60s but 64 of which concentrated on the over-60s.”
“The research shows that the great majority of free swimmers were swimming already, and would have paid to swim anyway. With a crippling deficit to tackle and tough decisions to take, this has become a luxury we can no longer afford.”
“For three years journalist Eoghan Harris has been an independent member of the Irish Senate”
“"I would probably be the only voice currently in the upper house of the Irish parliament to support Israel."”
“"Once interest here was mainly on the Left and from Republicans," he says. "Now even right-wing politicians make pro-Palestinian comments."”
“For now supporters of Israel in Ireland are likely to remain a small minority.”
“A series of public meetings will be held by the comhairle in September to discuss the challenges the authority faces.”
“a union's forecast that more than 400 jobs could go at the comhairle was described as 'alarmist' by the local authority's leader.”
“On Tuesday, the Saville Report identified particular paratroopers as having killed particular people.”
“Thirteen people were shot dead on 30 January 1972 in Londonderry when British paratroopers opened fire on crowds at a civil rights demonstration.”
“The current Esa director general will now continue until June 2015”
“The Frenchman came into office in 2003 and was expected to stand down in 2011.”
“It was thought a German national would succeed him, but the German delegation to Esa indicated it did not currently have a suitable candidate and called for Mr Dordain to carry on in the job.”
“The 215th Esa Council meeting also elected David Williams as its chairman.”
“The acting chief executive of the new UK Space Agency will take the role for one year, starting on 1 July.”
“Speaking of the director general's further term, Mr Williams said a key challenge would be dealing with the present economic crisis affecting Europe.”
“Mr Dordain understands the situation and it will be his job to manage the agency through these difficult times," the Briton told BBC News.”
“Under its Lisbon Treaty, the EU claims 'joint competency' with its member states on space policy.”
“MEPs will vote on the proposal in July before it is presented to the European Council in the autumn.”
“On 10 June the Security Council endorsed a fourth round of UN sanctions on Iran, including tighter financial curbs and an expanded arms embargo.”
“The US has banned most trade with Iran since 1979, when Iranian student stormed the American embassy and took diplomats hostage.”
“The inquiry was announced after East Lindsey District Council failed to make a decision on the application within the statutory 16-week period.”
“At a special meeting in February councillors said, on the advice of officers, they would have rejected the plans.”
