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“Data transfers have been suspended since February, when Euro MPs rejected an earlier draft agreement, saying the privacy safeguards were inadequate.”
“So far, more than 200 people have been detained and brought before the courts.”
“In this latest trial, 33 naval officers are charged with involvement in a plan called Operation Cage.”
“scrapping its subsidy for the 73 south Swindon route.”
“trim between £300,000 and £400,000 from its transport budget.”
“charges a £2 flat fare.”
“The only bus left serving the village only runs on a Saturday - with one return trip.”
“Mabel Williams, 88”
“The union launched a campaign against the plans last year.”
“The service centre will replace the facility at the Guildhall, Burton Street, which is being sold along with five other council sites.”
“This project represents significant investment to the library and will be of benefit to both library and contact centre visitors.”
“some temporary disruption to service is inevitable.”
“Other buildings being sold are Lawrence House on Talbot Street, Severn's House on Middle Pavement, the Exchange Buildings, the Isabella Street offices off Castle Road and the Sandfield Centre off Derby Road.”
“The new customer centre will offer council tax and benefits advice as well as access to payment services.”
“We will create a modern, welcoming and comfortable environment for our citizens and our staff”
“One of the key commitments of our One Wales programme of government is to ensure people can fulfil their full potential, find work and contribute to the prosperity of their local communities”
“The only way we will get long term unemployment in Wales down to levels comparable to the more wealthier parts of Britain is to enable more economically inactive people to work.”
“Councillor John Hannides, member for leisure, culture and heritage, said: "Southampton has such a rich heritage that I think we definitely have the capacity to have two excellent complementary venues, such as what is being planned."”
“The administration in the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek said on Tuesday that a national referendum on constitutional reform will go ahead on 27 June, despite the violence.”
“The interim government hopes the referendum will approve reforms that will pave the way for parliamentary-style elections in October.”
“Former President Kurmanbek Bakiyev was toppled in a popular uprising in April.”
“Dorset County Council planned to begin work on the A338 Bournemouth Spur Road in September.”
“The government said it would not decide on the £24.3m funding needed until after a spending review in the autumn.”
“I do not relish the councils spending an extra £1m a year on ongoing maintenance when the road requires a major refurbishment, which will save us money in the long run.”
“Between November 2009 and March 2010 sections of the carriageway were closed while the advance work took place.”
“Councillors are due to meet to decide on the care home plans on 24 June.”
“next deputies election in 2012”
“June meeting”
“seven electoral districts”
“all 45 deputies elected via an island-wide vote every four years”
“every two years”
“10 parish deputies elected, as with the current system, and 35 other members via an island-wide vote”
“limited to a maximum of 10”
“On 15 June 2007 flooding caused scores of homes to be evacuated, roads and schools to be closed and rail services to be cancelled in South Yorkshire.”
“The event was timed to coincide with the third anniversary of the June 2007 floods, which caused millions of pounds worth of damage across the county.”
“under Boris Johnson there are just two press conferences listed on the GLA website in the last year”
“Ken Livingstone was voted as its first incumbent in 2000.”
“Mr Livingstone was ousted by Tory Boris Johnson in 2008 after serving as the Mayor of London since 2000.”
“Dagenham and Rainham MP, Jon Cruddas, has also backed Mr Livingstone's bid to be the Labour candidate in the 2012 mayoral race.”
“He went on to become an MP for Brent East in 1987 after the council was axed by the Conservative government in 1986.”
“It is astounding that under Boris Johnson there are just two press conferences listed on the GLA website in the last year”
“referendum due in January”
“first multi-party polls in 24 years”
“split the energy portfolio into three - oil, mining and electricity”
“SPLM controls nine out of 35 ministries”
“the panel would sponsor a meeting on 21 June”
“killed nearly 500 people in May”
“displaced at least 10,000”
“Robin Brown, cabinet member for health and adult social services, said more than 120 local authorities charge more than Northamptonshire.”
“The consultation, which ends on 6 August, is being sent to customers and available on the council's website and at all Northamptonshire libraries and county council day services.”
“In a blog entry, Mr Wales said the 'nonsense' of the false reports would have been '100% prevented' by a system that involved editors and said he wanted the changes to be implemented as soon as possible.”
“BBC Wales understands Cheryl Gillan will lay out a timetable that would see a poll in spring 2011 at the earliest.”
“The One Wales coalition agreement between Labour and Plaid Cymru says the referendum should take place before the assembly election next May.”
“Presiding Officer Lord Elis-Thomas said he now favours the autumn of 2011.”
“Speaking at Prime Minister's Questions on 9 June David Cameron appeared to suggest the referendum should be held in 2011.”
“Next February and March were 'no go' areas, he added.”
“The vetting scheme for nine million people working with children and vulnerable adults in England, Wales and Northern Ireland has been halted.”
“Home Secretary Theresa May has announced that registration, due to begin next month, has been put on hold.”
“The government is now contacting 66,000 organisations, including charities, voluntary groups and education authorities, to tell them that the planned registration is being cancelled.”
“The first wave of registration was set to begin on 26 July - starting a process that would have required the gathering of information on nine million people.”
“In its original version, the database would have covered one in four of the adult population.”
“Adults were going to be charged £64 to register in England and Wales and £58 in Northern Ireland.”
“After concerns about the scale of the original proposed database, which would have kept details of 11 million people, the previous government amended plans so that fewer would be required to register.”
“a constitutional referendum would go ahead on 27 June.”
“A 14th person died some time later and his family believe the death was related to injuries he sustained on the day”
“It opened in April 1998 in Londonderry and heard evidence from more than 900 people between 2000 and 2005”
“The Saville Inquiry has been chaired by Lord Saville, 74, a high court judge”
“Among the costs of the inquiry to be revealed in parliamentary debates or written answers are the £34m spent on IT and £26m on accommodation, including hire of venues and office space”
“Unionist victims campaigner Willie Frazer, founder of Families Acting for Innocent Relatives, disputes the cost of the inquiry, claiming it is actually more than £300m - and says it is a waste of money”
“In March, Alliance Party leader Mr Ford, who became justice minister the following month, said: 'I personally don't think that I am the only individual in Northern Ireland who feels the spending of £200m on enriching lawyers rather than de…”
“The trust compares the Saville Inquiry costs with the £173m Manchester City spent on new players in 2009”
“"A foolish type of trade, a foolish openness could bankrupt a country."”
“the events of Bloody Sunday. The inquiry set out to establish the truth about what happened in Londonderry on 30 January 1972.”
“Colonel Ted Loden, the major in charge of a Parachute Regiment unit that fired more than 100 shots”
“the Official IRA had fired six shots”
“The suspension of Hips, as a precursor to their abolition, was announced by the new coalition government in May.”
“The Stabilisation and Association Agreement, which Belgrade signed in 2008, offers wide-ranging benefits and was intended to set the country on the path to EU membership.”
“Croatia, which started negotiating EU entry terms in 2005, was hoping to join next year, but that now looks out of reach.”
“German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Sarkozy have renewed calls for a global bank levy and a financial transaction tax.”
“The French and German leaders are looking to strengthen this resolve once again ahead of the next G20 meeting in Toronto on 26-27 June.”
“According to the Reuters news agency, European Union leaders will agree in principle on Thursday to introduce a levy on financial institutions, after which the details will be worked out by the European Commission.”
“"The European Council agrees that a levy on financial institutions should be introduced to ensure that they contribute to the cost of crises," draft conclusions of a council meeting said, Reuters reported.”
“"We are not yet satisfied with what's been achieved since the first G20 and we think we need to forge ahead on regulation," said Mrs Merkel.”
“The plans involve amalgamating the 26 councils into 11 bigger areas”
“The executive has failed to agree a plan to more than halve the number of Northern Ireland's councils to 11”
“Next year council elections will be based on the original model of 26”
“SDLP, Sinn Fein and Alliance ministers all voted for the 11 council model but the three DUP ministers voted against”
“The Environment Minister Edwin Poots, will now write to the Northern Ireland Office Minister, Hugo Swire recommending that he proceeds with elections for the 26 councils”
“Alliance MLA Stephen Farry expressed his party's frustration at the failure of the Stormont Executive to proceed with the reform of local government after a process of eight years”
“The 26 councils agreed to meet the bill if it was based on principles of fairness, with the cost for reducing the number of councils to 11 estimated at £118m”
“Mr Poots told the assembly last year that the £118m cost to fund the process of cutting councils would mean savings of £438m could be made over 25 years”
“Crawley Borough Council granted planning permission for social housing on two thirds of 21 gardens at West Way, Three Bridges, Sussex on 7 June.”
“The council said the site was earmarked for potential development 30 years ago.”
“It also said it had 3,000 people on its housing waiting list.”
“Tenants will lose about two-thirds of their gardens to the development.”
“Two days later communities minister Greg Clark outlined plans to stop developers building homes on gardens.”
“Council tenants in West Way, who stand to lose about two-thirds of their existing gardens, said they received a letter telling them about the decision over the weekend.”
“The 418 MPs re-elected to Parliament at the general election were each underpaid by £119.63 last month as Ipsa took over the job of paying them from the House of Commons authorities.”
“A spokesman says, at first, 230 MPs failed to give the organisation their bank details. By pay day, 50 had still not passed on the information.”
“I've never in my 16 years seen morale so low.”
