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Ministers to discuss M1 murder
Ministers from the Northern Ireland Executive and the Irish Republic’s government will discuss the murder of David Black later, the BBC understands.
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Ministers in prisoner votes talks
The government is in the final stages of negotiations over a European Court ruling that it must allow prisoners the right to vote, it confirms.
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Japanese ministers visit Yasukuni shrine
Two Japanese cabinet ministers visited a controversial shrine for the country’s war dead potentially inflaming tensions between Tokyo and Beijing
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Ministers focus on energy policy
Senior cabinet members will meet later to formulate a policy for dealing with the UK’s future energy demands, amid calls for a review of current prices.
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Ministers focus on energy policy
Senior cabinet members will meet later to formulate a policy for dealing with the UK’s future energy demands, amid calls for a review of current prices.
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Ministers reach referendum deal
Ministers from the UK and Scottish governments reach a deal over the Scottish independence referendum.
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Ministers accused of using rail scapegoats
Three officials were suspended in fiasco over West Coast main line franchise that could cost taxpayers millions of pounds
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FOI set to cover ministers’ texts
Private emails and texts sent by the prime minister and cabinet members could be accessed under the Freedom of Information Act (FOI), new guidance is to say.
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Ministers meet over Japan-China island row
Both countries reiterate their claim to East China Sea islands in meeting on sidelines of UN general assembly.
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EU ministers at odds over banking union
Franco-German dispute over use of rescue funds that could lift the burden of underwriting weak banks off the Spanish or Irish government
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Minister’s call over women sport
The new culture secretary writes to broadcasters urging them not to cut their coverage of women’s sport now London 2012 is over.
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Zimbabwe court halts prime minister’s wedding
Court in Zimbabwe has prevented PM Morgan Tsvangirai from getting married, claiming he is still married to his ex-lover.
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Ministers ditch compensation cuts
The government shelves plans to scrap compensation payments to victims of minor criminal assaults.
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Ministers to consider all airport options
New Conservative co-chairman fuels Heathrow U-turn speculation but rules out go-ahead for third runway during this parliament
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Philippine minister’s body found in wreckage
Rescue team retrieves body of Interior Minister Jesse Robredo off Masbate coastline, three days after his plane crashed.
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Expand abroad, ministers tell NHS
High-profile NHS hospitals in England are to be encouraged by the government to set up profit-making branches abroad to help fund UK services.
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Sudan ministers among victims of plane crash
State television reports deaths of two cabinet members and almost 30 other officials traveling to war-torn south.
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Japan ministers in controversial shrine visit
Visit to Yasukuni site which honours country’s war dead threatens to raise tensions with South Korea and China.
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Karzai ‘accepts’ dismissal of key ministers
Afghan president to decide whether or not to abide by parliament’s dismissal of interior and defence ministers.
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Karzai to rule on dismissal of key ministers
Afghan president to decide whether or not to abide by parliament’s dismissal of interior and defence ministers.
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