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MINISTERS 'MUST PROVIDE FUEL POVERTY PACKAGE'
POLITICS Energy
28 Aug 2008 - 18:36
A group of backbench MPs is willing to take the Government "right to the line" to help those struggling to pay their fuel bills, former welfare minister Frank Field warned today.
CHILDREN'S DATABASE DELAYED AGAIN
POLITICS Children
28 Aug 2008 - 17:33
The launch of a controversial Government database containing details of every child in the country will be delayed by a further three months because of technical issues, it was revealed today.
INVEST NI BIDS TO HELP FIRMS BEAT DOWNTURN
ULSTER Invest Ireland
28 Aug 2008 - 17:30
Invest Northern Ireland is preparing new initiatives to help companies to meet the challenges of the economic downturn, it said today.
TESCO DROPS ECO-TOWN PLAN
ENVIRONMENT, POLITICS Ecotowns
28 Aug 2008 - 17:13
Supermarket giant Tesco announced today that it was dropping its bid to build one of the proposed eco-towns.
TALKS URGED ON £200m RETAIL PARK EXPANSION
ULSTER Store
28 Aug 2008 - 16:53
Traders called tonight for urgent talks with developers seeking to build a massive John Lewis department store and nearly 20 more shops on an out-of-town retail park.
DONATIONS TO TORIES OUTSTRIP LABOUR
POLITICS Donations
28 Aug 2008 - 16:50
Donations to the Tories have outstripped those to Labour by almost £1.8 million between April and June this year, it was disclosed today.
