13.01.10 Councils told to cut grit use (The Independent)
The amount of grit spread on Britain's icy roads needs to be reduced by up to 50 per cent in an effort to preserve dwindling stocks of salt, the Transport Secretary said yesterday.
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13.01.10 Salmond attacks 'deal in desert' (The Independent)
Alex Salmond has criticised the British Government for attempting to include the convicted Lockerbie bomber in a controversial prisoner-transfer agreement with Libya.
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15.12.09 Flying home for Christmas? (Economist.com)
Twenty years ago it billed itself as the "World’s Favourite Airline". Now British Airways is acquiring a reputation as a debt-ridden grinch set to steal Christmas, after its cabin crews voted overwhelmingly in favour of a 12-day strike starting on Tuesday.
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