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News in brief: Sinn Fein lifts threat; Climbié worker wins
Summary from the United Kingdom, from articles in English
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A threat by Sinn Fein to block the replacement today of Ian Paisley as Northern Ireland First Minister with his former deputy , Peter Robinson, was lifted last night (David Sharrock writes). (article 3)
Both Sinn Fein and their government partners, the Democratic Unionists, will attend a meeting in London tomorrow to deal with the outstanding issue of devolution of police and justice powers. (article 3)
London The new James Bond novel, Devil May Care has set a record for Penguin's fastest hardback fiction sales. (article 3)
There will be a special sitting of the assembly on Thursday for nominations of the first and deputy first ministers Stormont authorities have confirmed. (article 1)
There were indications earlier that a way forward had been found and a joint statement from the DUP and Sinn Fein had been anticipated at about tea time. (article 1)
The statement would have confirmed that the nominations would proceed and that the prime minister intended to invite the new ministers to Downing Street for talks on Friday. (article 1)
These include the transfer of power on policing and justice and an acht na Gaeilge (Irish language act). (article 4)
The party, he had concluded, simply could not resist a negotiation, and didn't seem to know when to stop. (article 2)
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Story keywords
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Sinn, Fein, DUP, Unionist, McGuinness |
Source articles
- Assembly sitting for nominations (BBC News, 06/04/2008, 511 words)
- Is Sinn Fein playing call my bluff? (BBC News, 06/02/2008, 1062 words)
- News in brief: Sinn Fein lifts threat; Climbié worker wins (timesonline.co.uk, 06/05/2008, 356 words)
- Assembly nominations to go ahead (BBC News, 06/04/2008, 316 words)
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