Blair to use special powers to ban blood sport: report
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Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair will invoke rarely used parliamentary powers to ban the controversial blood sport of foxhunting, a British newspaper said on Sunday.
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LONDON -- Prime Minister Tony Blair plans to push through a new antiterrorism law before he steps down next month that would give police wartime powers to stop and question people, The Sunday Times of London reported today.
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China&#39;s parliament passed a law Saturday banning the buying or selling of blood to prevent the spread of AIDS and outlawing discrimination against victims of infectious diseases, state media said.
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Legislation gives police greater powers to clamp down on knife crime, sex offending and football hooliganism in Scotland.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair said he would enter the hospital for an operation to correct an irregular heartbeat that was first diagnosed a year ago and has recurred in the last two months.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair's government said Thursday it will introduce legislation deregulating Britain's gambling laws within weeks, a move eagerly awaited by U.S. casino companies hoping to get their slice of the next big market.
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Seeking a dash of Vegas glitter, Prime Minister Tony Blair's government said Thursday it will introduce legislation within weeks to allow giant casinos offering unlimited jackpots to set up across Britain.
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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown proposed on Tuesday giving parliament the final word on going to war, saying he planned to relinquish a raft of powers traditionally held by the head of the government.
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LONDON  - British Prime Minister Tony Blair reportedly underwent a procedure Friday to correct an irregular heartbeat - a condition that first surfaced a year ago - and was recovering.
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LONDON -- Prime Minister Tony Blair's government yesterday proposed sweeping new powers to tackle terrorism, including electronic tagging, curfews, and house arrest for terror suspects without trial. The measures provoked swift dissent from civil libertarians and opposition politicians.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair will announce on Wednesday that thousands of his country's troops are to begin withdrawing from Iraq in weeks, media reports said.
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Freedom of information laws coming into force on Saturday are set to pose British Prime Minister Tony Blair a fresh test over Iraq as a newspaper tries to unearth his legal case for war.
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The British Medical Association has called for a ban on mixed martial arts competitions, including "ultimate fighting", on the grounds they can cause traumatic brain injury.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Tuesday the country's media sometimes resembled "a feral beast, just tearing people and reputations to bits" as journalists compete for controversy and sensation.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair's government on Wednesday proposed sweeping new powers to tackle terrorism, including electronic tagging, curfews and house arrest for terror suspects without trial.
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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown  proposed on Tuesday giving parliament the final word on going  to war, saying he planned to relinquish a raft of powers  traditionally held by the head of the government.
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LONDON -- Prime Minister Tony Blair's government yesterday proposed sweeping new powers to tackle terrorism, including electronic tagging, curfews, and house arrest for terror suspects without trial.