London optimistic as NIreland elections loom
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The government expressed optimism Sunday that key elections in Northern Ireland this week could lead to the long-awaited return of power-sharing government in the troubled British province.
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Foreign Secretary David Miliband warns Labour it needs to show it is excited by winning the next election.
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Britain today welcomed the announcement that nationwide elections would be held in Iraq on January 30, despite the continuing violence in many parts of the country.
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Tony Blair says the completion of Wembley will boost London's hopes of staging the 2012 Olympics.
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Talks on the next vital phase of the Northern Ireland peace process were under way yesterday even before counting had concluded in the elections for the revived Belfast Assembly.Comment
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Today, London Waterloo; next year, Paris and Brussels
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Tony Blair says his party can win the forthcoming General Election despite recent set backs.
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Comment is free: John Harris: The optimism in Labour has stronger foundations than it did a decade ago.
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Vote-counting was to begin Thursday in the Northern Irish Assembly elections, which London and Dublin hope will spark a lasting power-sharing administration between Protestants and Catholics.
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By Toby Helm in Jerusalem and Anton La Guardia, Diplomatic Editor. Tony Blair won the backing of Israel and the Palestinians yesterday for a high-powered international conference in London to help revive Middle
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London equities opened in positive territory on Thursday as a raft of bid news helped lift sentiment on the market. The FTSE 100 started trade up 0.3 per cent at 4,740.1 and the mid-cap FTSE 250 stayed flat at 6,755.7.
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Protests over the past two weeks have  added extra spice to local elections in Hungary on Sunday, but  unless the Socialists and their allies lose heavily in big  cities, there is unlikely to be much political fallout.
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The legacy of a 2012 London Olympics could prove to be the city&#39;s most potent weapon in what is already an impressive arsenal.
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London's preparations for the 2012 Olympics received a glowing report from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at the conclusion of a three-day inspection visit on Thursday.
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The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) yesterday offered an optimistic assessment of prospects for the world&#39;s leading industrialised economies.
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Boris Johnson is expected to run against Ken Livingstone for London mayor, it is reported.
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By Philip Webster, Political Editor, and Ian MacKinnon in Jerusalem. BRITAIN will step up efforts to maintain the momentum towards Middle East peace this week by fleshing out plans for a London conference to