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Warning over green space plans
Sunday 04 September 2011
New plans for designating green spaces could mean communities lose out on being able to protect local areas they cherish, the UK's oldest conservation organisation has warned.
Norwegian beauty queen begins a new life as face of France's green party
Tuesday 12 July 2011
Eva Joly is about to complete one of the most extraordinary CVs in world politics. At the age of 18, she was a Norwegian beauty queen. At 20, she was an au pair in France. At 37, she was a feared French investigative magistrate.
Bowls: Drake's game under threat as councils cut greens
Friday 03 June 2011
Despite its low profile, bowls is among the nation's most popular participant sports with 500,000 players across the country
Greens walk out of doomed Irish coalition
Monday 24 January 2011
The Dublin political world was in ferment yesterday as the junior partner in the doomed administration pulled its ministers out of government, forcing an earlier general election than had been scheduled.
Irish Greens due to make coaltion decision
Sunday 23 January 2011
Ireland's junior coalition partners the Greens will today decide if it will pull out of Government over the dramatic resignation of Taoiseach Brian Cowen as leader of the ruling Fianna Fail party.
Greens and NUS to mount electoral assault on Lib Dems
Monday 15 November 2010
The Liberal Democrats are facing twin electoral assaults from the Green Party and the National Union of Students in the wake of the party's U-turn on tuition fees
Greens and ex-Red fail to gel in France's newest political party
Saturday 13 November 2010
France will gain a new political party this weekend which could, it believes, instantly become an important player in the country's future.
Brazilian Greens 'neutral' in presidential vote
Monday 18 October 2010
Brazil's Green Party opted yesterday to remain neutral in the country's 31 October presidential runoff, saying the move could help members gain leverage and participate in the nation's political debate more actively.
Green Party calls for job-sharing MPs
Saturday 11 September 2010
MP's should be allowed to "job share", the Green Party's leader, Caroline Lucas, said yesterday.
MPs should 'job share' says Green Party MP
Friday 10 September 2010
MPs should be allowed to "job share", Green Party leader Caroline Lucas said today.
Chief prosecutor to reveal decision on G20 death officer
Wednesday 21 July 2010
A Scotland Yard riot squad officer filmed knocking Ian Tomlinson to the ground will be told tomorrow if he faces prosecution over his death.
'Future of France' at stake as Sarkozy meets Henry
Friday 25 June 2010
President Nicolas Sarkozy cleared his schedule yesterday morning to talk to a Very Important Person about no less significant a matter than "the future of France".
Greens hoping for presidential shock
Saturday 29 May 2010
A former university rector who suffers from Parkinson's disease and got married on an elephant will find out tomorrow whether his shockingly successful campaign for the presidency of Colombia has paid off, when the country goes to the polls.
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