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MOTHERS STILL DIE DESPITE MILLENNIUM GOALS At the UN High Level meeting today in New York, world leaders are expected to reaffirm their commitments to achieving the Millennium Development Goals, which aim to end extreme poverty.
CARBON TARGETS GIVEN GREEN LIGHT BY EUROPE New binding targets to ensure car manufacturers reduce their CO2 emissions have been given the green light today, despite persistent lobbying from car manufacturers and a tough fight between MEPs on the European Parliament’s Environment Committee.
ROAMING TEXT CHARGES: OPERATORS STILL TO LEARN LESSONS The European Commission has today announced that the price of roaming text and data charges will be dramatically reduced, thereby ending large costs for roaming customers in EU countries who currently pay almost 10 times more than domestic messaging.
REPOSSESSION MUST BE THE LAST RESORT North East Lib Dems called on the government to do more to help struggling homeowners in the region, at the national party conference in Bournemouth today.
WE NEED RAIL LINES NOW SAY NORTH EAST LIB DEMS Liberal Democrats today unveiled their proposals for a transport system for the 21st century, on the penultimate day of the Bournemouth conference.
GURKHA SOLDIERS HAVE EARNED THEIR CITIZENSHIP - HALL Speaking ahead of the rally today, in which Gurkha soldiers and their families will walk from the Royal Courts of Justice to mark the first day of the High Court hearing on the issue of settlement rights for Gurkhas, Fiona Hall MEP for the North East, has urged the Prime Minister to grant citizenship to the veterans.