He's extended the hand of co-operation to the two new Labour leaders, Alan Rhodes and Derbyshire's Anne Western.

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Yet if they are failing to tackle deep-seated problems across the province, such as segregation in housing and education, they are leading by example: their political co-operation has gone hand in hand with remarkably improved personal relations.

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Sullivan said he had to lie on top of Bradley and, though right-handed, had to use his left hand for the operation.

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New Zealand resumed their faltering innings on 187-8, but had only one wicket in hand with opening batsman Craig Cumming recovering from an operation.

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And on the other hand, it warns Israel daily that it opposes any independent Israeli operation to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear-armed state.

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In November, protesters forced President Ali Abdullah Saleh to hand over power to his deputy, Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi, as part of a deal brokered by the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC).

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