Defra now says foot-and-mouth free status will not be declared until "next Monday at the earliest".

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The breakdown of talks also led to the union warning that a further week of "continuous disruption" to all Royal Mail services would begin next Monday if the dispute was not resolved.

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Residents have been asked not to place waste outside on Monday, but keep it for next week.

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The prime minister's official spokesman said on Monday that the pledge would not be honoured before the next general election.

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Ullrich, who is currently training in Italy, will not enter the event because his six-month doping ban runs until next Monday.

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Madrid (CNN) -- Spaniards who are in "circumstances of extreme necessity" and are unable to pay their mortgages will not be evicted from their homes over the next two years, the main industry group for Spanish banks said Monday.

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