That was the underlying message faxed to the Northern Ireland Office in April, after John Major had visited the province. Mr Molyneaux told the Independent this week that his fax was part of the background to the delivery of the nine Ulster Unionist MPs' votes for the Government in last week's Commons crisis over Maastricht.The fax contained two extracts from a speech given by Mr Molyneaux to the Ulster Unionist Council in March, when he said: 'Her Majesty's Government, which went to war in the Gulf to reject Iraq's claim to Kuwait. Some patients would indeed find that rude, he said, but equally 'a large number of patients' would not.. Indeed, what lay behind the review was a wish, if anything, to tighten it.Some MPs believe there could now be a relaxation that the Dublin government - however unwelcome to Britain - has taken this step.In the Irish Republic the current order, under Section 31 of the 1960 Broadcasting Act, was first introduced 18 years ago at the height of the Troubles by Conor Cruise O'Brien, the then Minister of Posts and Telegraphs. It is expected that Coca-Cola will gradually pull the brands off the market.Mr Chauhan insists that Thums- Up, spicier and more syrupy than Coke, will not be closed down 'Coca-Cola is an additional product.

The other awards were: Reporter of the Year: Tina Weaver, Today Highly commended: Maggie O'Kane, the Guardian Foreign Journalist of the Year: Shyam Bhatia the Observer Highly commended: Daniel McGrory, Daily Express Foreign Stringer of the Year: Anthony Loyd, the Times Highly commended: Charlotte Eagar, the Observer. Mr Major frightens his colleagues not at all, as Mrs Thatcher did. This week's figure should help to separate the sheep from the goats. In an age lacking heroes, it is inspiring to see such an influential figure at work.Icons shine and fade, but it seems your power to give hope to the nation will never be forgotten. The split was ordered to make it easier for the two managements to focus on the business strategies of their respective operations, particularly as BT was thought to be the modern, capital-intensive venture that had to be freed to chase the leading edge of communications technology.The dear old Post Office, meanwhile, was seen as the labour-intensive cart horse that would be best left trundling round the country with a sack of letters and parcels on its back.However, events have turned out differently. This difficult, dense, beautifully written and largely plotless meditation can be taken either as her finest work to date, or as proof that she has lost her touch: one profile has already announced that her prose is 'light as a balloon.

He didn't intend to unseat every morally weak, yet otherwise excellent, constituency MP in the land. Mr Abiola asked the court to declare his arrest on Thursday and subsequent detention a violation of his human and political rights. As for the later blast in Finchley, hourly patrols by the local police past the Joint Israel Appeal offices in the immediate aftermath of the earlier bomb hardly look realistic. Equally, Sir Paul seemed to be going too far in exculpation when he characterised the two terrorists involved as 'almost suicide bombers'. When the computer had done its work he emerged the winner by 2min 10sec.Boat handling came a little more into play as the western Solent became more boisterous.

The reaction of states in western Europe has been disjointed, some states have put up visa restrictions, and the amount of financial aid has been insufficient.The problem falls into three areas. I can just recall the atmosphere the writer catches so well: the pride in military victory over tyranny, and the belief that we really were going on to build a collectivist Jerusalem - efficient but benign - in England's green and pleasant land. But for that to happen, the Democrats must first re-acquire some long-forgotten habits, including patience, discipline and obedience.If the President's deficit therapy of tax increases and spending cuts is to have a prayer, the Democrats will have to assume the mantle of government majorities in classic European parliamentary systems, where whips are whips and party lines are toed. The retail giant hopes that the star male model will do for suit and underwear sales what Ms Evangelista did for print leggings last autumn. The conservatory soon had more than 400 students and 250 teachers.Its success in international competitions, particularly with child prodigy musicians, won it acclaim.