Political interference at a local authority level is blocking plans for affordable housing according to housing bodies in Wales.

BBC: Sustainability committee

Thus the whole package of beliefs, expectations, likes and dislikes that you hold inside are creating change -- or blocking it -- at the level of brain circuitry.

CNN: Deepak Chopra: Secrets to a better brain

"It's important to note cities, counties and municipalities still have the ability to express their opposition to processing facilities by blocking their construction and operation at the local level, " the governor said.

NPR: Okla. Governor Signs Horse Slaughter Legislation

The states are ceding many blocking powers, but in return for new ones from the federal level, particularly in higher education, the penal system and civil-service law.

ECONOMIST: German reform

Striker Kenwyne Jones was forced off at half-time for Sunderland after injuring his wrist when painfully blocking a Gilberto shot and his replacement O'Donovan almost put his side level when play resumed.

BBC: Sunderland 0-1 Arsenal

Data seen by the BBC suggested that the blocking of The Pirate Bay had only had a short-term effect on the level of pirate activity online - with levels of peer-to-peer sharing returning to normal soon after.

BBC: Court orders UK ISPs to block more piracy sites

The current rules mean that any crop that's approved at EU level can be grown anywhere in the Union unless countries have specific scientific reasons for blocking it.

BBC: Hot potatoes! BASF drops GM spud plans in EU