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Police and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire Adam Simmonds has set a budget to establish the British mainland's first reservist force.
BBC: Adam Simmonds
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But the British government knew that it was unlikely to be able to restore peace to Northern Ireland, and to the British mainland, without a political deal.
ECONOMIST: Down to the wire
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The writer and philosopher said the cliffs were the first sight of the British mainland seen by his Italian immigrant father who came to the country in the 1960s.
BBC: White cliffs of Dover get writer in residence
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Rural motorists on the British mainland hoping for a slice of the government's fuel rebate - launched this week on the Isles of Scilly and a group of Scottish Islands - probably shouldn't hold their breath.
BBC: Danny Alexander dampens fuel rebate hopes
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There is no doubt that the industry has structural problems, it is on a relatively small scale, until now there's been little interconnection with the British mainland and the Irish Republic, and much of the infrastructure is getting old.
BBC: A highly charged debate
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On the British mainland, frustration with police investigations in some high-profile cases - the Stephen Lawrence murder is one - has led to the issuing of a private prosecution to bring the alleged perpetrators of a crime to court.
BBC: 'Historic action' by Omagh families
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The Grade-II listed structure was opened in 1867 and is the only British pier which links the mainland to an island.
BBC: Birnbeck Pier
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British International Helicopters (BIH) stopped its year-round service linking the islands and the mainland on 31 October after running into financial problems.
BBC: Skybus