But Mr Jones said the planning row had cost the family financially.

BBC: The Jones family from Talgarth, near Brecon

Last December, about 4, 000 members of the Amicus and Transport Workers unions began industrial action in a row over pay and cost-cutting.

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Negotiations followed industrial action by about 4, 000 members of the Amicus and Transport Workers unions earlier this month in a row over pay and cost-cutting at Northern Ireland's biggest manufacturing firm.

BBC: NEWS | UK | Northern Ireland | Shorts talks break down

JetBlue also earned the top score among low-cost carriers for the eighth year in a row.

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Sometimes too, Number 10, if a row rumbles on, calculates that the cost of defending a minister is greater than letting her go.

BBC: Questions over attorney general

Senior advocates, such as the AARP, have been lobbying for the payments, in part because Social Security recipients received no cost of living increase this year, for the second year in a row.

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