From 4 March, the cardinals will meet for talks at which they will set a date for the start of the secret election, or conclave.

BBC: Benedict XVI vows obedience to successor as pope

From 4 March, the College of Cardinals will meet in general congregations to discuss the problems facing the Church and set a date for the start of the secret election, or conclave, to elect Pope Benedict's successor.

BBC: Pope Benedict XVI recalls joy and 'choppy waters'

Mr Obama and his advisers, at odds over strategy, dithered over allocating troops and, far worse, set a date for them to start their withdrawal (see Lexington).

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Councils, such as Northumberland, which has three schools in the first wave of the programme, have been warned by the EFA that the lack of private finance has resulted in the later start date - still to be set.

BBC: School rebuilding delayed by lack of finance

He added vendors and communities were involved in consultations but no start date for such a scheme had been set.

BBC: Bottle of cheap alcohol

Scarlets wing Mark Jones (knee) has no set date to return and it is now probable he will miss the start of the Six Nations, but Morgan Stoddart (hamstring) is fit enough to take a Scarlets bench place away to Munster on Sunday.

BBC: Wales given Six Nations fitness boost