Second, the attitude of canal-restoration societies, whose members have devoted considerable unpaid effort to bringing disused waterways back to life.

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Whatever his faults, Mr Berlusconi has brought a degree of stability to Italian government, which, since the restoration of democracy after the second world war, has been prone to weak and unstable coalitions.

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The restoration of those two points also means Napoli are now joint second alongside Lazio in Serie A and just three points behind leaders Juventus.

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The ship, which is undergoing restoration at the Hamilton Dock in Titanic quarter in Belfast was used to transport first and second class passengers to Titanic at the French port of Cherbourg.

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