31.   Analysts said good weather in US and Argentine growing regions could lead to an improved harvest of winter wheat, easing pressure on prices.

32.   Caretaker prime minister Malik Meraj Khalid said cold weather and the Moslem fasting month of Ramadan had caused the lack of interest.

33.   Forecasters said wet weather and strong winds in other parts of Britain were expected to last well into next week.

34.   No cause has yet been disclosed although rescue workers said weather conditions were poor and visibility limited at the time the plane went down.

35.   Organisers said warm weather and rain had made the lower part of the course unsafe.

36.   The head of the Colombian Air Force, General Hector Velasco, said bad weather and poor visibility could have caused the disaster.