41.   Israeli tanks also rolled back into Qalqilya, as the army maintained its grip on six of eight major Palestinian towns in the West Bank.

42.   Israel considers a wide belt of land around the holy city as vital to maintaining its grip on the disputed capital.

43.   Major, who is campaigning to maintain his grip on power, has a delicate task of convincing diametrically opposed camps that he is their best choice.

44.   The opposition has accused the DLP of seeking to maintain its grip on local governments and assemblies by excluding candidates affiliated to political parties.