61.   Now the health authority has relented.Kim Barnes reports.

62.   All the authorities have twenty eight days to appeal that could result in the final cap being higher, lower or staying the same.

63.   But a spokesman said that while the authority had every sympathy for Richard it understood why the school had expelled him.

64.   Nine out of ten local authorities have insuruance cover with MMI.

65.   Education authorities have no doubt that truancy is caused by poor discipline at home.

66.   The new Railtrack authority has responsibility for rail infrastructure but how it interlinks with Eurorail and the private sector is as yet unclear.

67.   But Mr Foster said local authorities must have the resources to meet those challenges and questioning the cost could lead to false economies.

68.   The authority has had problems demolishing blocks of properties because small numbers are still privately-owned.

69.   They said the health authority had an obligation to fulfil its side of the bargain.

70.   He said the health authority has since finalised plans for finding the cash to make the unit function as originally intended.