51.  A senior official at the Russian gas industry monopoly Gazprom told Itar-Tass news agency that supplies to Ukraine would be cut off on Thursday.

52.  A senior union official welcomed the prospect of a buy-out.

53.  The decision to expedite reviews of deportation cases will be announced in a low-key way, if at all, a senior Israeli official said.

54.  A senior British official later said Britain had formally offered to assist in police training.

55.  The statement that the senior official intends to have translated verbatim for his Japanese counterpart may end up as being something quite different.

56.  ANGRY councillors demanded the resignation of two senior officials over a row with Powergen.

57.  However, the Palace did deny a report that senior royal officials had admitted for the first time that the marriage was in difficulty.

58.  Buckingham Palace has denied a report that senior royal officials said the marriage had run into difficulties.

59.  BUCKINGHAM Palace has denied a report that senior royal officials said the marriage of the Prince and Princess of Wales had run into difficulties.

60.  Clergy and senior officials with the mace outside Logie Kirk.