METRO Monday, October 5, 2009 D SPANISH TOURISM OFFICE 1, Westmoreland Street DUBLIN 2 Information number: 081 846 2960 Office inquiries: 01 635 0200 Fax: 01 635 0205 dublin@tourspain.es www.comunitatvalenciana.com www.costablanca.org www.spain.info Valencia Region. I give you everything. TODAY: Dry and bright with sunny spells, rain later. Max 16C TUE: Rain, some heavy, clearing later. Max 15C METRO Weather BY jOAnnE AhERn Well strike if pay cut, unions warn THE country will be faced with widespread industrial action if the Government moves to impose pay cuts on the public sector, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions has warned. Speaking on RT yesterday, Ictu president Jack OConnor said such cuts would be fought: We are not going to simply roll over, and we are going to have industrial ac- tion and protest action and strike action be- cause we have no alternative but to resist. Meanwhile, faced with the prospect of finding 4billion in savings in Decembers Budget, the Government is adamant that pay levels must be on the table. Chief whip Pat Carey said: It would be preferable that that could be worked out by agreement but the bottom line is everything, including pay, has to be looked at. He said the Minister for Finance will soon receive a report likely to recommend a low- ering of salaries at the higher levels of the public service. one Woman and her dog Indonesia buries dead after quake INDONESIANS have begun mass burials in the earthquake-ravaged city of Padang, while in nearby hills villagers tried to dig out survivors from villages buried in landslides. Rescue teams combing the rubble of Padang said there was little prospect of finding more survivors from a disaster that authorities say may have killed more than 4,000 people. The official death toll is 1,100 with 3,000 more missing. As relief workers pushed deeper inland, they found entire villages obliterated by landslides, and survivors desperate for food, water and shelter. Health minister Siti Fadilah Supari said disease was becoming a concern, especially in Padang, where a stench of decomposing bodies hangs over the ruined buildings. We are trying to help survivors stay alive. We are now focusing on minimising post- quake deaths, she said. Rally, a Pyrenean shepherd, performs with Angela Ewtushik of Ontario, Canada, during the Freestyle Flying Disc event at the Incredible Dog Challenge in Missouri, US Picture: Reuters a snack we could mcdo without... MCDONALDS has sparked outcry after it revealed it is to open a branch at a French cultural monument the Louvre. The fast food giant will open in the Carrousel du Louvre. The Mona Lisa will soon be able to dig into a Big Mac, read a headline in Le Figaro. This is the last straw, said one of the museums art historians, predicting unpleasant odours. 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When Mr Clarke and Ms Walls couldnt get a date to suit them at the register office, they hit upon the idea of the zoo as they visit often with their two sons. After the ceremony, they ate chocolate flake ice creams and posed for their wedding pictures in front of the elephant enclosure. The Civil Registration Act 2004, enacted in 2007, allows Irish couples to hold civil marriages in public venues which comply with planning and safety regulations. Fun at the zoo: Tigers most people unaware of hidden salt THREE-quarters of consumers are unaware that everyday staples such as bread and cereals are among the saltiest foods in their diet, a study has found. When asked to identify which foods contributed most salt to their diets from a list of ten items, only 13 per cent of those questioned mentioned bread, and 12 per cent said breakfast cereals. In contrast 73 per cent mentioned crisps and snacks and 65 per cent ready meals. 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