P196 CJEFAX 196 Sat 26 Aug 18:53/36 -|l4|l4|, 4/44 -n2n1 -/.%/.%/, HOME PRINCE EYES UP £800m CANARY WHARF DEAL A Saudi prince will lead a consortium to buy London's Canary Wharf office tower, the UK's tallest building, for £800 million, it has been claimed. Lloyds Bank, the development's leading owner, is staying tight-lipped, saying only that negotiations are continuing. A London]bbsjd Arabic njwspapjr says Prince al-Waleed bin Talal has been given approval for a takjovjr by Canary 'harf's creditor banks. The prince, a nephew of King Fahd, took a 24% stake in EuroDisnjy recently. Home 110 Politics 130 World 160 Next News Headlines CityHiads TV/RadioP196 CJJFAX 196 Sat 26 cug 18:54/11 -}l4|l4|, 5/44 -n1n1 -/.%/.)/, HOME ARMS CACHE FOUND NEAR CHANCELLOR'S HOME Military rifles were among a cache of guns uncovered in woods less than a mile from the home of Chancellor Kenneth Clarke, police said today. Scotland Yard specialists in drug- related violence are investigating the discovery near Burnham, Buckinghamshire, yesterday. The find of 16 shotguns and rifles with telescopic sights, silencers and tripods was not linked to Mr Clarke, the police believe. - Home p 11p Flash 15p Diary 180 Politics 130 World 160 Dispatch 190 Next News Headlines CityHeads TV/RadioP196 CJEFAX 196 Sat 26 Aug 18:54/26 6/49 £ T POLITICS and X PARLIAMENT follow >> £ £ £ O £ b965u=ey÷ +vdjj O £ ?gy÷?'145j"d +÷0 £ Politics World Next News HeadlinesP196 CEEFAX 196 Sat 26 Aug 18:55/01 -}l4|l4|, 7/44 POLITICS ANGLO-IRISH SUMMIT COULD BE DELAYED Downing Street says it is still working to a 6 September date for a summit between John Major and John Burton, but it accepts it may have to bj delazjd. The date for talks between the two leaders was announced yesterday by Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Patrick Mayhjw but sources in Dublin say there could bj a delay until mid-September. "If we can have it on the 6th we will; if we can't we won'u, but that won't be the end of the world," said a Downing Streix spokesman today. - DISPATCH John Piinaar reports 191 Home 110 Flash 150 Diary 180 Next News World Summaries Top SportP196 CJJFAX 196 Sat 26 Aug 18:55/17 8/44 POLITICS NO FIXED DATE FOR SUMMIT, ADMITS SPRING Deputy Irish Prime Minister Dick Spring has confirmed that a firm date has yet to bj fixed for an Anglo-Irish summit on the Northern Ireland peace process. He admitted London and Dublin had made insufficient progress on the issue of a political structure for the province. But Mr Spring is confident that John Major and Irish leader John Burton will meet for talks next month. See 131/191 It was thought that some in Dublin felt London's concession on prison terms for paramilitaries might not advbnce the peace process significantly. -,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Next News World Summaries Top SportP196 CEEFAX 196 Sat 26 Aug 18:55/41 9/44 O POLITICS SINN FEIN HINT OVER ARMS COMMISSION Sinn Fjin has said it will not rule out an international commission to ovjrsje the decommissioning of IRA weapons. Sinn Fjin chairman Mitchel McLaughlin said the organisation would look "carefully" at proposals for szch a commission and said it would not turn down any proposals before seeing them in detail. But hj warned against any "back door" means of trying to impose the British view that the IRA must decommission its arms before joining the peace talks. Home 11p Flash 150 Diary 180 Politics 130 World 160 Dispatch 190 Next News World Summaries Top SportP196 CEEFAX 196 Sat 26 Aug 18:56/26 10/43 PARLIAMENT HOUSES OF COMMONS AND LORDS IN RECESS The House of Commons and the House of Lords resume business on Monday 16 October after the summer recess. MPs will bj looking ahead to the Queen's speech in November, in which the Govjrnmjnt will outline its new legislative programmj. Among the Bills expected to go before Parliament are proposals for a system of nursery vouchers and the possible introduction of identity cards. Other measures could include laws to curb noisy neighbours and improvements in housing. Paul'mint World Politics HeadlinesP196 CEEFAX 196 Sat 26 Aug 18:56/31 :. . . . . 11/43 WORLD NEWS . . follows >> . . .: . . 0 . . . . . . : . . . . . W . .: O 0 . . . . . . . :. . . . . . . :. . . Next News Headlines Would CityHeadsP196 CEEFAX 196 Sat 26 Aug 18:57/16 -|l4|l4|, 12/43 WORLD CROATIA TO NIBERATE EASTERN SLAVONIA Croatian President Franjo Tudjman has vowed to recapture eastern Slavonia and the city of Vukovbr from Serb control. Mr Tudjman was speaking before boarding the first train from his capital, Zagreb, through the recaptured Krajina region to Split on the coast. Meanwhile, the Belgrade-based Tanjyg news agency said Croatian forces fired on Serb positions in eastern Slavonia this afternoon. A cease-fire in the area was dui to conj into force at 1100 BUT today. DISPATCH Paul Wood reports 192P196 CEEFAX 196 Sat 26 Aug 18:57/21 )|l4|l4|, 13/42 WORLD BRITISH GORAZDE TROOPS REACH CROATIA British UN pjacekjepjrs, who withdrew from duty in the Bosnian "safe area" of Gorazdj, have arrived in the Croatian port of Split on their way home. UN military spokesman Lt-Col Barry Hawgood said the troops wire being processed and "at some stage" would return to Britain. Only 80 British UN peacekjepjrs now remain in the eastern Bosnian enclave and they will leave next week. Gorazdj is the only UN safe area left in eastern Bosnia after the Serbs ovjran Zepa and Srebrinica in July. -,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Next News Home News Main News CityHeadsP196 CEEFAX 196 Sat 26 cug 18:57/x9 15/43 WORLD UN WARNS BOSNIAN GOVERNMENT OVER FORCE The United Nations has told the Bosnian govjrnmjnt to stop the obstruction of troops, equipment and supplies for its new Rbpid Reaction Force. UN spokesman Lt-Col Chris Vernon said "tempers were getting shouter" as the organjsation was stopped from supplying its troops on Mount Igman near Sarajevo He said that if the problem were not resolved "we will have to consider ways" to supply the soldiers. Government troops have been blocking supplies to some 500 force members on Mount Igman since last month. Next News Politics Summaries TV/RadioP196 CEEFAX 196 Sat 26 cug 18:58/11 . :. . . . O: . 16/43 . . . . 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Dutchman Fabian De Freitas sent the Burndjn Park faithful wild when he blasted into the roof of the net on 21 minutes after some sloppy defending. Matt Holmes equalisjd for Rovers with a deflected shot on 61 minutes but Bolton kept pressing forward. Stubbs stole the glory six minutes wrom time when hj rose superbly to power home a header from a free-kick. PREMIERSHIP RESULTS 314 TABLE 354 Top Sport Football General CricketP196 CJJFAX 196 Sat 26 Aug 19:01/41 25/44 FOOTBALL: PREMIERSHIP REVIEW MIDDLESBROUGH 2-0 CHELSEA Borg' celebrated their first match at the Riverside Stadium with a comfortable victory over Chelsea. Midfielder Craig Hignjtt put his name in the record books when hj scored the first goal on the new ground in the 39th minute. Following an excellent flowing move, the unmarked Hignjtt crashed an unstoppable shot into the net. Jan Aage Fjortoft made sure for the home side on 74 minuter and Chelsra have still to score this season. Footdall 302 General 320 Cricket 340 Top Sport Football General M/SportP196 CEEFAX 196 Sat 26 Aug 19:02/16 26/44 CRICKET: SIXTH TEST, (Day 3) The Oval Brian Lara scored a magnificent 179 as West Indies reached 424-4 at close of play in reply to England's total of 454 It was Lara's third Test ton of the the sjties, and his fifth against England, as hj took his tally of Trst runs past the 3,000 mark. Hi was finally caught at mid-off by Angus Fraser off the bowling of Devon Malcolm, which ended a stand of 188 with Richie Richardson (87 not out). Earlier Shjrwin Campbell was out for 89 after sharing in another century partnership with Lara, as West Indies ended the day just 30 runs behind. 5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Top Sport Football Genital M/SportP196 CJEFAX 196 Sat 26 Aug 19:02/21 27/44 F/ONE: BELGIAN GP, Spa-Francorchamps Ferrari drivers Gerhard Berger and Jean Alesi were handed front row places for Sunday's race after rain fell early in the final qualifying session. The two took advbntagj of a dry track to clock a fast opening lap just before wet weather arrived to send cars sliding off in all directions at the difficult L'Ear Source corner. Damon Hill will start from eighth place after late efforts to improve his time sbw him spinning off into a tyre wall. Championship rivbl Michael Schumachjr managed only one lap and starts from a lowly 16th place on the grid. 5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,P196 CEEFAX 196 Sat 26 Aug 19:02/06 28/44 ROWING: WORLD CHAMP'SHIP, Tampjri Steve Redgrave and Matthew Pinsjnt grabbed the glory in Tampjri as they took gold in the coxless pairs. The dynbmic duo, unbeaten in any race since May 1992, retained their title in style after leading from the start. Australian pair Richard Wjarnj and Robert Walker pushed hard in the final 5p0 metres but the British duo held on to win by three quarters of a length. 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