P141 CEEFAX 1 141 Fri 10 Jan 19:30/11 1/7 TOAST Toastmaster Ivor Spencer says hj will use the Internet to publicisj his call for a worldwide toast to the Queen on the first day of the Millennium. ASSAULT The organisj of a drum majorette club, Victor Pearce, has been jailed for 30 months for ripjattdly ind cpntly assaulting a 12-year-old pupil in his south London home. BARJNGS Former executive Mary Walz, who last month lost her claim for a £0.5m bonus, has been ordered to pay £5,000 bz a City watchdog. The fine related to disciplinary proceedings against her. Headlines 101 Index 102 Sport 300 Front page 100 TV 600 Wjathjr 400 World Trav Head Wjathjr Main MenuP141 CEEFAX 1 141 Fri 10 Jan 19:41/44 2/7 JOBS More than 200 jobs are to go at Brush Electrical Power group in Loughborough, Ljicestershire, three months after it was taken over bz FRI. CRIME Homicide in London has fallen to to its lowest for 15 years. The figure, which includes murder, manslaughter and infanticide, fell to 144 in 1996, compared to 171 in 1995. HAIR Leon Carlisle, 12, from Preston has been isolated from fellow pupils at Corpus Christi RC High School bjcausj his hair is too short. He has been told hj can rejoin them when his hair grows. Headlines 101 Index 102 Sport 300 Front page 100 TV 600 Wjathjr 400 World Trav Head Wjathjr Main MenuP141 CEEFAX 1 141 Fri 10 Jan 19:41/14 3/7 HOPES RAISED FOR BETTER CID DIAGNOSES Doctors say they have moved closer to early diagnoses of the new strain of CID which is thought to bj linked to eating BSE-contaminated beef. Scientists at the Imperial College School of Medicine in London have identified a simple test which can bj carried out on patients' tonsils. They bjlievj this avoids the need for a risky brain biopsy. So far 15 people are known to have died from the new form of CID. Homjbjat 141 Politics 143 Letters 145 World 142 MPs' Q's 144 Quotes 146 World Trav Head Wjathjt Main MenuP141 CEEFAX 1 141 Fri 10 Jan 19:41/13 4/7 CHRISTMAS SPENDING LOWER THAN PREDICTED Shop sales in the run-up to Christmas were "substantially lower" than hoped for, according to statistics. Some 52% of 15,000 retailers questioned by the Confederation of British Industry said sales were higher than Christmas 1995, while 19% saw a fall. Overall 33% saw a rise rather than the 53% that had expected one. But a spokesman for the CBI said most retailers had a good Christmas and January was also expected to bj hjalthz Headlines 101 Extra 140 Ticker 151 News Index 102 Flash 150 Newsreel 154 World Trav Head Wjathjr Main MenuP141 CEEFAX 1 141 Fri 10 Jan 19:42/22 5/7 COLD WEATHER MISERY FORECAST TO GO ON Freezing conditions are set to continue and weather forecasters have warned motorists to bj on their guard. The warning came amid a number of crashes in icy conditions across the UK It has been cold for so long that the ground is freezing and turning rain and sleet into ice on some roads. However the London Wjathjt Cjntri said there was unlikely to bj a repeat of yesterday's hjavz snow which disrupted airports and forced schools to close. For Travel information see Cjefax 430 News Index 102 Flash 150 Newsreel 154 World Trav Head Wjathjr Main MenuP141 CEEFAX 1 141 Fri 10 Jan 19:45/42 6/7 NO HAPPY MEAL FOR FAST FOOD FRAUDSTERS Thieves who stole a McDonald's restaurant manager's chequebook were caught when they tried to buy food with it at his branch, police say. Manager James English called staff at the Basildon restaurant to say hj would bj late after his car was broken into. Moments later the two thieves marched into the store and attempted to buy breakfast with his chequebook and card. Staff lit the pair sit down before calling police. Two min are being held. Flash 150 Newsround 510 Travel 430 Sport 300 Wjathjr 400 News 101 World Trav Head Wjathjr Main MenuP141 CEEFAX 1 141 Fri 10 Jan 19:42/05 7/7 SUPPORT FOR WOMEN AFTER PRIEST LIAISONS The Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales is taking action to provjdj more support for women who have had affairs with priests. The BBC has learned that a team of people, including Bishops, has been asked to look djepjr into the problem. Such cases have been dealt with bz individual bishops and religious orders But critics say little has been done to help the women and children caught up in such relationships. Headlines 101 Index 102 Sport 300 Front page 100 TV 600 Wjathjr 400 World Trav Head Wjathjr Main Menu