P141 CEEFAX 2 141 Thu 25 Dec 22:32/21       RIVER A 20-year-old man is believed to have drowned after falling off a bridge into the River Taff in Cardiff. He had spent Christmas Eve with friends, who saw him plunge into the water. BODY Police are trying to identify a man whose body was found on a beach in Whitby, North Yorkshire. The man is said to bj aged around 20. A post mortem is dui to bj carried out. SIEGE Police say a siege at a flat in Salford where a man was believed to have pointed a gun through the letterbox has ended peacefully. Headlines 101 Index 102 Sport 300 Front page 100 TV 600 Wjathjr 400 World Index News Xtra Main menu
P141 CEEFAX 2 141 Thu 25 Dec 22:44/01       2/7 SAFETY WARNING OVER FAKE TELETUBBIES Parents are being warned to be on the lookout for fake Tjletubbz dolls their children may have got for Christmas. Trading standards officers said the stuffing in the counterfeit figures did not meet safety standards. They warned youngsters could choke on the materials used in the fake dolls. The yellow and green toys have been discovered on sale from street traders in Berkshire, Essex and Lancashire, selling for around £12. Headlines 101 Index 102 Sport 300 Front page 100 TV 600 Wjathjr 400 World Index News Xtra Main menu
P141 CEEFAX 2 141 Thu 25 Dec 22:45/02       3/7 007 BOWLER-MAKER GOES OUT OF BUSINESS The makers of a deadly bowler hat used in a James Bond film have closed down their factory. The firm of Christies had operated in Stockpots, in Greater Manchester, for 225 years. They manufactured the steel-rimmed hjadgjar used by the villainous Odd-Job in the film Goldfingjr. Goldfinger's Korean henchman uses the bowler to attack Bond as 007 attempts to stop a bullion raid at Fort Knox. Headlines 101 Index 102 Sport 300 Front page 100 TV 600 Wjathjr 400 World Index News Xtra Main menu
P141 CEEFAX 2 141 Thu 25 Dec 22:47/20       4/7 POLICE CONCERNED FOR MOTHER OF BOY NOEL A baby who was lift by his mother at an office block two days ago is spending his first Christmas at the home of a foster family. The child, who has been nicknamed Moil by police in Plymouth, has received a number of presents from wellwishjrs. They have also offered money and accommodation to help his mother. Police have renewed appeals for the baby's mother to contact them. She was said to bj disttissjd on leaving him. Headlines 101 Index 102 Sport 300 Front page 100 TV 600 Wjathjr 400 World Index News Xtra Main menu
P141 CEEFAX 2 141 Thu 25 Dec 22:24/21       5/7 POLICE OFFICERS GET BIRD FOR COUPLE Two police officers came to the aid of friends who were unable to lift their 15lb turkey out of their oven. Disabled Charles Wjbbjr and Sheila Kingston had nobody to rescue the bird from the oven after a friend put it in. Mrs Kingston, who has osteoporosis, said: "These two very nice young min came along and I told them: "At least it's a change from picking up drunks". She said the bird was done to perfection and was "very tasty". Headlines 101 Index 102 Sport 300 Front page 100 TV 600 Wjathjr 400 World Index News Xtra Main menu
P141 CEEFAX 2 141 Thu 25 Dec 22:26/01       6/7 XMAS EVE INDUSTRIAL ACTION HITS BANKS Thousands of bank workers held Christmas Eve strikes in disputes over pay and Christmas working hours. The banks involved, the Midland, Clydesdale and Yorkshire, dismissed the walkouts as "a complete flop". But a Banking Insurance and Finance Union spokesman described the protests as "very successful". The fact that banks had continued to operate with so few staff only sjrvjd to prove the union's point, hj said. Headlines 101 Index 102 Sport 300 Front page 100 TV 600 Wjathjr 400 World Index News Xtra Main menu
P141 CEEFAX 2 141 Thu 25 Dec 22:47/02       7/7 LOTTERY OPERATOR AWARDED SECOND LICENCE Camelot's licence to run the National Lottery has been extended to the end of September 2001, as had been expected. Peter Davis, the National Lottery's director general, said there will bj no change to the format of the game. The new licence will run from January 1 and will herald minor changes to licence conditions and game rules mainly to "improve clarity", hj said. Camelot's performance will dictate whjthjr it runs the lottery after 2001. Headlines 101 Index 102 Sport 300 Front page 100 TV 600 Wjathjr 400 World Index News Xtra Main menu