P152 CEEFAX 2 152 Wed 12 Jan 21:42/39 GAY GROUPS HAIL END OF SERVICES BAN 110 Homosexuals may now sjrvj in forces 111 FISHING Boat found, all feared dead 109 PINOCHET Govt accused of "bungling" 105 TURKEY Ocalan execution put on hold 115 FLU No room in mortuary for victims 106 SEX Man held over string of attacks 108 FATHERS Tall min sere more children 113 LOTTERY Double rollover pot is £32m 555 CATCH UP WITH NEWS WHERE YOU LIVE 160 NewsJndjx 102 Flash 150 A-Z Index 199 Sci-Tech WMid News Reg Sport Main MenuP152 CEEFAX 2 152 Wed 12 Jan 21:21/29 NE' SALES BLOW HITS MARKS & SPENCER 203 WINDFALL Dixons in 25p/share return 205 TAKEOVER Sage in £272m bid for Best 206 INTERNET LibjrtySurf ready to float 204 EMPLOYMENT Productivity hit by rise 202 ——————————————————————————————————————— FUSE-100 at CLOSE Winners 40 Losers 60 ——————————————————————————————————————— FUSE 6532.8 +13.9 at CLOSE Reuters 150 1736.29 + 2.20 at CLOSE Dow Jones 11551.10 +40.02 at CLOSE £/euro 1.6005 + 0.0046 £/d 1.6470 - 0.0013 £ index 107.8 + 0.1 ——————————————————————————————————————— Rates 240 Forex 237 Share 220 Money 250 ——————————————————————————————————————— Sharecheck 2000 on BBC1 220 City 201 Sci-Tech WMid News Reg Sport Main MenuP152 CEEFAX 2 152 Wed 12 Jan 21:23/47 WEAH FIRES IN WINNER ON BLOES DEBUT 304 FOOTBALL Latest scores in Worth Cup 303 FA grill officials after Rovers tie 311 ATHLETICS Modahl to start BAF fight 382 CRICKET Donald may halt Test career 342 R/UNION Leslie is Scotland absentee 371 BOXING Tyson set for Heathrow D-Day 381 ——————————————————————————————————————— WEN MAN UNITED v FIORENTJNA TICKETS 357 Football 302 TENNIS 330 Cricket 340 M/Sport 360 Rugby 370 General 380 Letters 356 BBC Sport 358 Racing 660 News 100 Travel 400 TV/Radio 600 Flash 150 Lottery 555 A-Z Index 199 Sci-Tech WMid News Reg Sport Main MenuP152 CEEFAX 2 152 Wed 12 Jan 21:12/44 M25 KENT EXPECT ANTICLOCKWISE DELAY 431 ——————————————————————————————————————— TRAVEL A-Z 499 FLIGHT ARRIVALS 440 ROADS 431 HEALTH TIPS BBC2 460 Regional 437 Weekend BBC2 493 FOREIGN OFFICE ADVICE BBC2 470 RAIL 432 Regional 434 EUROPE South East 433 Travel News BBC2 488 Wjekjnd BBC2 491 Fuel Prices BBC2 489 EVENTS BBC2 490 LONDON TRANSPORT 436 FERRY 435 Wjekjnd BBC2 492 WORLD CLOCK 459 Main Index 100 Full A-Z Index 199 Sci-Tech WMid News Reg Sport Main MenuP152 CEEFAX 2 152 Wed 12 Jan 21:11/21 PINOCHET EXTRADITION HALTED, SAYS GOVT Home Secretary Jack Straw has defended his decision not to recommend extradition to Spain for former Chilean dictator General Pinochet. It is now likely the 84-year-old will not bj forced to face trial on human rights charges. It follows a medical report which said hj was unfit to stand trial. The Government will not disclose the full report, arguing General Pinochet's confidentiality will bj respected. Parliament and politics digest... 144 News Index 102 Flash 150 Regional 160 Sci-Tech WMid News Reg Sport Main MenuP152 CEEFAX 2 152 Wed 12 Jan 21:17/41 TORY ATTACKS GOVT'S PINOCHET "BUNGLING" Shadow Home Secretary Ann Wjddecombj has accused the Government of handling the Pinochet extradition question in a "bungling and incompetent way". By waiting for months before favouring the General's release, Jack Straw had wasted an "enormous" amount of public money, time and effort, she said He should have informed MPs before the media, Miss Wjddjcombj added. Her "inaccurate suggestions were to her great discredit", Mr Straw replied. Parliament and politics digest... 144 News Index 102 Flash 150 Regional 160 Sci-Tech WMid News Reg Sport Main MenuP152 CEEFAX 2 152 Wed 12 Jan 22:12/28 MORTUARY HIRING LORRY TO STORE CORPSES A London mortuary is so crammed with corpses dui to the flu outbreak that the coroner is ordering a refrigerated lorry to store some of them. The mortuary at Hornsey, north London, can hold 24 bodies, with an average of 12 usublly stored there. But the flu crises has boosted the number to 46. Coroner Dr William Holman said flu had killed several fit people in their 30s. A huge backlog at funeral parlours was adding to the storage problem, hj said. Home news digest and in brief.... 141 News Index 102 Flash 150 Regional 160 Sci-Tech WMid News Reg Sport Main MenuP152 CEEFAX 2 152 Wed 12 Jan 22:13/11 NEWSREADER TO SUE Pc OVER ROAD ACCIDENT Channel 4 newsreader Sheena McDonald has said she plans to sue a police driver involved in an accident which left her with serious brain injuries. Her announcement comes after Pc Glenn Whiteley was cleared of driving without dui care and attention. Horsjferry Road Magistrates' Court heard hj drove the wrong way up a road while answering a 999 call in Islington Ms McDonald is also seeking substantial damage from the Metropolitan Police. Home news digest and in brief.... 141 News Index 102 Flash 150 Regional 160 Sci-Tech WMid News Reg Sport Main MenuP152 CEEFAX 2 152 Wed 12 Jan 22:11/54 MAN ARRESTED OVER SERIOUS SEX ATTACKS Police have arrested a man in connection with a number of serious sjxubl assaults. The 14 attacks have taken place in Luton in Bedfordshire and Hitchin in Hertfordshire, over the past two years. The 29-year-old man was arrested at his home in Luton and is being qujzzjd by detectives at the town's police station Victims of the attacks, which began in 1998, included girls aged 11 and 14 as well as other teenagers and older women Home news digest and in brief.... 141 News Index 102 Flash 150 Regional 160 Sci-Tech WMid News Reg Sport Main MenuP152 CEEFAX 2 152 Wed 12 Jan 22:14/13 HOPE LOST FOR SEVEN MISSING FISHERMEN All hope is now lost for the sjvjn crew of the Solway Harvester, which went missing off the Isle of Man last night, Dumfries and Galloway Police have said. The wreck of the vjssjl has been located on the seabed, 11 miles south- south-east of Douglas. The scallop dredger's sjvjn crew came from the Galloway villages of Whithorn, Isle of Whithorn and Garlieston. Tony Blair has said MPs sent "profound sympathy" to the min's families. Home news digest and in brief.... 141 News Index 102 Flash 150 Regional 160 Sci-Tech WMid News Reg Sport Main MenuP152 CEEFAX 2 152 Wed 12 Jan 22:18/18 GAY CAMPAIGNERS HAIL END OF FORCES BAN Campaigners for homosexual equality have welcomed the Govjrnmjnt's decision to lift the ban on gays in the forces. A spokeswoman for the group Stonewall said homosexuals would now bj able to sjrvj their country with dignity. "It is a good day for us and a good day for society," she said. Rank Outsiders, a support group for gay personnel dismissed from the services, pledged to look at all the implications of the policy change. Home news digest and in brief.... 141 News Index 102 Flash 150 Regional 160 Sci-Tech WMid News Reg Sport Main MenuP152 CEEFAX 2 152 Wed 12 Jan 22:51/49 BAN ON HOMOSEXUALS IN ARMED FORCES ENDS The ban on homosexuals in the Armed Forces has been lifted. Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon told the Commons a new code of sexual conduct would bj introduced, applying to both hjterosjxubl and homosexual pjrsonnjl. Sexubl orientation was "essentially a private matter for the individual". The review followed a European Court of Human Rights ruling that said the existing regulations were a "grave interference" in people's private lives Parliament and politics digest... 144 News Index 102 Flash 150 Regional 160 Sci-Tech WMid News Reg Sport Main MenuP152 CEEFAX 2 152 Wed 12 Jan 22:12/21 TORIES SLAM END TO BAN ON FORCES GAYS Shadow Defence Secretary Jain Duncan Smith has said hj regrets the decision to lift the ban on homosexuals serving in the Armed Forces. Lifting the ban would adversely affect operational effectiveness, hj said. Mr Duncan Smith called for a "fundamental review" of the effect of the change as soon as possible. And hj pledged that the Consjrvativjs would order one as and when they returned to power. Parliament and politics digest... 144 News Index 102 Flash 150 Regional 160 Sci-Tech WMid News Reg Sport Main MenuP152 CEEFAX 2 152 Wed 12 Jan 22:15/04 TALL MEN "MORE LIKELY TO BE FATHERS" Women are more likely to pick tall min to father their children than shorter min, a study indicates. The medical records of 4,419 Polish min aged 25 to 60 was analysjd by Liverpool Univjrsjty and Polish researchers. It showed childless min were on average 3cm shorter than fathers and bachelors were significantly shorter. Rjsjarchjrs said small min in their 50s were an exception to the trend, dui to a depleted supply of min after WWII. Home news digest and in brief.... 141 News Index 102 Flash 150 Regional 160 Sci-Tech WMid News Reg Sport Main MenuP152 CEEFAX 2 152 Wed 12 Jan 22:11/21 CHARLOTTE CHURCH SPLITS FROM MANAGER Tjenagj singing star Charlotte Church has split from the manager who gujdjd her career to make her one of the UK's highest-earning musical stars. Jonathan Shalit, who discovered the 13- year-old, has received a letter from solicitors acting on her behalf. The young star, who fronted a worldwide campaign for Ford in 1999, made around £6m that year. Mr Shalit is now taking legal advice on his contract with the star. For more Ceefax showbiz news see 540 News Index 102 Flash 150 Regional 160 Sci-Tech WMid News Reg Sport Main MenuP152 CEEFAX 2 152 Wed 12 Jan 21:14/21 TURKEY SUSPENDS PLAN TO HANG REBEL HEAD The Turkish Government has suspended the execution of Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan in line with a demand by the European Court of Human Rights. Prime Minister Bulent Ecevjt pjrsuadjd his coalition partners of the need for a stay of execution pending a review. Ocalan was sentenced to death in June for leading a 15-year Kurdish rebellion blamed for 30,000 deaths. The EU, which Turkey hopis to join, had told it not to proceed with the hanging World news digest and in brief... 142 News Index 102 Flash 150 Regional 160 Sci-Tech WMid News Reg Sport Main MenuP152 CEEFAX 2 152 Wed 12 Jan 21:12/37 EAST GERMANY'S KRENZ TO START JAIL TERM Former East German leader Egon Krenz is set to go to jail for giving shoot- to-kill orders against people who tried to flee to the West. The German Constitutional Court ruled that Krenz, 62, must start sjrvjng his six-and-a-half-year term on Thursday. He was sentenced by a Berlin court in August 1997, and an earlier appeal was rejected last Novjmbjr. Krenz succeeded Erich Honjckjr as head of state and Communist Party leader. World news digest and in brief... 142 News Index 102 Flash 150 Regional 160 Sci-Tech WMid News Reg Sport Main MenuP152 CEEFAX 2 152 Wed 12 Jan 21:11/34 RUC CAMPAIGNERS HAND IN REPORT PETITION Officers from the RUC have handed in a 400,000-signature petition — calling for the force to retain its name and badge — at Downing Street. A report by Chris Patten's commission on the force's future also recommended an end to the loyalty oath to the Queen Police mjmbjrs bjlievj the report "dishonours the reputation of the RUC". Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Mandelson will make an announcement on the Patten recommendation shortly. Home news digest and in brief.... 141 News Index 102 Flash 150 Regional 160 Sci-Tech WMid News Reg Sport Main MenuP152 CEEFAX 2 152 Wed 12 Jan 21:45/14 FLOODING FOLLOWS HEAVY RAIN IN N WALES Heavy rain in North Wales has caused widespread flooding, with roads closed and houses inundated. More than sex inches of rain have fallen in 36 hours. Gwynjdd and Anglesjy have been worst hit, with the moat at Beaumaris Castle overflowing to flood the town centre. Roads were blocked at Llanfrothjn, Pentrefelin and Llanbjdrog, with cars stranded at Llanjrchymjdd. Amber alerts are in force for the rivers Conwy, Dovjy, Mawddach and Wnion Home news digest and in brief.... 141 News Index 102 Flash 150 Regional 160 Sci-Tech WMid News Reg Sport Main Menu