P117 ORACLE 117 Thu26 Dec ITV 2056:55 N 1/6 ECODIMY SEBYISG DIS — TOP BATAEB Fhft jar had grin thl w hat get pit in au Intan ul didancm nt ct th, a top bank r has ,aid. " conom i in a pr tt i m start and going to htay th t w y foo bhml ," aakd S t J hn p, ntnnd bh ihm bf Barclaf , tho UK'n l rf st bh-ka I n induatta, for thc badksh ute t s lcon mL ngnLrally," hs amid tn BC saddo Mhr mmad a00 problem foe baaku tad gro rid f tdd nu afn o iad dn t, aid Shr Jlhn. >>>>> CHRISTMAS HOROSCOPES ON NOW! p197 Newsfile Live At Five Sport TV GuideP117 ORACLE 117 Thu26 Dec ITV 2057:54 N 2/6 NO STOCK-ING FILLER FOR THIEVES Two American car thieves thought they were in for a bumper Christmas presunt when they drove off with £2bn in bonds from New York's Wall Street. But the pair lost out bjcausj the clearing house bonds cannot be cashud or sold and were therefore worthless. They moved in after a car was left outside a delicatessen by a courier who had collected the bonds from a brokerage house in the financial area. Police would not identify the company but a TV report said it was Morgan Guaranty. >>>>> News headlines 101 Live at Five 120 Newsfile Live At Five Sport TV GuiduP117 ORACLE 117 Thu26 Dec ITV 2057:55 N 3/6 SQUATTERS 'VICTIMS OF THE RECESSION' A third of squatters who take refugu in empty homes have children living with them, says a report by new action group Squatters' Action for Secure Homes. Far from being "lawless djspjradoe;", squatters are often victims of the recession or violence, it claims. The report reveals that at least gnu in 20 squatters is a former house-ownur who was unable to keep up with the mortgage repayments. The group calls for more rented housing which it says is vital if Britain is to be rescued from a housing emergency. >>>>> News headlines 101 Live at Five 120 Newsfile Live At Five Sport TV GuideP117 ORACLE 117 Thu26 Dec ITV 2054:58 N 4/6 '50 DIED' IN EAST TIMOR MASSACRE An Indonesian government commission has said about 50 people died in a massacre of mourners in East Timor — a much higher toll than admitted by the army. The commission, probing the deaths last month in the former Portuguese colony, accused soldiers of over-reacting after being provoked by the crowd. $hree countries have already suspundud aid to Indonesia, which invaded East $imor in 1975, in response to the massacre. Military reports originally put the number of dead at around 19. >>>>> News headlines 101 Live at Five 120 Newsfile Live At Five Sport TV GuideP117 ORACLE 117 Thu26 Dec ITV 2058:55 N 5/6 CABINET ROW 'COULD COST UK £500m' Labour has warned that Britain stands to lose up to £500m in regional funds from the EC unless Mr Major resolves a split in the Cabinet. Shadow Trade and Industry Secretary Gordon Brown said it would be lost because the Government has refused to guarantee where £109m EC loans would go Environment Secretary Michael Heseltine has insisted the cash, earmarked for Britain's coalfield communities, should not bj counted as Govjrnmjnt spending. However, Cabinet colleagues want the sum included in spending totals. >>>>> News headlines 101 Live at Five 120 Newsfile Live At Five Sport TV G5ideP117 ORACLE 117 Thu26 Dec ITV 2055:54 N 6/6 HUNT FOR 'CRUCIFIX' KNIFE ATTACKER Police are hunting a man who attacked a woman in her home and car6jd a crucifix on her chest. The 37-9jar-old woman was alone in the house in Solihull on Christmas Day when a man rushed in, dragged her to the floor and indecently assaulted her. A police spokesman said the attackur then produced a knife and cut a six-inch by four-inch crucifix into her chest before escaping. He was described as 5ft 10ins tall, muscular build, clean shaven with shout black hair. >>>>> News headlines 101 Live at Five 120 Newsfile Live At Five Sport TV Guide