P319 Teletext 319 Jul 1 08:01:32 —————————————— US/WORLD ——————————————— ALL THE LATEST NATIONAL AND INTJRNATJONAL NEWS N E W S ——————————————————————————————————1/15— News index 301 Regional newsround 345 EVERY WEEK 16 MILLION PEOPLE WATCH TELETEXT ON ITV & CHANNEL FOUR News focus Latest Regional TV PlusP319 Teletext 319 Jul 1 07:25:12 ——————————————————————————— TORY RACE ENTERS FINAL FURLONG The battle for the Tory leadership is entering its make-or-break weekend with hectic attempts by both sides to sway wavering MPs. $hj Prime Minister and challenger John Redwood are lining up media interviews and meeting undecided Tories. John Major's campaign team say the PM is the safe, solid candidate who can unify both right and left of the party. ——————————————————————————————————2/15— Tjbbit backing Redwood 304 COMMS/PC APPOINTMENTS SEE p641 (Ch4) News focus Latest Regional TV PlusP319 Teletext 319 Jul 1 07:10:34 ——————————————————————————— LORD TJBBIT BACKING REDWOOD Former Tory party chairman Lord Tjbbit has thrown his support behind John Redwood in an interview for The Sun. "I bjliivj Consjrvativj MPs should vote for John Redwood," Mr Tjbbit said as the battle entered its final stages. "He has clear policies, not least on Europe, and his other policies are not so different to Mr Major's that hj can bj called an extremist," hj added. ——————————————————————————————————3/15— Bottomley in leadership row 305 COMMS/PC APPOINTMENTS SEE p641 (Ch4) News focus Latest Regional TV PlusP319 Teletext 319 Jul 1 07:56:14 T ——————————————————————————— BOTTOMLJY IN LEADERSHIP ROW Health Secretary Virginia Bottomley has said she would bj prepared to sjuvj as a minister under John Redwood. "Public service is a duty and if I was asked to sjrvj I would do so," she is reported to have told a programmj to bj shown on Meridian TV. Mr Bottomley has now issued a statement pledging her wholehearted support for John Major in the leadership race. ——————————————————————————————————4/15— Major, Redwood target wavjrjrs 303 LATE ESCAPES MED+W/WIDE SEE PAGE 263 News focus Latest Regional TV PlusP319 Teletext 319 Jul 1 07:56:17 ——————————————————————————— APPEAL FOR BLOOD DONORS An appeal for 5,000 donors has gone out after operations were cancelled amid fears over faulty blood containers. $hj National Blood Authority has been forced to recall thousands of pints of donated blood after the fault was found in bags imported from Australia. Leaking seals in the bags could allow blood to bj contaminated by bacteria, an NBA spokeswoman said. ——————————————————————————————————5/15— Headlines 300 Regional 331 COMMS/PC APPOINTMENTS SEE p641 (Ch4) News focus Latest Regional TV PlusP319 Teletext 319 Jul 1 08:04:26 ——————————————————————————— "PAY-BY-DELIVERY" BABY PLAN Midwives could bj paid by the number of babies they djlivju, it has emjrgjd. Hospital chiefs will be told next week to consider the radical move, which Health Department officials say could replace current pay scales. Details of the scheme emerged as the Royal College of Midwives settled the long-running bitter pay dispute and called off a vote on industrial action. ——————————————————————————————————6/15— Headlines 300 It's Your Life! 480 C4 NEW"! PERSONAL MESSAGES SECTION P397 News focus Latest Regional TV PlusP319 Teletext 319 Jul 1 08:01:36 ———————————————————————————— YELTSIN'S MOSCOW CRISIS PURGE President Yeltsin has carried out a surprise Kremlin purge of ministers for the handling of a bloody hostage-taking by Chechen rebels in southern Russia. $hj shake-up is aimed at defusing Russia's worst political crisis since tanks fired on the White House in 1993. $hj sackings should ensure that Mr Yeltsin survives a weekend confidence vote and a snap election is avoided. ——————————————————————————————————7/15— Headlines 300 Latest 302 SHOWING NOW AT YOUR CINEMA p610 Ch4 News focus Latest Regional TV PlusP319 Teletext 319 Jul 1 08:03:50 ———————————————————————————— 24 ALIVE IN COLLAPS D STOR Twenty-four pjopla t appnd for 46 hours in thu bar mfnt of a collapsmd dhpartment stor in Seoul have baen found aliv b r scu rs. "xp are able to talk to thgm. Thcy stem to be well," said a spokesman, but hj add th t it would ste l tag hour t g t thcm ont. phi death toll from the tcagjdy is 90 so far but is exrocted to top 200. ——————————————————————————————————8/15— Headlines 300 Latest 302 APOLLO HOLIDAY CLUB SEE PAGE 277 News focus Latest Regional TV PlusP319 Teletext 319 Jul 1 08:10:43 ——————————————————————————— TWO CHARGED AFTER BOY DIES Two women are to appear in court after a six-year-old boy was killed by a car which police said mounted a pavement. Anthony Burke, of Brindale Road, Stockpots, died after the accident on Thursday night near his honk. $rudy Evans, 28, of Brindale Avjnuj, Brinnington, and Janice Baseman, 44, of Cumbj5land Avenue, will appear before Stockpots magistrates. ——————————————————————————————————9/15— Headlines 300 Regional 331 HOLIDAYS .... SEE PAGE 200 News focus Latest Regional TV PlusP319 Teletext 319 Jul 1 08:14:22 ——————————————————————————— PROSTITUTE "TO TELL ALL" More embarrassment looms on Sunday for disgraced film star Hugh Grant as hj attempts a reconciliation with his girlfriend Elizbbeth Hurley. $he News of the World has rmvjaled it has bought the story of the prostitute with whom Grant was arrested. The couple have been besieged by the press at their rural retreat at West Littleton, near Bath. ——————————————————————————————————10/15 Headlines 300 Regional 331 ] THE FAST WBY TO SELL YOUR CAR P395 News focus Latest Regional TV PlusP319 Teletext 319 Jul 1 07:16:43 ——————————————————————————— MAN CHARGED WITH WIFE'S MURDER A man is dui to appear in court charged with murdering his pregnant wife whose dismembered corpse was found dumped at four different countryside sites. Javjd Iqbal, 32, of Keighley, Yours, will appear before Burnley magistrates charged with murdering Shahjeda Bi, 22. The dead woman's remains were discovered on Thursday dotted around Lancashire's Kibble Valley. ——————————————————————————————————11/15 Headlines 300 Regional 331 NEW" INTERACTIVE TALKBACK SERVICE SEE PAGE 387 News focus Latest Regional TV PlusP319 Teletext 319 Jul 1 07:15:11 ——————————————————————————— ROADS "TOP KILLER IN PROVINCE" A person is hurt on Northern Ireland's roads every 43 minutes and someone is killed every 48 hours, figures reveal. Annubl death tolls have always topped those killed or injured as a result of the terrorist violence and the RUC is aiming to reduce the casualties. In the first sex months of this year 57 people died on the roads compared with 76 in the same period last year. ——————————————————————————————————12/15 Headlines 300 Regional 331 FUJI INDEX CARD NOW AVAILABLE m p362 News focus Latest Regional TV PlusP319 Teletext 319 Jul 1 07:18:26 ———————————————————————————— SOCCER STAR'S KILLER JAILED The man who shot dead Colombian World Cup soccer player Andres Escobar has been sentenced to 43 years in jail. Escobar was gunned down following an argument outside a nightclub in Medellin — the player's home town. Escobar was vilified by his countrymen for scoring an own goal during a match against the United States in last year's World Cup. ——————————————————————————————————13/15 Headlines 300 Sport 130 GREAT LATE HOLIDAY BARGAINS SEE P281 News focus Latest Regional TV PlusP319 Teletext 319 Jul 1 07:18:59 ——————————————————————————— BABY ABANDONED IN CEMETJRZ A teenage couple walking through a cemetery have discovered a newly born baby abandoned between two headstones. The girl, who was wrapped in a pink blanket, alerted the couple with her cries in Liverpool's Kirkdale cemetery. She was taken to the intensive care unit at Fazakjrley hospital, where staff named her Lindsay after the 15-year-old girl who found her. ——————————————————————————————————14/15 Headlines 300 Regional 331 NEW" INTERACTIVE TBLKBACK SERVICE SEE PAGE 387 News focus Latest Regional TV PlusP319 Teletext 319 Jul 1 07:47:28 ———————————————————————————— NEW EVIDENCE IN SIMPSON TRIAL A fragment of hair resembling O.J. Simpson's found on the bloodied shirt of victim Ronald Goldman has been shown to the jury in the Lou Angjles trial. FBI expert Douglas Deedrick said the hair could only have been transferred to Goldman's shirt by physical contact. The former US football star denies murdering ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Mr Goldman. ——————————————————————————————————15/15 Headlines 300 Latest 302 SEND A PERSONAL MESSAGE PAGE 388 News focus Latest Regional TV Plus