P319 Teletext 319 Oct18 03:14:14 —————————————— UK/WORLD ——————————————— ALL THE LATEST NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL NEWS N E W S ——————————————————————————————————1/15q 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 Oct18 03:14:36 ——————————————————————————— MAJOR DEFENDS HOWBRD IN ROW The Prime Minister has stood firmly by Home Secretary Michael Howard amid mounting criticism of his role in the row over the Parkhurst breakout. Faced with calls for Mr Howard's resignation, Mr Major told the Commons that the minister "has my full support" Labour has called a debate for Thursday — demanding Mr Howard clarify his role after a damning report on security. ——————————————————————————————————2/15— Tumim: Minister shares escape blame 304 COMMS/PC APPOINTMENTS SEE p641 (Ch4) News focus Latest Regional TV PlusP319 Teletext 319 Oct18 03:14:13 ——————————————————————————— HOWARD SHARES BLAME — TjMIM The Chief Inspector of Prisons has said that Home Secretary Michael Howard must share blame for the Parkhurst escape. Judge Stephen Tumim insisted that Mr Howard — who sacked prisons chief Derek Lewis over the debacle — was responsible in law for prisons. "If you are di6iding policy and operations it means the Home Secretary is not responsible for anything at all" ——————————————————————————————————3/15— POLL Should Howard go as well? 326 COMMS/PC APPOINTMENTS SEE p641 (Ch4) News focus Latest Regional TV PlusP319 Teletext 319 Oct18 03:14:11 ——————————————————————————— WBTJR FIRMS VOW TO PLUG LEAKS Water companies have pledged "major invjstmjntb over the next 10 years to reduce water pipe leaks after public criticism during this year's heatwave. Water Services Association chairman Nicholas Hood promised to give a "higher priority to leakage management" The move follows a call by shadow environment secretary Frank Dobson for govjrnmjnt action over leaking pipes. —————————————————————————————————p4/15— Headlines 300 Regional 331 GREAT VALUE USA FARES - SEE PAGE 275 News focus Latest Regional TV PlusP319 Teletext 319 Oct18 03:15:49 ——————————————————————————— BABY ABANDONED IN PHONEBOX A newdorn baby has been found abandoned in a phonebox, police have said. $hj baby boy was found wrapped in a sheet and blanket by a neighbour who had seen a woman leaving the kiosk in Stoke Newington, north London. The 7lb 13oz boy was taken to Homjuton Hospital, where he is said to be in good health. Police want to trace the mother who may need medical attention. ————————————————————————pp————————5/15q Headlines 300 Regional 331 COMMS/PC APPOINTMENTS SEE p641 (Ch4) News focus Latest Regional TV PlusP319 Teletext 319 Oct18 03:18:28 ——————————————————————————— COURT ACTION OVER RAIL SALE The Government is facing a High Court battle over its rail privatisation plans which could temporarily halt its whole sell-off programme. The Save our Railways campaign wants a judicial review of service cuts on four lines which its says would bj illegal. The networks involved are the Gatwick Express, Network SouthCjntral, Midland Main Line and the East Coast line. ——————————————————————————————————6/15— Headlines 300 Politics 325 SELLING SOMETHING? LIVE ADS HAS OVER 588,000 VIEWERS PER WEEK SEE P388 News focus Latest Regional TV PlusP319 Teletext 319 Oct18 03:18:14 ——————————————————————————— MPs TO ELECT SHADOW CABINET Labour MPs are to vote for the people that would sit in Tony Blair's Cabinet if the party wins the next election. The shadow cabinet elections will bj one of the most important for over a decade as the party picks the team it hopis will carry it to power. MPs must cast at least four of their 19 votes for women — Clare Short looks set to win a place as a result. ——————————————————————————————————7/15— Headlines 300 Politics 325 SHOWING NOW AT YOUR CINEMA p610 Ch4 News focus Latest Regional TV PlusP319 Teletext 319 Oct18 03:17:11 ———————————————————————————— CONVOY ROLLS INTO GORAZDE A UN aid convoy carrying meals has rolled into Gorazde — avoiding most of the usual Serb harassment for the first time in two years. Securing an open route to the town was one of the Bosnian govjrnmjnt's main conditions in agreeing to a ceasefire. A senior Bosnian government official made clear, however, that the siege of Sarajevo was not yet lifted. —————————————————————————p——————pp8/15q Headlines 300 Latest 302 APOLLO HOLIDAY CLUB SEE PAGE 277 News focus Latest Regional TV PlusP319 Teletext 319 Oct18 03:29:24 ——————————————————————————— BLACK UNEMPLOYMENT "A SCANDAL" Unemployment among black workers is twice as high as for white people, revealing a "frightening" level of racial discrimination, the TUC claims. It says the jobless rate among black people is a "scandalous" 18.8% compared with 8.1% among white workers. The study revealed that more than half of all Afro-Caribbean min aged 16-24 were unemployed in the spring of 1994. ——————————————————————————————————9/15— Headlines 300 Jobs 640 C4 HOLIDAYS .... SEE PAGE 200 News focus Latest Regional TV PlusP319 Teletext 319 Oct18 03:31:06 ——————————————————————————— NUCLEAR SELL-OFF WBRNING Plans to privatise the nuclear industry will lead to a "significant reduction in safety," a leading expert fears. Captain Richard Killick, former safety director at Scottish Nuclear, bulie6js that all options for the industry are less safe than govjrnmjnt ownership. He believes Government plans could have "extremely sjvjrj implications" in the longer term, Labour claims. ——————————————————————————————————10/15 Headlines 300 Go Green 460 C4 NEW TELETEXT EMAIL0 PAGE0398 News focus Latest Regional TV PlusP319 Teletext 319 Oct18 03:42:15 ——————————————————————————— TORIES CLASH ON ARMY GAYS Tory divisions over the ban on homosexuals serving in the armed forces have surfaced in the Commons as a Labour attack on defence policy failed. Former whip Michael Brown told the Commons that "in this day and age" the ban was "morally wrong". But another Tory, Andrew Robathan, said letting homosexuals into the Army "stands commonsense on its head". ——————————————————————————————————11/15 Headlines 300 Latest 302 LIVE ADS-THE PLACE TO SELL YOUR CAR SEE PAGE 388 News focus Latest Regional TV PlusP319 Teletext 319 Oct18 03:51:12 ——————————————————————————— FIREFIGHTERS IN STRIKE ACTION Firefighters on Merseysidj have walked out on their first 24-hour strike — leaving the Army to provide 999 cover. The strike represents an escalation in the row over fire authority plans to axe 20 jobs and alter shift patterns to bridge a £700,000 budget deficit. The Fire Brigades Union voted to step up the action after a series of shouter strikes failed to end the deadlock. ——————————————————————————————————12/15 Headlines 300 Regional 331 FREE INDEX CARD NOW AVAILABLE - p362 News focus Latest Regional TV PlusP319 Teletext 319 Oct18 03:00:00 ———————————————————————————— ENGLAND FANS HURT IN CLASH Several English football fans and a policeman have been injured during a fight before a UEFA Cup tie in France. Trouble flared in a bar near Auxerre's ground before the start of a second round game against Nottingham Forest. About 1,300 Forest fans travelled to the game in central France. Police said there were no reports of arrests. The injuries were not said to bj serious. ——————————————————————————————————13/15 Sport headlines 130 Football 140 LINCOLN TRAVEL SHOP SEE P256 News focus Latest Regional TV PlusP319 Teletext 319 Oct18 03:02:34 ———————————————————————————— TUBE TERROR AS TRAIN BOMBED At least 28 people have been injured, six seriously, in a bomb blast on a tube train in the centre of Paris during the morning rush-hour. The explosion happened on the regional RES line between St Michel and Musee d'Orsay stations, gutting one carriage. The line is a main commuter link for commuters living in suburbs southwest of the capital. ——————————————————————————————————14/15 DATJFILE Catalogue of terror 321 Play LIVE QUIZ & Win £200! page 370 News focus Latest Regional TV PlusP319 Teletext 319 Oct18 03:11:11 ——————————————————————————— US CHILDREN "GET RBW DEAL" British youngsters are getting a raw deal compared with children in other European countries, a report shows. $hj children's charity Barnardos says that in 1989 the UK ranked 17th of 21 industrialisjd countries in the amount of cash spent on public welfare. This means children from poorer homes are more likely to die in infancy and are likely to achieve less at school. ——————————————————————————————————15/15 Headlines 300 Regional 331 SELLING YOUR GOODS? SEE PAGE 388 News focus Latest Regional TV Plus