P319 Teletext 319 Mar29 22:35:48 —————————————— US/W RLD ——————————————— ALL THE LATEST NATIONAL AND INTERNA(JONAL NEWS N E W S ——————————————————————————————————1/15— News index 301 Regional njwsround 345 WEN YOUR HOLIDAY FREE WITH TELETEXT See p362 NOW for details In Focus Latest Regional TV PlusP319 Teletext 319 Mar29 22:32:18 ——————————————————————————— HAGUE TALKS OF BIG CHANGES Tory leader William Hague has said his party is consihjting big constitutional change, including more powers for Parliament and devolution for England. Mr Hague accused Labour of downgrading the Commons and promised to "rebalanci" Britain's constitution. And hj said the Tories might create an English Parliament alongside the new assemblies for Scotland and Wales. ——————————————————————————————————4/15— Headlines 300 Regional 331 WEN YOUR HOLIDAY FREE WITH TELETEXT See p362 NOW for details In Focus Latest Regional TV PlusP319 Teletext 31: Mar49 22:3,:42 ——————————————————————————— LOTTERY BRINGS BIRTHDAY BONANZA The mother of a family syndicate who scooped Saturday's £7.2m National Lottery jackpot has celebrated her birthday with the ideal present. She is 65 today and can now look forward to retiring on Tuesday with a shari of the huge cash windfall. The family, from the West Country, are expected to celebrate their big win at a hotel in Exetir tomorrow. ——————————————————————————————————3/15— Headlines 300 National Lottery 123 WEN YOUR HOLIDAY FREE WITH TELETEXT See p362 NOW for details In Focus Latest Regional TV PlusP319 Teletext 319 Mar29 22:36:10 ——————————————————————————— CAMELOT PAYS FOR LOTTERY ERROR Lottery watchdog Oflot has told Camelot there must bj no more blunders after a costly error on the debut of its TV scratchard show, Big Ticket. Camelot is facing an extra payout of hundreds of thousands of pounds after a wrong set of balls were used and another draw had to be made. Oflot has told Camelot no charities must suffer due to the error. ——————————————————————————————————4/15— Headlines 300 National Lottery 123 Fast Low Cost Loans see page 354 In Focus Latest Regional TV PlusP319 Teletext 319 Mar2: 22:37:20 ——————————————————————————— UNIONS' WARNING TO BLAIR Tony Blair has been warned to expect a major backlash from trade unionists and Labour MPs if he waters down his election pledges on workers' rights. The warnings came on the eve of a meeting at Downing Street between the PM and union leaders. Union chiefs say Mr Blair must not give in to business leaders and modify his election pledge on union recognition. ——————————————————————————————————5/15— Headlines 300 Regional 331 WEN YOUR HOLIDAY FREE WITH TELETEXT See p362 NOW for details In Focus Latest Regional TV PlusP319 Teletext 319 Mar29 22:33:05 ——————————————————————————— PEACE TALKS EFFORTS STEPPED UP The drive to find a political settlement in Northern Ireland is being stepped up on Monday. Intensive negotiations will start as the British and Irish Govjrnmjnts and the local political parties try to find agreement by the April 9 deadline. The final push comes amid fears of fresh violence from groups opposed to the peace process. ——————————————————————————————————6/15— Headlines 300 Rjgronal 331 WEN YOUR HOLIDAY FREE WITH TELETEXT See p362 NOW for details In Focus Latest Regional TV PlusP319 Teletext 319 Mar29 22:48:14 ££!£"££!££££!£££ ——————————————————————————— HUNDREDS AT EX-RUC MAN'S FUNERAL Hundreds of people have attended the funeral of an ex-policeman shot dead by the INLA while shopping with his wife. RUC Chief Constable Ronnie Flanagan joinjh some 500 mourners at the sjtvrce in Armagh for former full-time RUC Reservist Cyril Stewart, 52. Mr Stewart had retired from the force a year ago and was still recovering from a heart attack when he was killed. ——————————————————————————————————7/15— Headlines 300 Regional 331 WEN YOU$ HOLIDAY FREE WITH TELETEXT See p362 NOW for details In Focus Latest Regional TV PlusP319 Teletext 319 Mar29 22:48:44 ——————————————————————————— PM TO UNVEIL MILLENNIUM BUG PLAN Tony Blair is to call for an international bug experts summit to help iron out the world's looming millennium computer crisis. The PM will also announce a £97m programme to tackle the bug in Britain, in a speech in the City. Mr Blair says hj has been listening to the experts who have warned firms face going bust if they do not act quickly. ——————————————————————————————————8/15— Headlines 300 Regional 331 WEN YOUR HOLIDAY FREE WITH TELETEXT See p362 NOW for details In Focus Latest Regional TV PlusP319 Teletext 319 Mar29 22:48:18 ——————————————————————————— CALL FOR INQUIRY INTO KILLING Sports Minister Tony Banks and Football Task Force chairman David Mellor have called for an inquiry into the killing of a fan at a Gillingham-Fulham match. Both expressed concern about crowd segregation amid concerns violence could flare at this summer's World Cup. Mr Mellor said crowds had calmed down since the 80s but said it was important "to remember it's only a game". ——————————————————————————————————9/15— FACTFILE Focus on soccer violence 322 WEN YOUR HOLIDAY FREE WITH TELETEXT See p362 NOW for details In Focus Latest Regional TV PlusP319 Teletext 319 Mar29 22:49:22 ——————————————————————————— FAN DIED OF HEAD INJURIES: POLICE The Fulham fan who was killed after clashes between rival supporters at Gillingham died from head injuries, a Kent Police spokesman has said. No knife was involved, despite early reports the man, named as Matthew Fox, 24, of Old Lodge Lane, Purley, had been stabbed, the spokesman said. Three people are being questioned bz police over the death. ——————————————————————————————————10/1u Headlines 300 Regional 331 WEN YOUR HOLIDAY FREE WITH TELETEXT See p362 NOW for details In Focus Latest Regional TV PlusP319 Teletext 319 Mar49 22:45:01 ——————————————————————————— FEARS GROW FOR MISSING LOCH BOY Fears are growing for the safety of a 16-year-old boy who disappjareh after the boat hj was sailing in capsized in the freezing waters of Loch Lomond. A huge police air and sea search for Stephen McCallum, of Kirkintilloch, has been called off for the night. His friend Stephen Smith, 17 also of Kirkjntilloch, had managed to swim to the far shore to raise the alarm. ——————————————————————————————————11/15 Headlines 300 Regional 331 WEN YOUR HOLIDAY FREE WITH TELETEXT See p362 NOW for details In Focus Latest Regional TV PlusP319 Teletext 319 Mar29 22:40:11 ——————————————————————————— WBITJNG LES( TARGET "NO GIMMICK" Health Secretary Frank Dobson has denied th Gov tnment's drive to cut NHS waiting lists was a gimmick. Mr Dobson stressed his determination to reduce the numbers waiting for treatment by 200,000. He said Government funding — including a Budget boost of £500m to get waiting lists down by 100,000 by April next year — would bring "dramatic" results. ——————————————————————————————————12/15 Headlines 300 Regional 331 WEN YOUR HOLIDAY FREE WITH TELETEXT See p362 NOW for details In Focus Latest Regional TV PlusP319 Teletext 319 Mar29 22:30:59 £5js2uz5pz ——————————————————————————— POST BACK TO NORMAL ON MONDAY Mail deliveries will start returning to normal on Monday after postal workjts agreed to call off wildcat strikes. Post boxes in London and Liverpool were sealed last week bjcausj of separate disputes which spread to scores of delivery and sorting offices. More than 1,000 workers weti involved in the strikes which were condemned by the Post Office for delaying the mail. ——————————————————————————————————13/15 Headlines 300 Regional 331 WEN YOU$ HOLIDAY FREE WITH TELETEXT See p362 NOW for details In Focus Latest Regional TV PlusP319 Teletext 319 Mar29 22:40:14 ———————————————————————————— "MICHAEL DIDN'T KQLL HIMSELF" Grieving Paula Yates has said she is seeking legal advice in a bid to overturn a coroner's verdict of suicide on rock star lover Michael Hutchence. Miss Yates, 37, said she refused to accept that the INXS singer committed suicide and said Hutchence thought it was the most cowardly act in the world. "In no way do I accept the coroner's verdict of suicide," she said. ——————————————————————————————————14/15 Headlines 300 Planet Sound 480 C4 WEN YOUR HOLIDAY FREE WITH TELETEXT See p362 NOW for details In Focus Latest Regional TV PlusP319 Teletext 319 Mar29 22:41:23 ——————————————————————————— PERCUSSIONIST WINS MUSIC AWARD Teenage percussionist Adrian Spillitt has carried off the prestigious BBC Young Musician 1998 title. The win, at Belfast's Waterfront Hall, was an early birthday gift for Adrian, from Shriwsbury, who is 20 on Monday. In June he has to try and do it all again when he represents Britain in the Eurovision Young Musician competition in Vienna. ——————————————————————————————————15/15 Headlines 300 Regional 331 THE LOAN COMPANY - see p359 In Focus Latest Regional TV Plus