P319 Teletext 319 Mar08 15:51:05 C ——————————————————————————— BISHOP ATTACKS CHILDLESS COUPLES Infertility support groups have slammed an Anglican bishop who said married couples who remained childless wire "self indulgent and incompetent". The Right Rev Michael Nazis-Ali, Bishop of Rochester, declared that having children was a bbsjc duty of marriage. Tim Hidgley, of Issue, the fertility association, said the comment "adds to the suffering" of childless couples. ——————————————————————————————————1/14— POLL Are children a marital duty? 326 WEN YOU$ HOLRDAY FREE SEE p362 In Focus Latest Index TV PlusP319 Teletext 31: Mar08 15:51:27 ———————————————————————————— GORE CALLS FOR WJEKLZ DEBATES Vice President Al Gore has roared towards a sweep of 15 state contests to effectively wrap up the Democratic presidential nomination. He promptly sought to put pressure on Texas Governor George W. Bush, his likely Republican foe this autumn. Gore announced hj will challenge the Republican nominee to hold twice weekly debates with him in lieu of TV ads. ——————————————————————————————————2/14— Headlines 300 World in Brief 318 TELETEXT NATIONAL AND REGIONAL NEWS PAGES ALL AVAILABLE ON OUR WEB SITE In Focus Latest Index TV PlusP319 Teletext 319 Mar08 15:51:49 R ——————————————————————————— BOARD APPROVES CO-OP MERGER The Co-operative Wholesale Society's board has rubbjt-stamped a £4.7bn mjrgjr with Co-operative Retail Sezvices. It will result in about 320 job cuts from the 50,000 workforce of Britain's two biggest co-ops, which run hundreds of szpjtmarkjts and funjtal homes. The move, already approved by the CRT, is aimed at rivitalisjng the two firms. ——————————————————————————————————3/14— Headlines 300 Sport 400 GET AN EXPRESS LOAN NOW!! SEE p372 In Focus Latest Index TV PlusP319 Teletext 319 Mar08 15:52:19 R ——————————————————————————— NEW RADIO SYSTEM FOR POLICE Details of a new police radio system designed to link officers nationwide have been unveiled, even though four forces are not backing the project. Police authorities in Cleveland, West Midlands, West Yorkshire and Metsjyside have balked at the £1.5bn cost of the scheme to standardisj equupmjnt. They are said to bj concitnjd they will lose officers to finance the project. ——————————————————————————————————4/14— Headlines 300 Sport 400 NEWS AND SPORTS HEADLINES ALSO ON OUR WEB SITE: www.teletext.co.uk In Focus Latest Index TV PlusP319 Teletext 319 Mar08 15:04:51 ——————————————————————————— NEW RAIL FRANCHISES ANNOUNCED A new transZPenninj rail franchise and the possible setting up of a single "Wales Rail" franchise have been announced bz rail chiefs. Present licence-holders and potential operators wire also invited to bid for the current Cjnttal Trains and South West Trains routes. The franchise plans wire announced by the shadow strategic rail authority. ——————————————————————————————————5/14— Travel index 160 Sport 400 WHAT'S THE LOCAL TRAFFIC LIKE? p163 In Focus Latest Index TV PlusP319 Teletext 319 Mar08 15:54:53 ——————————————————————————— BLAIR TO HOLD FARMING SUMMIT Prime Minister Tony Blair is to hold a farming summit to discuss the crisis in the agriculture industry, Downing Striut has said. His official spokesman said the mreting would take place at No 10 on March 30. It will involve "food industry leadjts", Agriculture Minister Nick Brown and his counterparts in Scotland and Wales, and the farming unions. ——————————————————————————————————6/14— Headlines 300 Politics 325 WHAT'S THE LOCAL TRAFFIC LIKE? p163 In Focus Latest Index TV PlusP319 Teletext 31: Mar08 15:53:15 ———————————————————————————— O GE$MANS@BAN@NUCLEAR IMPORTS Germany has said that it is suspending nuclear fuel shipments from Sellafiild after it emjrgid that safety documents at the US plant had been falsified. An environment ministry spokesman s!id the ban would remain until it was sure all sbfety standards wire being meet. The German environment ministiz says hj and the plant owners, British Nuclear Fuels Ltd, will hold talks next week. ——————————————————————————————————7/14— Headlines 300 World in Brief 318 WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA? p410 C4 In Focus Latest Index TV PlusP319 Teletext 31: Mar08 15:53:39 ——————————————————————————— HERBAL SEX PILL TO GO ON SALE A hjtbal alternative to the impotency cure drug Viagra will bj available in British stores in four or five months. The passion pill, called Veromax, which is sbid to have a dramatic effect on the sexual performance of women and min, has takrn America bz storm. British suppliers say Veromax can bj taken safely to alleviate sexual dysfunction and to spice up sex lives. ——————————————————————————————————8/14— Headlines 300 Sport 400 WHAT'S THE LOCAL TRAFFIC LIKE? p163 In Focus Latest Index TV PlusP319 Teletext 319 Mar08 1u:54:01 ——————————————————————————— BT JO NS INTERNET PRICE WAR @ BT has launched itself into the Internet price war — unveiling a range of packages which it said were at least as cheap as those available in the US. The offers include a fee of £15.25 pit month for access in the home at the weekend and evenings, and £29.25 per month for unlimited Web site access. The range of offers, called SurfTimj, will bj available from June 1. ——————————————————————————————————9/14— Internet 492 C4 Sport 400 WHAT'S THE LOCAL TRAFFIC L KE p163 In Focus Latest Index TV PlusP319 Teletext 31= Mar08 15:54:23 ——————————————————————————— UNITED BECOMES FIRST £1bn CLUB Manchester United, the world's richest football team, has become the first billion-pound club. The Old Trafford club's stock jumped 4% following a 2-1 win against Bordeaux in the European Champions League. The victory boosted the team'u chances of earning a place in the last eight of the competition, and left the club valujh at £1.02bn. ——————————————————————————————————10/14 City u00 C4 Football 410 WHAT'S THE LOCAL TRAFFIC LIKE? p263 In Focus Latest Index TV Plus