Teletext Recovery - 15/12/1994

P319 Teletext 319 Dec15 22:42:13      —————————————— UK/WORLD ———————————————    ■ ALL THE LATEST   NATIONAL AND   INTERNATIONAL 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 Plus

P319 Teletext 319 Dec15 22:42:51      By-election   Dudley West      ————————————————————————————  LABOUR HEADING FOR SUCCESS  Labour appears to be on course for a stunning victory in the by-election — delivering another blow to Mr Major. The Black Country result is likely to increase the Government's minority in the House of Commons to five. The Opposition sees the poll as a water -shed with the Tories likely to write it off as a mid-term protest vote. A result is expected at around 1am. ——————————————————————————————————2/15— Latest news 302 Regional 331 COMMS/PC APPOINTMENTS SEE p641 (Ch4) News focus Latest Regional TV Plus

P319 Teletext 319 Dec15 22:43:41         ———————————————————————————  GREEN LIGHT FOR LE SHUTTLE   Eurotunnel has got the go ahead to start car passenger shuttle trains — the last of the four Channel Tunnel services to be given the green light. But when the public start using the shuttles next week there will only be one train an hour and passengers must pre-book rather than turn up on spec. It will be next summer before the full four-shuttles-an-hour service begins. ——————————————————————————————————3/15— Headlines 300 Regional 331 PUT ALL YOUR DEBTS IN ONE BASKET SEE PAGE 538 (Ch4) News focus Latest Regional TV Plus

P319 Teletext 319 Dec15 22:44:12           ————————————————————————————  "GET CARTER" CALL BY SERBS   Bosnian Serbs have called for former US President Jimmy Carter to mediate over new proposals to end the civil war. But the idea was dismissed by the Moslem-led government and received a cool response from sceptical Western countries, who fear delaying tactics. Mr Carter, who had had success in mediating in Haiti and North Korea, said he would consider the invitation. ——————————————————————————————————4/15— Headlines 300 Latest 302 HOLIDAY OFFERS - ABROAD TRAVEL P262 News focus Latest Regional TV Plus

P319 Teletext 319 Dec15 22:47:44           ————————————————————————————  NEW IRISH PM WORKS FOR PEACE   New Irish PM John Bruton is expected to seek an early meeting with John Major to show Dublin's continuing commitment to the Northern Ireland peace process. Mr Bruton, 47, has assumed command of a restructured coalition government after solving a string of last minute hitches Fine Gael's chief made the maintenance of the peace momentum a top priority within minutes of his takeover. ——————————————————————————————————7/15— PROFILE The challenges for Bruton 322 SHOWING NOW AT YOUR CINEMA p610 Ch4 News focus Latest Regional TV Plus

P319 Teletext 319 Dec15 22:48:16         ———————————————————————————  GAZZA WANTED ON PUB "INCIDENT"   Police want to interview soccer star Paul Gascoigne and another man after a an alleged robbery in a public house, it is understood. The matter appeared to relate to a roll of film handed over by a man who took a photo of the England player in the Punch and Judy pub in Covent Garden. Scotland Yard said: "Police are treating the incident as robbery." ——————————————————————————————————8/15— Sport headlines 130 Football 140 APOLLO HOLIDAY CLUB SEE PAGE 277 News focus Latest Regional TV Plus

P319 Teletext 319 Dec15 22:48:32         ———————————————————————————  PAY CUTS LOOM FOR GAS STAFF   British Gas plans to cut staff pay and holidays despite giving its chief executive a 75% salary increase has turned into a full-scale political row. Weeks after Cedric Brown got a £200,000 rise, BG told its 2,600 showroom staff that their pay was unrealistically high and must drop to "market" levels. The Commons Employment Committee says it will question Mr Brown on the issue. ——————————————————————————————————9/15— Major, Blair clash over boss's rise 311 HOLIDAYS .... SEE PAGE 200 News focus Latest Regional TV Plus

P319 Teletext 319 Dec15 22:41:21         ———————————————————————————  MAJOR-BLAIR CLASH OVER GAS   John Major has clashed furiously with Tony Blair after Labour demanded that utility regulators should crackdown on boardroom greed and excesses. Mr Blair said British Gas showed the rich got richer at expense of the rest. Mr Major angrily slammed his file down on the dispatch box and said Mr Blair wanted either a private sector with tight controls or renationalisation. ——————————————————————————————————10/15 Uproar at Gas plan to cut staff pay 310 SHOWING NOW AT YOUR CINEMA p610 Ch4 News focus Latest Regional TV Plus

P319 Teletext 319 Dec15 22:41:44         ———————————————————————————  MYSTERY OVER £40m HOUSE SALE   Mystery surrounds the sale of one of London's most prestigous properties as it fetched £40m — twice the previous UK record price for a private house. The Sultan of Brunei denied purchasing St John's Lodge in Regent's Park but the buyer is said to be Middle Eastern. In addition to 50+ rooms there is staff accommodation for "butlers, cooks, maids, gardners and helicopter pilots". ——————————————————————————————————11/15 Headlines 300 Regional 331 SPORTS NEWS & RESULTS p130 News focus Latest Regional TV Plus

P319 Teletext 319 Dec15 22:42:16         ———————————————————————————  PRISONERS, ARMS DOMINATE TALKS   The release of prisoners, and terrorist arms, have dominated historic talks between the UK and politicians with close links to loyalist paramilitaries. A huge gulf on the issues remained after over three hours of talking. Loyalists said the question of guns could not be dealt with immediately and Britain repeated convicted terrorists would have to serve their time. ——————————————————————————————————12/15 FACTFILE Loyalists at peace table 323 CONTRACT JOBS IN I.T. SEE p640 News focus Latest Regional TV Plus

P319 Teletext 319 Dec15 22:42:42           ————————————————————————————  MOSCOW EXTENDS REBEL DEADLINE   President Boris Yeltsin has extended the deadline for Chechen separatist fighters to surrender by 48 hours. The announcement came as Russian troops were forced to halt their advance north of Grozny because of thick fog and fierce fighting continued elsewhere. Some brigades are reported to be moving slowly deliberately and they are appealing for Mr Yeltsin to think again ——————————————————————————————————13/15 Headlines 300 Latest 302 DIAL-A-FLIGHT PRICEBUSTERS SEE P255 News focus Latest Regional TV Plus

P319 Teletext 319 Dec15 22:41:31         ———————————————————————————  HESELTINE LOSES PLANE BATTLE   The Cabinet is set to give the go-ahead next week to controversial orders for around 20 US Hercules aircraft in the face of opposition by Michael Heseltine It echoes the 1986 Westland affair when Mr Heseltine quit over a dispute about rival US and European rescue packages for the Yeovil-based helicopter firm. Mr Heseltine wants Britain to buy the rival European Future Large Aircraft. ——————————————————————————————————14/15 Headlines 300 Regional 331 WHAT'S THE LOCAL TRAFFIC LIKE? p193 News focus Latest Regional TV Plus

P319 Teletext 319 Dec15 22:41:14         ———————————————————————————  GRANADA FINED FOR "PLUGS"   Granada TV has been fined £500,000 by ITV's regulator for a series of rule breaches over plugging products on its weekday magazine show This Morning. Granada broke sponsorship rules in Judy Finnigan's and Richard Madeley's show, says the Independent TV Commission. In one case the show held a competition for Lady Remington jewellery after Victor Kiam discussed the range on air. ——————————————————————————————————15/15 TV Plus: Complete TV guide 110 WHAT'S THE LOCAL TRAFFIC LIKE? p193 News focus Latest Regional TV Plus

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