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Date: 12th May 1991
Service: ORACLE
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Original Broadcast Channel: ANGLIA
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P119 ORACLE 119 Sun12 May ITV 2051:20 1/13 CHERNOBYL CHILDREN FLY HOME TO USSR Three Soviet children who fell ill after Chernobyl have returned home following treatment at a British hospital which was hailed a success. The three were among eight youngsters, aged between four and 16, to receive a fortnight's treatment at West London's Hammersmith Hospital. The man who arranged the trip,Professor Karol Sikora, said the children had "excellent prospects" and he would keep in touch with their progress. The three are thought to have suffered radiation doses in the disaster. PARIS E/DISNEY from only £89 p370Next Story Newsfile Sport TV Guide
P119 ORACLE 119 Sun12 May ITV 2019:08 2/13 INGHAM BLAMES LAWSON FOR THATCHER'S FALL Mrs Thatcher's Press Secretary says she was brought down by ex-Chancellor Nigel Lawson's handling of the economy — not an inside plot to remove her. Mrs Thatcher was vulnerable because the economy was "not delivering", and she "indulged" Mr Lawson,Sir Bernard Ingham told TV-am's Frost on Sunday programme. "Her every living hour was devoted to the work of the Government and that leaves a phenomenal void," he said. Sir Bernard's comments came ahead of the publication of his memoirs, Kill the Messenger. WANT TO SEE YOUR FAVOURITE BAND IN EUROPE? SEE PAGE 294Next Story Newsfile Sport TV Guide
P119 ORACLE 119 Sun12 May ITV 2012:35 3/13 KURD AID CONCERT AIMS TO RAISE £20m Top rock stars have started a giant five-hour concert expected to raise at least £20m for Kurdish refugees. About 11,000 people, including the Princes of Wales and Mr oajor, we t t Wombley eo the evnnt, withiup to 30 others in 39 countries watching on TV. The line-up for the five-hour concert includes rapper MC Hammer, Chris de Burgh and Tom Jones, with Sting and Paul Simon performing live by satellite Some performers wanted the proceeds to help relief in Ethiopia and Bangladesh but charity laws ruled that out. WIN A HILTON WEEKEND BREAK SEE p180Next Story Newsfile Sport TV Guide
P119 ORACLE 119 Sun12 May ITV 2053:01 4/13 UN TO EMBARK ON DAHUK RELIEF EFFORT The UN has said it will begin relief operations in the Kurdish provincial capital of Dahuk on Monday. See p104 But thousands of Kurdish refugees say they will not go back unless they are protected by Western troops. Relief agencies and Allied army leaders hope a UN presence will entice Kurds to return. The West wants the world body to take over the camps eventually. Kurdish Democratic party leader Massoud Barzani says he is confident of reaching an early agreement with Saddam Hussein on autonomy for the Kurds. CAR INSURANCE,SALES,NUMBER PLATES SEE PAGES 282/283 Next Story Newsfile Sport TV Guide
P119 ORACLE 119 Sun12 May ITV 2046:31 5/13 JUBILANT ARSENAL FANS IN PARTY MOOD Euphoric Arsenal fans have painted North London red and white in a jubilant celebration for their league champion heroes. Men, women and children wearing the red and white Arsenal strip lined the one- mile route of the victory bus parade from Highbury to Islington Town Hall. From early morning the stately stone facade of the town hall rang with the chants of triumphant fans. Police said there were no arrests among the good-humoured crowd, which they estimated at more than 100,000. DIAL A FLIGHT see page 361(ITV) Next Story Newsfile Sport TV Guide
P119 ORACLE 119 Sun12 May ITV 2021:23 6/13 25 DIE IN SQUATTER CAMP MASSACRE Heavily armed Zulus have swept through a South African squatter camp hacking and chopping at all in their path and killing at least 25 people. Some 1,000 supporters of Mangosuthu Buthelezi's Inkatha Freedom Party took part in the rampage outside Kagiso black township west of Johannesburg. Some residents said police helped ferry the Inkatha gang from a nearby hostel, but a police spokesman denied this. The attack was the latest blow to the govt's bid to stop violence between Inkatha and its rival, the ANC. LITTLEWOODS GROUP SUPERSAVERS p185Next Story Newsfile Sport TV Guide
P119 ORACLE 119 Sun12 May ITV 2021:55 7/13 SYRIA BOOSTS HOSTAGE RELEASE HOPES Syria's vice-president has said conditions for the release of Lebanon hostages are now "more positive". But their captors, believed to be pro- Iranian militants, want Israel to free hundreds of Arab prisoners and a kidnapped Shi'ite cleric first. Mr Abdel-Halim Khaddam was speaking on Voice of Lebanon radio after talks with Lebanon's President Elias Hrawi. Three Britons are still missing in Beirut — Terry Waite, John McCarthy and Jack Mann. Mr Mann starts his third year in captivity today. HAVE A LOW COST LOAN NOW!see p186Next Story Newsfile Sport TV Guide
P119 ORACLE 119 Sun12 May ITV 2002:15 8/13 COOL RESPONSE TO EUROPEAN CASH PLAN A move to let Mr Major delay a final decision on scrapping the pound for a single Euro currency has received a mixed reception among politicians. EC President Jacques Delors said the UK should not be pressed for immediate membership of a currency treaty, which would lead to European monetary union. Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown said: "This compromise offers us one last chance to join the European train" But senior Tory MP Mr Terence Higgins said: "The reason Mr Delors said this is that he is losing the argument." BRITISH AIRWAYS FLIGHT ARRIVALS 321Next Story Newsfile Sport TV Guide
P119 ORACLE 119 Sun12 May ITV 2022:57 9/13 LABOUR TAX CUT PLEDGE FOR LOW PAID Labour has launched a fierce attack on Tory tax policy, and renewed its pledge to cut income tax for low earners. Campaign manager Dr Jack Cunningham, speaking on ITV's Walden Programme, promised a new band below the current 25% basic if Labour won the election. But he did not say how quickly Labour would introduce the new tax band. Shadow chancellor John Smith said VAT could rise to 22% if Mr Major's plan to boost public services is to be backed. VAT and National Insurance rises have increased the Tory tax burden, he said. News headlines 101 Sport 130Next Story Newsfile Sport TV Guide
P119 ORACLE 119 Sun12 May ITV 2035:13 10/13 TERROR THREAT IF ULSTER TALKS FAIL Loyalist killers will unleash an unprecedented wave of terror if the Brooke talks collapse, Northern Ireland politicians have been warned. The outlawed Ulster Volunteer Force and Ulster Freedom Fighters will call off their ceasefire if the politicians fail to resolve the stalemate. The group credited with bringing about the ceasefire, the Ulster Loyalist Coordinating Committee,made the warning Ulster Secretary Peter Brooke will try again on Monday to reach agreement on a venue for second stage negotiations with the Irish Government. News headlines 101 Sport 130Next Story Newsfile Sport TV Guide
P119 ORACLE 119 Sun12 May ITV 2033:05 11/13 CHARITY AID APPEALS STILL FLOURISH Money is continuing to flood into aid agencies despite fears that compassion fatiguj might set in after a series of international disasters. About £10m has been raised for Africa's starving millions since the start of the year, according to figures from the main aid agencies. Some agencies feared that £3m given to the Kurdish refugees would deflect attention and funds from Africa. But the Save the Children Fund's Skip a Lunch Save a Life campaign for African famine victims is rapidly approaching its £2.5 million target. News headlines 101 Sport 130Next Story Newsfile Sport TV Guide
P119 ORACLE 119 Sun12 May ITV 2011:22 12/13 NO LAND-FOR-PEACE DEAL, SHAMIR INSISTS Israel's Premier Yitzhak Shamir has again ruled out any land-for-peace deal in the Middle East, saying "all of Israel is holy". His remarks were broadcast on Jerusalem Day, the holiday that marks Israel's capture of Arab East Jerusalem in 1967. And a senior aide to the PM, Yossi Ben Aharon, dismissed as useless the Gulf states' agreement to send an observer to proposed Middle East peace talks. The response from Israel and Syria (p114) did not seem to worry Mr Bush, who said Mr Baker's peace mission had produced "very encouraging results". News headlines 101 Sport 130Next Story Newsfile Sport TV Guide
P119 ORACLE 119 Sun12 May ITV 2057:07 13/13 BAKER FAILS TO BUDGE ASSAD ON TALKS US Secretary of State James Baker failed to persuade Syrian President Assad to be more flexible on plans for an Arab-Israeli peace conference. An official travelling with Mr Baker to Cairo said Syria and Israel were as far apart as ever on two procedural issues. These were whether the UN should attend the peace conference and whether it should be a one-off event or should reconvene from time to time. Later, Mr Baker began talks with Soviet Foreign Minister Alexander Bessmertnykh in Cairo ahead of more discussions on Monday with Egypt's President Mubarak. News headlines 101 Sport 130Worldwide Newsfile Sport TV Guide