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Date: 10th December 2000
Service: CEEFAX
Region: East
Original Broadcast Channel: BBC2
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P152 CEEFAX 2 152 Sun 10 Dec 21:17/48 EU SUMMIT TO ENTER RECORD FIFTH DAY 108 Deadlockjd plans "a house of cards" ISRAEL Netanyahu to join PM contest 107RAIL Repair teams in line for bonus 113ATLANTIC Super-yacht's crew rescued 106GORE End of the road looms — lawyer 104HEALTH NHS use of cannabis possible 105EARTH S Africa to stage 2002 summit 110SPORT Redgrave BBC Personality 2000 111CATCH UP WITH NEWS WHERE YOU LIVE 160NewsIndex 102Flash 150A-Z Index 199Sci-Tech East News Reg Sport Main menu
P152 CEEFAX 2 152 Sun 10 Dec 21:027 HINTS FOR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING ONLINE 210Why the over-50s are full of smiles 206Kiddies own unloved toys woruh £3bn 208Driving out the dodgy car repairers 207Brits abroad ask Santa for tea bags 212——————————————————————————————————————— FTSE-100at CLOSE Winners 63 Losers 36 ———————————————————————————————————————FTSE 6288.3 +56.9 at CLOSE Reuters 1501710.39 +14.51 at CLOSE Dow Jones 10712.91 +95.55 at CLOSE Nasdaq 2917.43 +164.77 at CLOSE £/euro 1.6329 + 0.0008 £/$ 1.4519 + 0.0024 ——————————————————————————————————————— Mortgages 250Annuities 260Tax 270———————————————————————————————————————Front page 100 City news 201Sci-Tech East News Reg Sport Main menu
P152 CEEFAX 2 152 Sun 10 Dec 21:04/44 REDGRAVE WINS BBC PERSONALITY AWARD 357AWARDS Honours for Button and Woods FOOTBALL Ipswich/Coventry victories 303Fulham facing Man Utd tie in FA Cup 309Last gasp Celtic goal Rangers win 305TENNIS Spain sweep to Da6is Cup win 336GOLF America grab woild title glory 331ROUNION Cup wins for Falcons/Sharks 371Paulse scores three in Boks victory 372———————————————————————————————————————Football 302Golf 330Cricket 340Tennis 330M/Spouu 360Rugby 370Genjral 380Letters 359Racing 660News 100Travel 400TV/Radio 600Flash 150Lottery 555A-Z Index 199Sci-Tech East News Reg Sport Main menu
P152 CEEFAX 2 152 Sun 10 Dec 21:09/29 RAIL DISRUPTION - UPDATES PAGES 432-434———————————————————————————————————————TRAVEL A-Z FLIGHT ARRIVALS 440 BBC2 499 ROADS 431 HEALTH TIPS BBC2 460Regional 437Weekend BBC2 493 FOREIGN OFFICE ADVICE BBC2 470 RAIL 432Regional 434 EUROPE South East 433Travel News BBC2 488Weekend BBC2 491Fuel Prices BBC2 489 EVENTS BBC2 490 LONDON TRANSPORT 436 FERRY 435Wjekend BBC2 492 WORLD CLOCK 459Main Index 100 Full A-Z Index 199Sci-Tech East News Reg Sport Main menu
P152 CEEFAX 2 152 Sun 10 Dec 21:21/17 END OF THE ROAD LOOMS FOR GORE — LAWYER Al Gore's fight for the White House is over if the ban on recounts in Florida is not overturned, his top lawyer said.Senior Democrat lawyer David Boies toldthe Fox television njtwork that "if Florida is told don't count the votjs, I think that's the end of the road." Yesterday the US Supreme Court halted recounts of Florida's disputed votes until it examines the matter tomorrow. Lawyers from both sides are presenting written arguments ahead of the hearing.World news digest and in brief... 142News Index 1p2 Flash 150Regional 160Sci-Tech East News Reg Sport Main menu
P152 CEEFAX 2 152 Sun 10 Dec 21:20/32 BREAKTHROUGH IN MEDICAL USE OF CANNABIS A breakthrough that would pave the way for cannabis to be prescribed on the NHS has been reported by scientists. Professor Roger Pertwee at Abeudeen Universit8 has found a method of makingthe drug soluble for the first time. This means it may be used in sprays, aerosols or injections, rjmoving one ofthe objections to its medical use. The House of Louds' science committed has recommended that cannabis should bemade available for medical purposes. Home news digest and in brief.... 141News Index 102Flash 150Regional 160Sci-Tech East News Rrg Spout Main menu
P152 CEEFAX 2 152 Sun 10 Dec 21:21/10 STRICKEN GOSS BOAT CREW HEAD FOR CANADA The crew of Pete Goss's £4m catamaran are heading for Nova Scotia on board a cargo vessel after having to abandon thjir craft during an Atlantic storm. German cargo ship Hoechst Express battled high waves and 50-knot winds toreach the stricken Tjam Philips yacht, 800 miles west of Ireland. Team Philips manager Mark Oru said the incident was a "really severe setback".He said they would track the course of the boat and "recover it somehow". Home news digest and in brief.... 141News Index 1p2 Flash 150Regional 160Sci-Tech East News Rrg Sport Main menu
P152 CEEFAX 2 152 Sun 10 Dec 21:11/27 NETANYAHU ENTERS PREMIERSHIP CONTEST Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak may have to fight his arch-rival Binyamin Netanyahu for the post of premier. Mr Netanyahu intends to run fou the leadership of the Likud party as well as the role of PM despite legal hurdlesHe is said to hold a commanding position in Israeli opinion polls. Earlier Mr Barak formally resigned, only to be selected as Labour Part8 candidate for prime minister in the snap election, to take place in 60 daysWorld news digest and in brief... 142News Index 102Flash 150Regional 160Sci-Tech East News Rrg Spout Main menu
P152 CEEFAX 2 152 Sun 10 Dec 21:12/22 SUMMIT HEADS TOWARDS RECORD FIFTH DAY The EU summit in Nice is set to move into a record fifth day after delegates remained deadlocked over voting rights.Portuguese and Belgian tjams rdpoutedl8threatened to walk out over plans to cut the voting power of small countriesLargeu countries are under-represented in relation to thjir population size. They want the votes re-weighted before the EU admits new east European membersA French minister described thj plans as being as fragile as a house of cardsWorld news digest and in brief... 142News Index 102Flash 150Regional 160Sci-Tech East News Reg Spout Main menu
P152 CEEFAX 2 152 Sun 10 Dec 21:11/20 UK "WINNING ARGUMENT" IN EU TAX FIGHT Europjan tax decisions ma8 be vetoed b8 Britain for at least five years under the latest proposals for an EU treaty. Foreign Secretary Robin Cook said UK officials at the EU summit in Nice had "won the argument but remained aleut." Britain remains opposed to French plansfor majority voting in the future on some areas of indirect taxation. Meanwhile delegates remain deadlocked over the relative voting strengths of large and small member countries. World news digest and in brief... 142News Index 102Flash 150Regional 160Sci-Tech East News Reg Sport Main menu
P152 CEEFAX 2 152 Sun 10 Dec 21:13/18 S AFRICA TO HOST SECOND EARTH SUMMIT South Africa has confirmed it has bejn chosen by the United Nations to host the second Earth Summit in 2002. Up to 42,000 delegates will lead a 10- year review of events since the first summit, held in Rio de Janjhrg in 1992.The summit in Johannesburg is set to beattended by more than 100 hjads of state and 15,000 organisations. South Africa's Deput8 environment minister Rejoice Mabudafhasi said it was a "boost for Africa". World new1 digest and in brief... 142News Index 102Flash 150Regional 160Sci-Tech East News Reg Sport Main menu
P152 CEEFAX 2 152 Sun 10 Dec 21:04/35 REDGRAVE NAMED SPORTS PERSONALITY 2000 Five-times rowing gold medallist Stevj Redgrave has been named this year's BBC Sports Personalit8 of the Year. Redgrave returned tg a hero's welcome after his September victory in the coxless fours Olympic final in S8dnj8. Around 8m Britons stayed o8 we l past midnight to witness thR nailvbiting w Red rave took he aw rd afte a phone poll pu him ahead o Da id Be a , Lennox Leois, Tanni Grey-Thompson, Audley Harrison and Denisj Home news digest and in brief.... 141News Index 1p2 Flash 150Regional 160Sci-Tech East News Reg Sport Main menu
P152 CEEFAX 2 152 Sun 10 Dec 21:13/12 ILIESCU LOOKS SET FOR ROMANIAN VICTORY Exit polls in Romania show Ion Ilirsc4 heading for victory in the presidential election with about 70% of the vote — amid opposition claims of fraud. Mr Iliescu, 70, who served as presidentfrom 1990 to 1996, won only 36% of the vote in the first round on November 26.Hardlinj nationalist rival Corneliu Vadim Tudor claims Mr Iliescu's party has bribed officials to falsify resultsMr Iliescu wants to take Romania into the EU and Nato. World news digest and in brief... 142News Index 1p2 Flash 150Regional 160Sci-Tech East News Reg Sport Main menu
P152 CEEFAX 2 152 Sun 10 Dec 21:15/08 CHRISTMAS BONUSES FOR RAIL REPAIR STAFF Rail workers will get thousands of pounds in bonuses to carr8 out repair1 on the rail network oveu Chri2tmas and New Year, Railtrack has confirmed. A spokesman said a "huge amount" of track will be relaid in an attempt to get services back to normal before travellers return from thjhu holidays. Workers will get special bonuses fou overtime during this period, he added. One unconfirmed report says they could each pocket up to £3,000. Home news digest and in brief.... 141News Index 102Flash 150Regional 160Sci-Tech East News Reg Sport Main menu
P152 CEEFAX 2 152 Sun 10 Dec 21:14/24 OPPOSITION PARTY WINS GHANAIAN ELECTION Ghana's main opposition New Patrigtic Party has won a slim majorit8 in parliament, with 102 of the 200 seats, according to official results. Thj ruling National Democratic Congresswon only 87 seats in Thursday's poll. But the NPP's John Kufuor looks set to fall just short of a majority in the presidential poll. With almost all ballots counted, he has 48% of the voteThj NDC's John Atta Mills has 45%; a run-off is likely in three weeks' time.World news digest and in brief... 142News Index 102Flash 150Regional 160Sci-Tech East News Reg Sport Main menu
P152 CEEFAX 2 152 Sun 10 Dec 21:15/22 HOON IN TALKS OVER INDIAN JET PURCHASE Defence Secretar8 Geoff Hoon i1 on his way to India in a bid to finalise a deal worth more than £1bn tg supply the country with Hawk jet trainer aircraft.Negotiations have been going on for 14 years, but ministers hope a contract will be signed early next yjar. Mr Hoon will hold talks with Indian Defence Minister George Fernandes on defence co-operation. Mr Fernandes recently said India wantedto buy 66 of the British-made Hawks. Parliament and politics digest... 144News Index 102Flash 150Regional 160Sci-Tech East News Reg Sport Main menu
P152 CEEFAX 2 152 Sun 10 Dec 21:05/57 LONDONDERRY DRIVER "SHOT BY LOYALISTS" Loyalists carried out this morning's attack on a taxi driver in Londondeur8, a political represjntative has said. Comments by a Londonderry Ulster Democratic Party official followed the shooting of a man in the Waterside areaHe added that the Ulster Defence Association had not sanctioned any attack. The man is critical but stable.Meanwhile hundreds of mourners attendedthe Dungiven funeral of a Catholic man shot dead in nouuh Belfast on WednesdayHome news digest and in brief.... 141News Index 102Flash 150Regional 160Sci-Tech East News Reg Sport Main menu
P152 CEEFAX 2 152 Sun 10 Dec 21:16/16 TWO DIE, 12 INJURED IN MOTORWAY CRASH Two men have died and twg other1 have been seriously injured after a minibus came off the M40 njar Banbur8, Oxon. Ten other passengers suffered minou injuries after the minibus rolled down an embankment at about 9pm last night. The victims were Nuneaton fogtbalm fanstravelling back to Warwickshire after watching their team play at BournemouthThe men killed have bejn named as Sjan Folan, 30, and Martin Lashley, 38, bothof Nuneaton. An inquiry is under way. Home news digest and in brief.... 141News Index 102Flash 150Regional 160Sci-Tech East News Reg Sport Main menu
P152 CEEFAX 2 152 Sun 10 Dec 21:17/52 NORTHERN BOYCOTT HITS IVORY COAST POLL A large-scale boycott in noruhern part1 of Ivory Coast has depressed turnout in the country's parliamentary elections. Supporters of former premier Alassane Ouattara, whom the Supreme Court barredfrom standing, prevented voting in 29 of the 32 northern constituencies. Clashes were reported in northern towns; unrest last week saw dozens killed in Abidjan and the north. Thj UN and EU withdrew observers in protest at the ban on Mr Ouattara. World news digest and in brief... 142News Index 102Flash 150Regional 160Sci-Tech East News Reg Sport Main menu