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Babies refused heart surgery due to staff shortages (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Two babies were refused heart operations at the Brompton Centre due to lack of staffing in intensive care. A French girl however, had her heart and lung transplant on the very same day. One of the...
Abortion granted for mentally handicapped girl (1987)
- Genre
- Interview
A High Court judge has given permission for a 25 year old mentally disabled woman to have an abortion. A spokesperson from MIND, the National Association for Mental Health, describes the laws in these...
Bankrupt News on Sunday rescued (1987)
- Genre
- Interview
Socialist millionaire Owen Oyston describes his reasons for putting up more money for the bankrupt News on Sunday publication.
Riots in Leeds (1987)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Vox pop
Report on race riots that have rocked the Chapeltown and Harehills areas of Leeds. The police have been blamed for provoking the riots. Interviews with Leeds Superintendent John Ellis; Community leader Mitch...
Why the M25 is so dangerous (1987)
- Genre
- Interview
After a crash on the M25 in which four people were killed, Nick Simmons of the AA explains why there are so many tragedies on the road and partly blames driving standards.
Tanker collision in the Channel (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
A Liberian tanker, the Skylon, collided with a Polish freighter in the Channel sparking fears of a large oil slick. French, Belgian and British boats controlled the slick and the blaze which had started on...
Unemployed man walks three hundred miles to find work (1987)
- Genre
- Interview
Ambulanceman, Tony Wallis describes the moment he found John Allam(?), weak and frail after his 300 mile walk to find a job. Because of the unemployment situation, John Allam(?) walked from Burnley,...
Unemployed man walks 300 miles to find work (1987)
- Genre
- Interview
Unemployed Burnley resident, John Allam(?) describes his 300 mile walk to Eastbourne to find employment; his reasons for the walk; speculates on his future, and the fact that he had to resort to these...
Decline in marine mammals off Britain (1987)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified speaker describes the decline in marine mammals along the British coastline. He believes the drop in whale and dolphin numbers is mainly down to marine pollution. He is organising a lookout by...
CS gas canister let off in pub by soldiers (1987)
- Genre
- Interview
A pub landlord describes the scenes in his establishment as a canister of CS gas was let off. Royal Greenjackets soldiers were drinking in the pub, before one of them let off the canister, and have since...