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Ashdown narrowly avoids Bosnian mortar (1992)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown escaped a mortar attack whilst travelling with British troops as he visited Bosnian commanders on a factfinding mission. He says the West needs to intervene militarily...
Major on Edinburgh EC summit achievements (1992)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Prime Minister John Major has been explaining to Members of Parliament what was achieved at the Edinburgh EC summit. In his speech he commends the work of Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd and Chancellor Norman...
Teen kidnapped and set alight (1992)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Five people are being questioned by police after 16-year-old Suzanne(?) Capper from Moston was kidnapped, tortured for eight days, doused in petrol and then set alight. She suffered 70 percent burns and is...
UN peacekeepers reach Baidoa in Somalia (1992)
- Genre
- News report
An American-led convoy of UN troops including US marines and French Foreign Legionnaires has arrived in the Somalian town of Baidoa after travelling from the capital Mogadishu to protect aid workers. Report...
Bosnian no-fly zone to be enforced (1992)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Interview
The decision to enforce a no-fly zone in Bosnia is announced by Prime Minister John Major in Parliament and receives a mixed response. With reaction from Labour Party leader John Smith; Conservative MP Peter...
Trade meeting and Bosnian resolution (1992)
- Genre
- Speech; News report
US President George H. W. Bush, UK Prime Minister John Major and EC President Jacques Delors have met in a 6 monthly meeting at the White House to discuss worldwide tariffs and trade agreements in the...
Paddy Ashdown after Bosnia visit (1992)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
On his return from Bosnia, Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown talks about the poor living conditions in Sarajevo and says if it falls the UN will be discredited and the conflict may spread to Kosovo. He...
Failed Channel 5 bid for Thames Television (1992)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the failure of Thames Television, sole applicant, to gain the franchise to run a fifth television channel. Independent Television Commission Chairman Sir George Russell explains why they didn’t...
Faro Airport DC10 plane crash (1992)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
A Dutch DC10 plane has crashed at Faro Airport in Portugal exploding in flames during appalling weather conditions, with the death toll currently at 54 and many others burned. The report includes eyewitness...
Row after Sun prints Queen’s speech early (1992)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
The Sun has been banned from the Royals’ traditional Christmas day church service after printing the transcript of the Queen’s Christmas speech two days in advance. Editor of The Sun Kelvin McKenzie has...