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Bomb explodes in Halifax army recruiting centre (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Press conference
A bomb has exploded at an army recruiting centre in Halifax causing damage but no injuries, Charles Lees reports. Includes eyewitness account from John McLaren; Assistant Chief Constable Colin Bailey gives a...
Bomb explodes in Halifax army recruiting centre (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
Maria Duarte reports from Halifax on last night’s explosion at an army careers office there, which no group has yet claimed. It may be linked to an IRA attack on an army van in Leicestershire. Detective...
Storms pound UK (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
14 people have died after storms with winds of 100 miles per hour wreaked havoc around the country. A woman was killed when a slate fell off the roof of a hotel; hotel owner Jean Dale describes what...
UK pounded by storm (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Work is starting tonight to repair the sea defences at Towyn, North Wales, where flood waters have forced 2,000 people to flee from their homes. Colwyn Bay Borough Council’s Technical Director, Neville...
Philippino assassin jailed for life (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
A former hired assassin for the former president of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos, has been given three life sentences for the Soho torch murders. And two youths whom he recruited for the robbery in an...
Tessa Sanderson awarded damages from Mirror Group (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Olympic javelin champion and satellite television presenter, Tessa Sanderson has been awarded 30 thousand pounds in libel damages by a high court jury. The award against Mirror Group newspapers followed...
Mayor of Washington treated for cocaine abuse (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
The Mayor of Washington, Marion Barry, has returned to the US capital after having treatment for substance abuse, to plead not guilty on cocaine charges and eight counts of perjury. Barry’s lawyer, R....
Towyn flood defences not up to the job (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
More than two thousand homeless people at Towyn in North Wales are expecting another high tide to bring yet more devastation to the already flood-damaged town. The sea wall has been damaged, and residents...
Marchioness victims call for compensation (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
The relatives of 51 people who died in the Marchioness pleasure boat disaster say their grief has been aggravated by a row over compensation. Patrick Allen, solicitors’ spokesman, explains the reasons...
Royal couple visit Welsh flood victims (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the Prince and Princess of Wales’s visit to the flooded coastal areas of Clwyd, North Wales, talking to people who have lost their homes. Many evacuees are still in the emergency centre set...