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3,214 results found for all records.
White House spokesman in Gorbachev insult row (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Speech
Nick Peters reports from Washington DC, where French President Francois Mitterrand has caused controversy by publicly rebuking US President, George H. W. Bush’s chief spokesman, Marlin Fitzwater, for...
Labour launches Euro manifesto (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Peter Spencer reports from Westminster where the Labour Party has launched its manifesto for the European elections on 15/06/89. At the launch party leader Neil Kinnock criticises Prime Minister Margaret...
Richard Cottrell MEP charged over seatbelt offence (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Caralyn(?) Brown reports on a press conference featuring Conservative MEP for Bristol and Bath, Richard Cottrell (excerpts heard), following his arrest for failure to secure his seatbelt on board a plane and...
Sutcliffe record damages-Private Eye reaction (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Press conference
Peter Russell reports on Private Eye magazine fighting for its continuation following the award of libel damages of £600,000 to Sonia Sutcliffe, wife of Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe, after articles in...
Supergrass found dead in lake (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Police have confirmed that a body found floating in a Gloucestershire lake was supergrass Alan White, who was officially under their protection when he went missing. It was also revealed that White was...
George Bush makes offer to the Russians (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Speech
US President George Bush has unveiled a new conventional arms control proposal at the NATO summit in Brussels, which he claims will transform the military map of Europe. He would like to see a deal...
Surrey man in siege episode ends up with stomach injuries (1989)
- Genre
- Press conference; Speech
Ian McGill, the 43-year-old man who held police at bay in a Surrey village for more than 3 hours is this morning receiving treatment at the Royal Surrey County Hospital, for knife wounds. He said he had a...
Geoffrey Howe on the Tiananmen Square massacre (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Foreign Secretary Geoffrey Howe has expressed Britain’s disgust at the events in Tiananmen Square which included the shooting and beating of students during a protest. Paul Rowley reports.
George Bush on sanctions against China (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
US President George Bush has said he will not be increasing pressure on the Chinese leadership beyond the package of limited sanctions he announced earlier in the week, which involve a suspension of...
US scientist finds the wreck of the Bismarck (1989)
- Genre
- Press conference; Speech
The US scientist who rediscovered the wreck of the German battleship, Bismarck has been speaking for the first time about his respect for the hundreds of men killed during one of the War’s bloodiest...