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39,247 results found for all records.
11 year-old Muslim girl murdered (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Detectives in Birmingham say they are convinced the brutal murder of an 11 year-old Muslim girl was not a race killing. Superintendent Eddy(?) Curry(?) says the child, who was murdered on her way home from...
Douglas Hurd on Strasbourg summit (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd outlines what the Government hopes to achieve at the Strasbourg summit during the next two days. Male interviewer possibly Peter Spencer.
Margaret Thatcher on war widows’ pensions (1989)
- Genre
- Parliamentary debate
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has said that there will be an announcement on the controversial subject of equal treatment for war widows before Christmas. The Government’s policy on pensions for...
Flu epidemic sweeps the country (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Health authorities are now officially saying that Britain is suffering from a flu epidemic, and are warning that thousands of elderly and chronically sick people are at risk. The number of people...
Michael Meacher on the poll tax (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
The Labour Party is accusing the Government of breaking a promise to the poorest in the country that they would not lose out under the community charge or poll tax. Shadow Social Security Secretary,...
Nicky Broyd on Czechoslovakia’s political leadership (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Negotiations to finalise Czechoslovakia’s new government continue in Prague today. The discussions include representatives of the Communist, Socialist, and National Front parties, as well as the...
New Czechoslovakian Government sworn in (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
After a generation of Communist rule, Czechoslovakia now has a new coalition government. Its members will be named and sworn in later today by the hardliner, President Gustav Husak, who has announced that...
Brit Award nominations (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
The list of music industry award nominations announced today is dominated by veteran performers. Cliff Richard, Van Morrison and Tina Turner have all been nominated for the 1990 Brit awards. Camilla...
Pension increase for war widows announced (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; Speech
The campaign to improve the lot of thousands of war widows saw a victory today when the Government announced a £40 pound per week increase in pension for those who lost their husbands before 1973....
Pub landlady blamed for flu virus outbreak (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
A pub landlady from South Wales is being blamed for starting the recent flu epidemic. Lesley Lewis was one of the first to catch the virus, and her doctor one of the first to report it. She has received...