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Boeing 737 crash on M1 (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
A Boeing 737-400, British Midland flight 92, crashed on 8 January 1989 on the M1, near Kegworth, Leicestershire. The inquest into the crash has returned a verdict of accidental death on the 47 victims....
Philip Condit on M1 air crash (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Philip Condit, Executive Vice-President of Boeing, says aeroplane safety will be reviewed again. A Boeing 737-400, British Midland Flight 92, crashed on 8 January 1989 on the M1, near Kegworth,...
Death of Max Wall (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Obituary
Comedian Max Wall died this morning in Westminster Hospital, apparently after falling as he left a restaurant. It is believed he suffered a fractured skull and did not regain consciousness. He was...
Soviet-made rifles recovered in Tottenham (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Police are searching for a second man in connection with this morning’s seizure of Soviet-made rifles in Lordship Lane, Tottenham. Anti-Terrorist Squad detectives have already detained one man after...
Neil Kinnock confirms rich to pay more tax if Labour win next election (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Labour leader Neil Kinnock confirms that the rich will be taxed more if his party wins the next general election. He denies the plans said to have been leaked by Michael Heseltine MP, and says he does not...
Maguire Seven convictions unsafe (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
An inquiry has heard that a family’s convictions for running an IRA bomb factory were unsafe and unsatisfactory. Counsel for the inquiry said proof from scientific tests that the seven members of the...
Romanian elections, fraudulent or fair (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
International observers say the Romanian elections were flawed. But Labour Deputy Leader and election observer Roy Hattersley says there is no evidence of widespread electoral fraud. Early results forecast a...
Scientist warns of human mad cow link (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
A leading scientist is claiming that people are dying from an illness linked to mad cow disease. Dr Gareth Roberts says Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is often mistaken for Alzheimer’s disease, or...
Memorial service for Jim Henson (1990)
- Genre
- Music; News report; Obituary; Vox pop
Thousands of mourners in New York have been paying their respects to Jim Henson, the man who created the Muppets and Sesame Street. They flocked to a New York cathedral to remember and pay tribute to Henson,...
John Major on a London HQ for Eurobank (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Chancellor of the Exchequer, John Major tells Marie Kinsey that London has some high ranking qualifications which makes it very well suited to the role of headquarters of the Eurobank.