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Nurse McKenley cleared of manslaughter (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Nurse Florence McKenley(?) of Essex has been cleared of manslaughter and speaks to reporter Tim Crook outside the Old Bailey. She says she feels sorry for the relatives of the 11 month-old child who died at...
UN Secretary-General urges Saddam Hussein to remove troops from Kuwait (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Interview
With the United Nations deadline approaching, UN Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar calls for Saddam Hussein to pull his troops out of Kuwait and avoid war. Perez de Cuellar says that the Palestine...
Gary Higgins on airport security at Heathrow (1991)
- Genre
- Interview; Technical
Police Superintendent Gary Higgins on increases in airport security at Heathrow due to the possibility of conflict in Iraq. Higgins says they may bar non-travellers from the terminals. Technical sounds...
Kenneth Baker on airport security at Heathrow (1991)
- Genre
- Interview
Home Secretary Kenneth Baker discusses security at Heathrow Airport in the wake of Iraqi President, Saddam Hussein threatening to use terrorist methods across the world. Baker, who has brought in military...
US Navy Commander addresses his men (1991)
- Genre
- Speech
US Navy Commander David Bill addresses his troops from the bridge of the USS Wisconsin after the deadline for Iraqi troops to withdraw from Kuwait passes. US troops have been placed on DEFCON 2 and Bill...
Group Captain Henderson on RAF strike force in Bahrain (1991)
- Genre
- Interview
RAF Group Captain David Henderson has addressed his men as they maintain a high state of readiness in Bahrain. The deadline for Iraqi troops to withdraw from Kuwait has now passed and Henderson says his...
Douglas Hurd on diplomatic relations with Iraq (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd tells reporter Phil Edwards that diplomatic channels will be kept open with Baghdad even after hostilities begin in Iraq. Hurd, speaking hours after the UN deadline for Iraqi...
Perez de Cuellar makes final appeal to Saddam Hussein (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
UN Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar urges Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to withdraw his forces from Kuwait, saying that the Palestinian problem will be top of the international agenda. Anti-war...
Funeral of 14 killed by Red Army in Lithuania (1991)
- Genre
- Music; News report
Sue Jameson reports from the funeral of 14 people killed in Lithuania after the Red Army stormed the country’s television tower. Jameson, in Vilnius, describes the funeral where around half a million...
Michael Howard on unemployment figures (1991)
- Genre
- Interview
Employment Secretary Michael Howard talks to reporter Stephanie West following the release of unemployment figures showing the biggest monthly increase in unemployment for ten years. The number of unemployed...