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Government claims pregnancies aimed at securing housing (1993)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on a leaked Government document which says benefit payments could be cut. Social Security Minister, Nicholas Scott says the issue needs to be dealt with due to a rise in single-parent families. Mary...
Henning Christophersen on European economic recovery (1993)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by EU Finance Commissioner, Henning Christophersen in which he claims that the economic recovery of Europe is underway, trade is up, and interest rates are down.
M2 coach crash kills ten American tourists (1993)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on a coach crash on the M2 near Faversham in Kent. The coach was carrying American tourists. Inspector Malcolm Borgman on what caused the accident; Kent ambulance spokesman Colin Burgess on the...
Robert Key on coach safety (1993)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Roads Minister, Robert Key on the M2 coach crash which killed 10 people, most of them American tourists. Key says an investigation is up and running, and commends the emergency services for...
Protest over BNP councillor in Tower Hamlets (1993)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report from an anti-racist demonstration in the East End of London. British National Party councillor Derek Beackon attended a Tower Hamlets council meeting last night, sparking the protests on which he...
John MacGregor on Channel Tunnel rail link delays (1993)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Transport Secretary, John MacGregor on the delays facing the Channel Tunnel rail link. MacGregor does not commit to an opening date, but gives reasons for the delay. He also talks about the...
French motorway pile-up kills 14 (1993)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with American-born Joseph Miller from Colchester, eyewitness to a motorway pile-up in south-west France in which 14 people died. He describes what happened to cause the crash on the Paris-Bordeaux...
Death of young multiple transplant patient (1993)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Peter Deeley reports on the death of 5 year-old Laura Davies, whose life support machine was switched off following her body’s rejection of six transplanted organs. Includes interviews with Adrian...
Paddington Strangler receives life sentence (1993)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Tim Crook reports from the Old Bailey on the trial of Colin Findley, also known as the Paddington Strangler. Findley has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder and rape of two women. Detective...
Sir Francis McWilliams on his retirement as Lord Mayor (1993)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Sir Francis McWilliams, standing down from the position of Lord Mayor of London. He talks about his year in post, including the destinations he has visited on diplomatic duty, and the...