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MP Bob Cryer dies in accident (1994)
- Genre
- Interview; Tribute
Labour MP Dennis Skinner talks to political editor Peter Murphy about the difficulty in facing the death of his colleague Bob Cryer who was killed in a road accident yesterday. He says he will be remembered...
Rifkind on Bosnia conflict (1994)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Paul Woodley reports on Defence Secretary Malcolm Rifkind’s speech in New York criticising America for not supporting the increase in peacekeepers for Bosnia as requested by the UN, and on NATO air strikes...
Abolishing right to silence (1994)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate
Des Fahy reports on a Parliamentary debate on the issue of abolishing a suspect’s right to silence to be included in the Criminal Justice Act 1994. Includes Commons speeches for and against by shadow Home...
Dartmoor prison escapes (1994)
- Genre
- Interview
Prison Governor of Dartmoor Prison John Powells says the escape of three dangerous prisoners yesterday will not affect Home Secretary Michael Howard’s visit. He says it would have been just as embarrassing...
Tower Colliery stays open (1994)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Emma Jones reports on the British Coal turnaround at the Tower Colliery in South Wales which now won’t be closed but will be sold off. NUM Spokesman Kevin Williams, miner Phil White and NUM Lodge Secretary...
US friendly fire kills 26 (1994)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Press conference
Paul Woodley reports as a series of mistakes led to US friendly fire on two American helicopters flying over Iraq. The helicopters were mistaken for Iraqi aircraft defying the UN no-fly ban in the region. 26...
Patients refused treatment because of age (1994)
- Genre
- Parliamentary debate; News report
Des Fahy reports on a Commons debate after Prime Minister John Major accuses Labour Party deputy leader Margaret Beckett of lying about reports of patients being refused hospital treatment because of their...
Serb forces attack Gorazde (1994)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference
As Bosnian Serb forces are poised to capture the Muslim town of Gorazde, Bosnian Vice- President Ejup Ganic makes a plea for the UN to protect the supposedly safe zone; US President Clinton says the Serbs...
Women priests to be ordained in London (1994)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Religious affairs correspondent Lawrence Spicer reports as the Church of England prepares to ordain its first women priests for London. The ordinations in St Paul’s Cathedral in London will be conducted by...
Women priests to be ordained in London (1994)
- Genre
- Interview
Religious affairs correspondent Lawrence Spicer talks to the Bishop of Southwark, the Right Reverend Roy Williamson about the ordination of women priests in St Paul’s Cathedral in London this weekend. He...