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Dangers of ecstasy (1996)
- Genre
- Interview
19 year-old Helen Cousins is recovering in hospital tonight after coming out of her drug-induced coma. The Health Minister John Bowis says the only safe way to deal with ecstasy is to avoid it all together....
Ecstasy coma girl’s mother makes appeal (1996)
- Genre
- Press conference
A young Peterborough woman, Helen Cousins, took a single ecstasy tablet at a New Year’s Eve party in a local nightclub and fell into a coma. Her mother Janet makes an emotional appeal for young people to...
Doctor on ecstasy coma girl (1996)
- Genre
- Interview
Doctor Michael Dronfield on the condition of Helen Cousins, a young woman who fell into a coma after taking the drug ecstasy. He says Helen’s efforts to prevent dehydration by drinking lots of water...
King’s Cross train derailment (1996)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Vox pop
Rail investigators are trying to discover why a packed commuter train derailed as it pulled out of King’s Cross station last night. Services have been disrupted this morning, as Jeff Collins reports....
Last manned offshore lighthouse goes automatic (1996)
- Genre
- Interview
Britain’s last manned offshore lighthouse says good-bye to its keepers today for the final time. From tomorrow the Hanois lighthouse in the Channel Islands is to be automated and run by solar power. Head...
US budget crisis (1996)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
For weeks now, employees of US central government have been left unpaid including embassy workers around the world, due to a government shutdown and unbalanced budget. Washington correspondent Simon Marks...
Mohammed al-Masari deportation ordered (1996)
- Genre
- Interview
The Home Office has ordered a leading Saudi Arabian dissident to be deported. Mohammed al-Masari is being removed to the Caribbean island of Dominica, but he says he plans to fight the move in the courts.
Mohammed al-Masari deportation ordered (1996)
- Genre
- Interview
Saudi Mohammed al-Masari, leader of the Islamic opposition group the Committee for the Defence of Legitimate Rights, is being deported by the UK to the Caribbean island of Dominica. Home Office Minister Ann...
Lottery syndicates (1996)
- Genre
- Interview
Lottery fever is sweeping the UK. There are worries that a big syndicate might swoop for the big scoop. But Sara Linney from organisers Camelot says that’s unlikely.
Lottery jackpot dreams (1996)
- Genre
- Vox pop
The UK National Lottery’s rollover jackpot has risen to around thirty-five million pounds, prompting record ticket sales. Members of the public reflect on how they would spend the prize money.