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Waldegrave on Scott Report (1996)
- Genre
- Speech
The government says there’s no need for ministers to resign over the arms-to-Iraq affair following the release of the Scott Report. One of the ministers at the centre of the allegations, Treasury Secretary...
Matrix Churchill defendant reacts to Scott report (1996)
- Genre
- News report
The Scott inquiry into sale of arms to Iraq was launched after the trial of three Matrix Churchill executives accused of exporting arms to Iraq collapsed amidst accusations that government ministers had...
Matrix Churchill MD on arms to Iraq affair (1996)
- Genre
- Interview
Paul Henderson, the former Managing Director of Matrix Churchill says the arms to Iraq affair has been devastating, the company has shut down with large loss of jobs. This follows the collapse of the trial...
Tony Blair on Scott Report (1996)
- Genre
- Speech
Labour is renewing its attack on the government over the findings of the Scott report. Party leader Tony Blair says the report reveals high level incompetence within the Conservative administration.
IRA bomb attempt in London (1996)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Vox pop
Lisa Costello reports on an IRA bombing attempt in Shaftesbury Avenue in London following end of the ceasefire with the Docklands bomb in Canary Wharf last week. Superintendent Bob Kynnersley announces a...
Philip Lawrence funeral (1996)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
The family of murdered headmaster Philip Lawrence have led mourners at his funeral service at Ealing Abbey. The former West London headmaster was stabbed to death while trying to stop a struggle between...
Bus bombed in London (1996)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference
Areas of Central London are still sealed off after an explosion ripped a double decker bus apart last night near Aldwych. Our reporters Lisa Costello and Paul Maurice have been on the scene and report on...
Sea Empress disaster (1996)
- Genre
- News report
Fears of an environmental disaster off West Wales are growing after the last crew members were lifted off the stricken oil tanker Sea Empress. Houses in Milford Haven overlooking the scene have been...
Sea Empress disaster (1996)
- Genre
- News report
Time’s running out to stop a crippled oil tanker, Sea Empress, sinking off Milford Haven in Wales. Helicopter crews are braving appalling weather in an attempt to get a salvage team back onto the Sea...
Sea Empress disaster (1996)
- Genre
- Interview
A six-man team has been successfully airlifted onto the deck of the Sea Empress - the oil tanker that ran aground off west Wales. The salvage operation involving tugs and helicopters has been severely...