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WHAT HAPPENED ON 1st January 2001?
15th December 2000
TORIES CLAIM COVER-UP ON NURSE NUMBERS
The Government has been accused of misleading the public over its pledge to employ 20 000 more nurses in England The Conservatives said the plans suggested the nurses would be full- time but many of the 16 000 new nurses recruited since 1997 were part-time. The Royal College of Nursing has expressed its disappointment. But the Department of Health said it had always been clear that part-time posts were included in the figure.
1st January 2001
US AND ISRAEL SIGN WORLD COURT TREATY
The US & Israel signed a treaty to create an international war crimes court as the midnight deadline neared. The court would be the first permanent institution to try charges such as genocide & crimes against humanity. Sixty countries need to ratify the treaty before it can come into existence ` so far 27 have. The US hesitated before deciding to sign the treaty which has been criticised by American conservatives.
1st January 2001
TORIES PLAN BLITZ ON INNER-CITY DECAY
The Conservatives have pledged to tackle decay in Britain's inner cities with a blitz on dirty streets. Councils would face a 72-hour deadline to clear up vandalism & rubbish under proposals to be included in the party's next election manifesto. Residents would be entitled to compensation if deadlines were not met. Signs of urban decay undermined self- esteem in inner-city communities Tory environment spokesman Damian Green said
15th December 2000
COURT
A man accused of killing Julie- Ann Osborne in Belfast has been remanded in custody by city magistrates Andrew Robinson 22 is due to appear in court again on January 8. DEATHA man is being questioned over the death of a 33-year-old man at a New Year's Eve party in the Harcliffe area of Bristol. A post mortem examination will be held later.
1st January 2001
US AND ISRAEL SIGN WORLD COURT TREATY
The US & Israel signed a treaty to create an international war crimes court as the midnight deadline neared. The court would be the first permanent institution to try charges such as genocide & crimes against humanity. Sixty countries need to ratify the treaty before it can come into existence ` so far 27 have. The US hesitated before deciding to sign the treaty which has been criticised by American conservatives.
1st January 2001
"PAST CRIMES" PLAN DANGEROUS ` LAWYERS
Plans to give juries details of the past crimes of defendants would undermine the fundamental presumption of innocence lawyers have said. The Bar Council which represents barristers in England & Wales branded the move "extremely dangerous". The innocent could be convicted because 18:29/34^ PE idea was an important part of reviews of court procedure in England.
15th December 2000
COUNTRIES SIGN WORLD ANTI-CRIME TREATY
Justice ministers from more than 160 countries are meeting in Palermo in Sicily to sign a new treaty combating international organised crime. Signatories will undertake to make it an offence to associate with international racketeers. The treaty contains sections aimed against those who traffic in migrants. It also seeks to abolish bank secrecy often used to mask criminal financial transactions by international mafias.
1st January 2001
US AND ISRAEL SIGN WORLD COURT TREATY
The US & Israel signed a treaty to create an international war crimes court as the midnight deadline neared. The court would be the first permanent institution to try charges such as genocide & crimes against humanity. Sixty countries need to ratify the treaty before it can come into existence ` so far 27 have. The US hesitated before deciding to sign the treaty which has been criticised by American conservatives.
1st January 2001
"PAST CRIMES" PLAN DANGEROUS ` LAWYERS
Plans to give juries details of the past crimes of defendants would undermine the fundamental presumption of innocence lawyers have said. The Bar Council which represents barristers in England & Wales branded the move "extremely dangerous". The innocent could be convicted because 18:29/34^ PE idea was an important part of reviews of court procedure in England.
15th December 2000
ARAFAT MEETS ISRAELI OFFICIALS IN GAZA
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has met senior Israeli officials in Gaza in an attempt to restart peace talks. Mr Arafat saw Foreign Minister Shlomo Ben-Ami & a senior aide of Prime Minister Ehud Barak. Israel said the aim was to resume peace negotiations shattered by 11 weeks of Israeli-Palestinian violence. "You cannot say the talks were good or bad " senior Arafat aide Nabil Abu Rdainah said after the meeting broke up
1st January 2001
US AND ISRAEL SIGN WORLD COURT TREATY
The US & Israel signed a treaty to create an international war crimes court as the midnight deadline neared. The court would be the first permanent institution to try charges such as genocide & crimes against humanity. Sixty countries need to ratify the treaty before it can come into existence ` so far 27 have. The US hesitated before deciding to sign the treaty which has been criticised by American conservatives.
1st January 2001
OFFICIALS TO DISCUSS MID-EAST VIOLENCE
Senior Israeli & Palestinian security officials & CIA director George Tenet are due to meet in Egypt in a new bid to curb over three months of violence. Israel is calling on the Palestinians to re-arrest Islamic militants freed from jail when the violence erupted. They also want security co-operation on the ground to resume. However with hopes of an overall peace deal fading observers say agreement on security issues may be hard to find.
15th December 2000
PAPERS TELL OF HOLOCAUST PREPARATIONS
Scotland's preparations for nuclear holocaust have been made public after more than 30 years in secret documents released today. The papers reveal the extent to which officials in the Scottish Office & local government were preparing for the impact of such an event. The documents are among papers released by the National Archives of Scotland. One study said 1m Scots would be wiped out & there was confusion over how to dispose of the bodies.
1st January 2001
US AND ISRAEL SIGN WORLD COURT TREATY
The US & Israel signed a treaty to create an international war crimes court as the midnight deadline neared. The court would be the first permanent institution to try charges such as genocide & crimes against humanity. Sixty countries need to ratify the treaty before it can come into existence ` so far 27 have. The US hesitated before deciding to sign the treaty which has been criticised by American conservatives.
1st January 2001
NO PLANS TO SHELVE RUC REFORM ` GOVT
The Government has denied it has plans to shelve sweeping reform of the police force in Northern Ireland. But it says it has made it clear to Northern Ireland parties the consequences of any further delays. It follows newspaper reports that the Government was considering an indefinite delay after failing to win the support of the nationalist SDLP. The party wants guarantees on certain aspects of implementing the reforms.
15th December 2000
GERMANY Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has agreed to meet French President Jacques Chirac at a special Franco- German summit next month following last weekend's strained summit in Nice. USA man who stalked actress Gwyneth Paltrow for over a year & sent her hundreds of e-mails has been sent to a psychiatric unit in Los Angeles. Dante Soyu also harassed the star's parents. YUGOSLAVIA Bosnia & Yugoslavia have established diplomatic ties eight years after the war which saw Bosnia secede from the federation.1st January 2001
US AND ISRAEL SIGN WORLD COURT TREATY
The US & Israel signed a treaty to create an international war crimes court as the midnight deadline neared. The court would be the first permanent institution to try charges such as genocide & crimes against humanity. Sixty countries need to ratify the treaty before it can come into existence ` so far 27 have. The US hesitated before deciding to sign the treaty which has been criticised by American conservatives.
1st January 2001
HEALTH STUDY OVER NATO WEAPONS "URGENT"
A Commons committee is expected to call defence ministers before it to say what is being done over fears that soldiers' cancer is linked to Nato weapons. Bruce George chairman of the Commons Defence Committee said a MoD inquiry into the health impact of the use of depleted uranium in weapons was urgent. He said there should be no repeat of foot-dragging over Gulf War Syndrome. The UN has evidence of radioactivity at Kosovo sites hit by Nato weapons.
15th December 2000
NO EFFORTS SPARED TO FREE BOBBY MOORE
Diplomatic files released under the 30- year-rule reveal frantic activity to secure the release in Colombia of the then England soccer captain Bobby Moore Moore was held accused of shoplifting just before the 1970 World Cup finals. The files outline pressure put on to get Moore released including a visit by the head of Colombia's security service to the judge's home. Moore was cleared by the judge who said he hoped he would score many goals.
1st January 2001
US AND ISRAEL SIGN WORLD COURT TREATY
The US & Israel signed a treaty to create an international war crimes court as the midnight deadline neared. The court would be the first permanent institution to try charges such as genocide & crimes against humanity. Sixty countries need to ratify the treaty before it can come into existence ` so far 27 have. The US hesitated before deciding to sign the treaty which has been criticised by American conservatives.
1st January 2001
POLISH CAPITAL GETS TIMELY FACELIFT
Warsaw has marked the New Year by unveiling what the mayor says is the world's tallest clock tower. The clock faces are 540 feet above the street and can be seen 3 miles away. The building housing the clock is the city's biggest and some say ugliest landmark: the towering Palace of Culture left over from Communist days. Locals say the best view of Warsaw is from the top of the tower - but only because that is the only place in the city you can't see the Palace from.
