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WHAT HAPPENED ON 9th January 2001?
8th January 2001
CHAOS "MAY DETER PASSENGERS FOR GOOD"
Researchers are warning that the chaos on the railways could deter some people from travelling by train for years. A confidential document obtained by the BBC also suggests that some people will even desert the railways for good. The paper was commissioned by Railtrack and the train operating companies. The development comes on the day that rail services were scheduled to be back to normal. Many new timetables may now not be published until next Monday.
9th January 2001
CHINA The BBC's global TV channel BBC World has for the first time been granted a licence to broadcast in the country. The deal will also allow BBC World to be shown in many hotels. INDIA Millions of pilgrims are heading for the northern city of Allahabad for the most important festival in the Hindu calendar. The Kumbh Mela takes place once every 12 years. PAKISTAN At least eight people died & up to 70 were injured when a passenger train derailed near the southern town of Hyderabad.9th January 2001
BROWN "MAY BRING IN TARGETED TAX CUTS"
Chancellor Gordon Brown has said the Government could introduce "targeted tax cuts" over the coming year. His comments on the BBC's 10 O'Clock News come as the Conservatives are planning a campaign to rubbish Labour's economic record in power. Shadow Chancellor Michael Portillo said Labour would have to put up taxes because it had spent too much money. But Mr Brown insisted his policies were for the long-term good of the economy.
8th January 2001
TIANANMEN PAPERS ARE FAKES SAYS CHINA
China says papers revealing secret government talks on the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown are fabricated. The papers published in the US claim to reveal talks between China's leaders prior to the order to stop the protests A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman said the documents were not authentic. "Any attempt to...disrupt China by the despicable means of fabricating materials & distorting facts will be futile " he added.
9th January 2001
CHINA The BBC's global TV channel BBC World has for the first time been granted a licence to broadcast in the country. The deal will also allow BBC World to be shown in many hotels. INDIA Millions of pilgrims are heading for the northern city of Allahabad for the most important festival in the Hindu calendar. The Kumbh Mela takes place once every 12 years. PAKISTAN At least eight people died & up to 70 were injured when a passenger train derailed near the southern town of Hyderabad.9th January 2001
TIANANMEN PAPERS ARE FAKES SAYS CHINA
China says papers revealing secret government talks on the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown are fabricated. The papers published in the US claim to reveal talks between China's leaders prior to the order to stop the protests A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman said the documents were not authentic. "Any attempt to...disrupt China by the despicable means of fabricating materials & distorting facts will be futile " he added.
8th January 2001
SHARE PRICES
| Charter 166½ | Chnlf.c 44½ |
| ChartrE 591½- 2½ | Chorion 37½- ¾ |
| Chartrs 126½ | Chplthp 19¼- ½ |
| Chartrh 30 + ½ | ChromeT 25½- 3 |
| ChasStn 572½ | ChrstGp 62½ |
| Chaucer 63½ | Chrysls 360 - 9 |
| Chelsea 45 | Chubb 156 - 2 |
| Chelfrd 1½ | ChurcCh 151 |
| Chelsfd 368½ | CI Incm 102 |
| Chemex 5¾ | CI Secs 102¼+ ¼ |
| Chemrng 328½- ½ | Citadel 119½ |
| Chestrt 35 | CityCen 47 - 1 |
| Chieftn 30½ | CityLIT 241 - ¼ |
| ChimeCm 200½- 2 | CityMrc 160½+ 2 |
| Chlord 183½+12 | CityNth 179 +11 |
9th January 2001
CHINA The BBC's global TV channel BBC World has for the first time been granted a licence to broadcast in the country. The deal will also allow BBC World to be shown in many hotels. INDIA Millions of pilgrims are heading for the northern city of Allahabad for the most important festival in the Hindu calendar. The Kumbh Mela takes place once every 12 years. PAKISTAN At least eight people died & up to 70 were injured when a passenger train derailed near the southern town of Hyderabad.9th January 2001
SHARE PRICES
| Charter 165 - 1½ | Chnlf.c 44½ |
| ChartrE 587½- 4 | Chorion 37¾+ ¼ |
| Chartrs 126½ | Chplthp 20 + ¾ |
| Chartrh 29½- ½ | ChromeT 25½ |
| ChasStn 572½ | ChrstGp 61½- 1 |
| Chaucer 63½ | Chrysls 357½- 2½ |
| Chelsea 45 | Chubb 171 +15 |
| Chelfrd 1½ | ChurcCh 151 |
| Chelsfd 368½ | CI Incm 102 |
| Chemex 5½- ¼ | CI Secs 102¼ |
| Chemrng 318½-10 | Citadel 119½ |
| Chestrt 35 | CityCen 46 - 1 |
| Chieftn 30½ | CityLIT 243 + 2 |
| ChimeCm 200½ | CityLon 160 - 2½ |
| Chlord 182½- 1 | CityMrc 160½ |
8th January 2001
FINANCIER HELD IN BOLLYWOOD MAFIA PROBE
Police in Bombay have arrested a top Indian film executive in connection with alleged links to the underworld. Influential financier Bharat Shah a major backer of Bombay films is being held in custody until later this month. Police acted after listening to the contents of a secretly-recorded discussion involving a Pakistan-based suspected criminal PTI agency said. The co-producers of Mr Shah's latest Hindi film "On the Quiet Hush Hush" have already been remanded in custody.
9th January 2001
CHINA The BBC's global TV channel BBC World has for the first time been granted a licence to broadcast in the country. The deal will also allow BBC World to be shown in many hotels. INDIA Millions of pilgrims are heading for the northern city of Allahabad for the most important festival in the Hindu calendar. The Kumbh Mela takes place once every 12 years. PAKISTAN At least eight people died & up to 70 were injured when a passenger train derailed near the southern town of Hyderabad.9th January 2001
INDIAN CRICKET STARS FACING TAX PROBE
Five Indian cricketers including ex- skipper Kapil Dev have huge amounts of undeclared income & could face prison the Indian Express said. The newspaper said the players had been sent notices to declare their earnings over the past 10 years. It said Kapil Dev who was last month cleared of match-fixing had more than #350 000 in undeclared earnings. The cricketers could face prison terms of up to seven years.
8th January 2001
FINANCIER HELD IN BOLLYWOOD MAFIA PROBE
Police in Bombay have arrested a top Indian film executive in connection with alleged links to the underworld. Influential financier Bharat Shah a major backer of Bombay films is being held in custody until later this month. Police acted after listening to the contents of a secretly-recorded discussion involving a Pakistan-based suspected criminal PTI agency said. The co-producers of Mr Shah's latest Hindi film "On the Quiet Hush Hush" have already been remanded in custody.
9th January 2001
CHINA The BBC's global TV channel BBC World has for the first time been granted a licence to broadcast in the country. The deal will also allow BBC World to be shown in many hotels. INDIA Millions of pilgrims are heading for the northern city of Allahabad for the most important festival in the Hindu calendar. The Kumbh Mela takes place once every 12 years. PAKISTAN At least eight people died & up to 70 were injured when a passenger train derailed near the southern town of Hyderabad.9th January 2001
PAKISTAN The country's military regime has threatened to arrest former prime minister Benazir Bhutto if she returns from exile in London. Bhutto has lived in exile since April 1999. AUSTRALIA Three unidentified British athletes were treated for blood clots in the legs ` so-called "economy class syndrome" ` when they flew to the Sydney Olympic Games Reuters reports. CONGO At least 30 people died & 69 were injured when a goods train travelling between Brazzaville & the Atlantic Coast derailed in a crash.8th January 2001
TWO PEOPLE INJURED IN SCHOOL BUS CRASH
A driver & a teenage girl have been injured in a school bus crash. The bus collided with a car in icy road conditions at Ballyward Castlewellan in the Co Down countryside at 9.30am. A female pupil from St Malachy's High School in Castlewellan & the woman bus driver were taken to hospital. They had back head & facial injuries said not to be life-threatening. Twenty-three teenagers were assessed at the scene by paramedics & doctors.
9th January 2001
CHINA The BBC's global TV channel BBC World has for the first time been granted a licence to broadcast in the country. The deal will also allow BBC World to be shown in many hotels. INDIA Millions of pilgrims are heading for the northern city of Allahabad for the most important festival in the Hindu calendar. The Kumbh Mela takes place once every 12 years. PAKISTAN At least eight people died & up to 70 were injured when a passenger train derailed near the southern town of Hyderabad.9th January 2001
BRITISH OLYMPIANS OUTSTAY GAMES WELCOME
Immigration officials in Australia are searching for eight members of the British Olympic team whom they accuse of having overstayed their visas. Three months after the Sydney games ended 108 Olympic athletes trainers and officials remain unaccounted for. They include 11 from the US & others from Germany Russia Nigeria & Japan Officials say that if these people come forward they will be offered the chance to leave Australia voluntarily.
8th January 2001
EXTRADITION PLEA FOR WAR CRIME SUSPECT
The Lithuanian government is to seek the extradition of 85-year-old war crimes suspect Anton Gecas. Mr Gecas who lives in Edinburgh is suspected of having committed war crimes as head of a special Nazi police battalion during World War Two. The decision has been welcomed by campaigners for Holocaust victims. Dr Efraim Zuroff director of the Wiesenthal Centre in Jerusalem said it had been seeking the extradition of Anton Gecas for 14 years.
9th January 2001
CHINA The BBC's global TV channel BBC World has for the first time been granted a licence to broadcast in the country. The deal will also allow BBC World to be shown in many hotels. INDIA Millions of pilgrims are heading for the northern city of Allahabad for the most important festival in the Hindu calendar. The Kumbh Mela takes place once every 12 years. PAKISTAN At least eight people died & up to 70 were injured when a passenger train derailed near the southern town of Hyderabad.9th January 2001
ERIKSSON RESIGNS AS MANAGER OF LAZIO
Sven-Goran Eriksson is to take over as England manager "as soon as possible" after quitting Lazio the FA has said. The 52-year-old Swede will take charge of the team for the friendly match against Spain on February 28. The announcement follows Eriksson's resignation from the Rome-based club after a series of poor results. The FA said it was "delighted that one of the most successful coaches in the world will shortly be joining us".
