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WHAT HAPPENED ON 23th January 2001?
22nd January 2001
MINISTERS TO LOSE SCOTS SENTENCING ROLE
Laws are being drawn up in Scotland to end politicians' right to decide if prisoners serving life should be freed. The Executive says it is meeting the needs of European human rights law. Under current procedures the final decision on whether to free inmates in Scotland is made by justice ministers. In future a judge will set a "punishment period" on sentencing after which time the parole board will decide on suitability for release.
23th January 2001
GM CROP TRIALS HAVE "LEGITIMATE" ROLE
A Parliament report has said GM crop farm trials have a legitimate role to play in the development the technology. The Environment Committee's inquiry was prompted by a petition from Friends of the Earth which called for Parliament to ban GM crop trials altogether. It said a ban would contravene European directives but said it was concerned about thousands of acres sewn last year with GM contaminated seed. There was surprise at the lack of plans for dealing with such an incident.
23th January 2001
FEARS RAISED OVER EC PLANS FOR FOOTBALL
Up to 10 football league clubs in Scotland could go bankrupt within five years if the present transfer system is abolished a Scottish MP has warned. Labour MP for Eastwood Jim Murphy is to use a special debate at Westminster to outline the dangers of European plans. The European Commission wants football players to have the same rights as other workers including being able to end a contract by giving notice. Mr Murphy fears clubs would lose out on transfer fees & end youth schemes.
22nd January 2001
TEENAGER CRITICAL AFTER INJECTION ERROR
An 18-year-old leukaemia patient is fighting for his life after drugs were mistakenly injected into his spine instead of a vein at a hospital. Two doctors have been suspended from Nottingham Queen's Medical Centre following the incident on January 4. The drug vincristine can lead to slow paralysis of the body & eventual heart failure when injected wrongly. A hospital spokesman said an inquiry had started after a "serious mistake".
23th January 2001
GM CROP TRIALS HAVE "LEGITIMATE" ROLE
A Parliament report has said GM crop farm trials have a legitimate role to play in the development the technology. The Environment Committee's inquiry was prompted by a petition from Friends of the Earth which called for Parliament to ban GM crop trials altogether. It said a ban would contravene European directives but said it was concerned about thousands of acres sewn last year with GM contaminated seed. There was surprise at the lack of plans for dealing with such an incident.
23th January 2001
SINGLE WITNESS "MAY END DAMILOLA HUNT"
The hunt for Damilola Taylor's killer could be over within days if a vital witness came forward police have said. More than 600 members of the public have been interviewed since the 10-year -old bled to death on a stairwell in Peckham south London eight weeks ago. Det Chf Insp Trevor Shepherd leading the inquiry said evidence suggested the killer "was in the system". He urged those caught up in the local gang culture to speak to police.
22nd January 2001
CHALLENGE TO ROAD CONTRACT AWARDS FAILS
Legal action challenging the way the Scottish Executive has awarded major road contracts has failed. A consortium of local councils who had bid for a west of Scotland contract have been refused the right to appeal against dismissal of their action. This follows failed legal action by local authorities in the north east. It is expected all four major contracts will now go to private contractors. The Parliament's Transport Committee is expected to announce an inquiry.
23th January 2001
GM CROP TRIALS HAVE "LEGITIMATE" ROLE
A Parliament report has said GM crop farm trials have a legitimate role to play in the development the technology. The Environment Committee's inquiry was prompted by a petition from Friends of the Earth which called for Parliament to ban GM crop trials altogether. It said a ban would contravene European directives but said it was concerned about thousands of acres sewn last year with GM contaminated seed. There was surprise at the lack of plans for dealing with such an incident.
23th January 2001
KABILA BURIED IN HIGH-SECURITY FUNERAL
The funeral of Laurent Kabila the assassinated president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has taken place in the capital Kinshasa. Mr Kabila who was shot dead last week by a bodyguard was buried in a mausoleum at the Palace of the Nation in the country's parliament building. Security was tight with Angolan troops arriving amid fears of more unrest. Leading the mourners was Mr Kabila's son Joseph appointed acting president.
