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WHAT HAPPENED ON 23th January 2001?
22nd January 2001
DRIVE FOR CLASSROOM DISCIPLINE LAUNCHED
A drive to make better discipline in Scotland's classrooms a top priority has been launched by Education Minister Jack McConnell. Warning disruptive behaviour should be a concern for everyone he urged parents to work with schools to find ways of improving discipline. He made the call in Edinburgh where the first meeting was held today of a "task group" set up for that purpose. The group will look at existing priorities & consider improvements.
23th January 2001
TEACHER'S SON BEHIND SCHOOL LAPTOP PORN
A teacher's son downloaded hardcore porn onto a laptop computer his mother borrowed from her school for IT lessons Police were called in after the parents of Roberta Bridges 15 a pupil at Boston Spa Comprehensive School in West Yorkshire discovered the images. She had been using the school laptop to help cope with a medical condition. Headteacher Peter Sutton said the son had been using the laptop without his mother's knowledge over Christmas.
23th January 2001
UGANDA TACKLES CHILD LABOUR PROBLEM
The government in Uganda is holding a conference to address the problem of the country's 3m child labourers. Ministers & union officials were told that orphans whose parents had died in the Aids epidemic were a potentially limitless supply of cheap labour. Labour minister Philemon Mateke said most of the exploited children were hidden away in illegal workshops. And many families send their children to work instead of school because they depend on the children to sustain them.
22nd January 2001
SEX CASE WIFE'S FAMILY HAPPY AT VERDICT
The family of Mandy McDonald killed by her husband during sex say they are happy with the verdict ` after what had been a very difficult year. Det Chief Supt Sandy Kelman of Grampian Police said he was delighted with the outcome for the sake of family members. McDonald's lawyer said his client was very disappointed with the verdict and he would expect him to appeal against his conviction. The killer had insisted his wife had died accidentally.
23th January 2001
TEACHER'S SON BEHIND SCHOOL LAPTOP PORN
A teacher's son downloaded hardcore porn onto a laptop computer his mother borrowed from her school for IT lessons Police were called in after the parents of Roberta Bridges 15 a pupil at Boston Spa Comprehensive School in West Yorkshire discovered the images. She had been using the school laptop to help cope with a medical condition. Headteacher Peter Sutton said the son had been using the laptop without his mother's knowledge over Christmas.
23th January 2001
ONE INJURED AFTER EXPLOSION AT BARRACKS
One person has been treated for slight injuries after an explosion near a barracks in Londonderry. Police say the explosion which happened shortly after midnight came from a van. Early indications suggest it may have been a mortar attack. The area around the Ebrington army barracks was sealed off & nearby houses have been evacuated. Two nearby schools will remain closed all day following the incident.
22nd January 2001
GIRL SUES OVER RUSSIAN ORPHANAGE ORDEAL
A 19-year-old Russian woman is suing local authorities in the Russian town of Nizhny Novgorod alleging she was mistreated in an orphanage. Natalya Pechenkina says the head of the orphanage starved the children forcing them to spend hours feeding pigs & chickens instead of going to school. The children also had to cook the meals and serve them to the orphanage staff. The woman who spent 11 years in the institution wants compensation & the right to continue her education.
23th January 2001
TEACHER'S SON BEHIND SCHOOL LAPTOP PORN
A teacher's son downloaded hardcore porn onto a laptop computer his mother borrowed from her school for IT lessons Police were called in after the parents of Roberta Bridges 15 a pupil at Boston Spa Comprehensive School in West Yorkshire discovered the images. She had been using the school laptop to help cope with a medical condition. Headteacher Peter Sutton said the son had been using the laptop without his mother's knowledge over Christmas.
23th January 2001
ONE INJURED AFTER EXPLOSION AT BARRACKS
One person has been treated for slight injuries after an explosion near a barracks in Londonderry. Police say the explosion which happened shortly after midnight came from a van. Early indications suggest it may have been a mortar attack. The area around the Ebrington army barracks was sealed off & nearby houses have been evacuated. Two nearby schools will remain closed all day following the incident.
22nd January 2001
MUSEUM SET FOR MARATHON STAR WARS EVENT
British cinema-goers are to be given the chance to see all four Star Wars films in sequence for the first time. The National Museum of Photography Film & Television in Bradford West Yorkshire is expecting a sell-out for the nine-hour movie marathon. Bill Lawrence the museum's head of film said the Festival of the Force would be a "major film event". The screenings will take place at the museum on February 24 & 25.
23th January 2001
TEACHER'S SON BEHIND SCHOOL LAPTOP PORN
A teacher's son downloaded hardcore porn onto a laptop computer his mother borrowed from her school for IT lessons Police were called in after the parents of Roberta Bridges 15 a pupil at Boston Spa Comprehensive School in West Yorkshire discovered the images. She had been using the school laptop to help cope with a medical condition. Headteacher Peter Sutton said the son had been using the laptop without his mother's knowledge over Christmas.
23th January 2001
34 CHARGED AFTER MAJOR POLICE OPERATION
Police in South Yorkshire have charged 34 people with a total of 60 offences after a major operation recovered drugs weapons & stolen cars. Drugs ` mainly heroin ` with a street value of £4 000 knives a CS gas canister & two stolen cars were recovered in the operation in Doncaster The operation codenamed Alcatraz also recovered stolen vehicle licences. The men & women charged have all been released until a later date.
