COPYRIGHT: Material on this webpage copyright Integritext UK. All rights Reserved. Copyright owners have permitted the material on this page to be used for Education, Research & Private Study. No material from this page may be reproduced on any other website or distributed in any other medium.
Search the whole site for any search term.
This page fully supports Safari, Chrome, Mozilla Firefox & Internet Explorer 11 browsers.
WHAT HAPPENED ON 23th January 2001?
22nd January 2001
FAMILY-OF-FOUR MURDER SUSPECTS FREED
A police officer & his former wife have been freed after they were told they would not be charged with the murders of a family of four. Mandy Power 34 was beaten to death with her children Katie 10 and Emily eight and mother Doris Dawson 80 at Clydach near Swansea. Sgt Steve Lewis & former Pc Alison Lewis were arrested six months ago. But there was not enough evidence for a prosecution case the CPS said.
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.
23th January 2001
PINOCHET FACING CHILEAN INTERROGATION
Ex-Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet is to be interrogated over alleged crimes committed during his years in power. Questioning by Judge Juan Guzman comes just over a week after medical tests aimed at assessing whether Pinochet is fit to stand trial. He is to be questioned on what he knew about a military squad which killed more than 70 political prisoners. The squad has become known in Chile as the caravan of death.
22nd 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.
23th January 2001
PM ORDERS REVIEW OF UK PASSPORT BID
Tony Blair has ordered a review of the handling of businessman Srichand Hinduja's application for a UK passport He told the Commons he wanted the inquiry to ensure the application had been dealt with properly. The findings of Sir Anthony Hammond's review will be published. But the PM accepted Peter Mandelson's original statement on the passport row had been misleading & his resignation had been accepted on that basis.
22nd 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.
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.
23th January 2001
GP MISSED GIRL'S FOOTBALL-SIZED TUMOUR
A doctor who failed to spot a tumour the size of a football in a nine-year- old girl has been found guilty of serious professional misconduct. The child died after becoming violently ill at Dr Krishna Mohan Singh's surgery in Heston West London in 1999. Surgeons discovered the 10in wide tumour had displaced her kidney. The GMC also found Dr Singh guilty of failing to provide an adequate examination but he was not struck off.
22nd 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.
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.
23th January 2001
DETECTIVES HAIL NEW SARAH PAYNE CLUE
Police probing the murder of schoolgirl Sarah Payne say they have a new clue. A blue & white striped curtain dotted with clowns is now being linked to the attack on the eight-year-old near East Preston West Sussex last year. Police say it had been used for another purpose or thrown out & want details about where it had been used or seen. Sarah from Hersham Surrey was found dead near Pulborough West Sussex two weeks after her July 1 disappearance.
