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WHAT HAPPENED ON 29th January 2001?
28th January 2001
ROBBERY
An armed gang tied up a father and son before robbing them at their home in Cumbernauld. Electrical items mobile phones & computer equipment are believed to have been stolen. CRIMEA survey in Fife of 6 000 households has suggested that along with their health & children people worry most about crime. STAR Bookies are offering odds of 6-1 that Popstars reject Darius from Glasgow will have a solo number one hit single in 2001. Ladbrokes said he could have a successful solo career.
29th January 2001
SPAIN
Interior Minister Jaime Mayor Oreja has called for a Europe-wide arrest warrant which would make the extradition of suspects unnecessary. He said the warrant would end the "limitations" which hindered countries in the fight against crime. GEORGIA Tbilisi & Ankara have agreed to remove anti-personnel mines from their joint border & not to use them for border protection in the future. Georgian Defence Minister Davit Tevzadze said Georgia & Turkey were working to clear the mines.
29th January 2001
RAPE CASES REOPENED AS MULCAHY JAILED
Police are re-examining hundreds of unsolved rapes & murders after yesterday's conviction of serial killer and rapist 41-year-old David Mulcahy. They have appealed to women who may have been victims of David Mulcahy & his friend John Duffy serving life terms for sex crimes to come forward. Mulcahy of north London received three life terms for killing three women. Duffy testified the pair went hunting for women to rape & kill in the 1980s
28th January 2001
SICK TROOPS SENT TO PRIVATE HOSPITALS
Some troops are being sent to private hospitals for treatment because of a shortage of medical personnel in the armed forces it has emerged. The Ministry of Defence has signed contracts with Bupa & the Nuffield Hospital Group to provide treatment. Figures last July revealed a shortfall of over 25% in the number of medical personnel an MoD spokesman said. Only 6 153 of the 8 543 defence medical services posts were filled at that time
29th January 2001
SPAIN
Interior Minister Jaime Mayor Oreja has called for a Europe-wide arrest warrant which would make the extradition of suspects unnecessary. He said the warrant would end the "limitations" which hindered countries in the fight against crime. GEORGIA Tbilisi & Ankara have agreed to remove anti-personnel mines from their joint border & not to use them for border protection in the future. Georgian Defence Minister Davit Tevzadze said Georgia & Turkey were working to clear the mines.
29th January 2001
SCHROEDER SHOOTS DOWN US MISSILE PLAN
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has said Russian opposition to a US missile defence plan so-called "Son of Star Wars" must be seriously considered. Russia had a vital role in lasting security in Europe he said demanding clarity from the US on the proposals. US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld again said the plan posed no threat but European leaders fear a new arms race. Nato chief Lord Robertson believes the plans would not affect the alliance.
