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WHAT HAPPENED ON 5th September 1996?
4th September 1996
JUDGE RULES BRITISH GIRL SHOULD RETURN
A judge in South Africa has ruled that a girl snatched by her mother & taken abroad should be allowed to return to the United Kingdom. Nine-year-old Amy Kelland from Tiverton Devon was seized last month. But the judge at Johannesburg's supreme court decided Amy should be returned to her father. Mike Kelland & the girl are expected to be on their way back to Britain by plane this evening.
5th September 1996
The US Secretary of State is trying to
secure French backing for the military operation in Iraq. Nicholas Witchell: Talks in Paris follow a meeting with Foreign Secretary Malcolm Rifkind but are unlikely to be as straightforward. Warren Christopher spoke of the extraordinary partnership between Britain & America. Both he & Malcolm Rifkind stressed the need to demonstrate to Saddam Hussein that repressive acts against his own people would be punished.
5th September 1996
DIPLOMAT CONVICTED OF SMUGGLING PORN
Diplomat Robert Coghlan has been found guilty of smuggling paedophile material into Britain. Coghlan 54 was convicted by a jury at London's Southwark Crown Court. The court heard Coghlan built up a collection of 100 obscene videos during a four-year posting as first secretary at the British Embassy in Tokyo. Judge Gerald Butler QC remanded the suspended Foreign Office diplomat in custody overnight pending sentencing.
4th September 1996
BRITAIN REFUSES TO CRACK DOWN ON TIGERS
Britain has said it will not clamp down on the poltical activities of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels even if the Sri Lankan government bans the group. Foreign Secretary Malcolm Rifkind made the announcement during a visit to the Sri Lankan capital Colombo. He said under UK law only individuals and not groups could be taken to court. And he added that Britain allowed the activities of political groups that criticised their governments.
5th September 1996
The US Secretary of State is trying to
secure French backing for the military operation in Iraq. Nicholas Witchell: Talks in Paris follow a meeting with Foreign Secretary Malcolm Rifkind but are unlikely to be as straightforward. Warren Christopher spoke of the extraordinary partnership between Britain & America. Both he & Malcolm Rifkind stressed the need to demonstrate to Saddam Hussein that repressive acts against his own people would be punished.
5th September 1996
EU UNITED FRONT ON CRITICISM OF SADDAM
EU foreign ministers have agreed on a condemnation of Saddam Hussein's agression against the Kurds. But the ministers meeting in the Irish Republic failed to resolve differences over the extension of the no-fly zone. French Foreign Minister Herve de Charette refused to endorse US missile attacks on Iraqi positions. Foreign Secretary Malcolm Rifkind urged critics of the US to come up with a "credible alternative" to the US action
4th September 1996
PHOTO-ME SEES
FLAT OUT-TURN Shareholders in Photo-Me International have been warned not to expect any improvement in profits this year. The photo-booth manufacturer explained it was restructuring "certain sections" of the group to produce further growth. Referring to a 22% drop in profits for the year just past chairman Dan David cited a number of "specific factors". Newcomers with low-grade products had entered the market; a French strike had hit sales: & a loss had been incurred in disposing of the plastic card unit. 20:24/30;
5th September 1996
The US Secretary of State is trying to
secure French backing for the military operation in Iraq. Nicholas Witchell: Talks in Paris follow a meeting with Foreign Secretary Malcolm Rifkind but are unlikely to be as straightforward. Warren Christopher spoke of the extraordinary partnership between Britain & America. Both he & Malcolm Rifkind stressed the need to demonstrate to Saddam Hussein that repressive acts against his own people would be punished.
5th September 1996
The US Secretary of State is trying to
secure French backing for the military operation in Iraq. Nicholas Witchell: On the absence of explicit UN authority for America's actions Mr Christopher said simply that this was not a legal matter. This is the question which is causing concern to a number of countries. He is likely to have difficulty persuading the French that the question of the legitimacy of the missile strikes is of such little importance.
4th September 1996
EXPLOSIONS AND GUNFIRE REPORTED IN IRAQ
Witnesses have reported large explosions & anti-aircraft fire in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. Reporters in their offices said they heard about a dozen large explosions and air raid warning sirens. Washington however has said none of its aircraft are involved. The cause of the blasts & gunfire is not known. Earlier the United States launched a second day of cruise missile strikes against Iraqi military installations. Raid to protect American airmen162
5th September 1996
The US Secretary of State is trying to
secure French backing for the military operation in Iraq. Nicholas Witchell: Talks in Paris follow a meeting with Foreign Secretary Malcolm Rifkind but are unlikely to be as straightforward. Warren Christopher spoke of the extraordinary partnership between Britain & America. Both he & Malcolm Rifkind stressed the need to demonstrate to Saddam Hussein that repressive acts against his own people would be punished.
5th September 1996
The US Secretary of State is trying to
secure French backing for the military operation in Iraq. Nicholas Witchell: On the absence of explicit UN authority for America's actions Mr Christopher said simply that this was not a legal matter. This is the question which is causing concern to a number of countries. He is likely to have difficulty persuading the French that the question of the legitimacy of the missile strikes is of such little importance.
4th September 1996
EXPLOSIONS AND GUNFIRE REPORTED IN IRAQ
Witnesses have reported large explosions & anti-aircraft fire in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. Reporters in their offices said they heard about a dozen large explosions and air raid warning sirens. Washington however has said none of its aircraft are involved. The cause of the blasts & gunfire is not known. Earlier the United States launched a second day of cruise missile strikes against Iraqi military installations. Raid to protect American airmen162
5th September 1996
The US Secretary of State is trying to
secure French backing for the military operation in Iraq. Nicholas Witchell: Talks in Paris follow a meeting with Foreign Secretary Malcolm Rifkind but are unlikely to be as straightforward. Warren Christopher spoke of the extraordinary partnership between Britain & America. Both he & Malcolm Rifkind stressed the need to demonstrate to Saddam Hussein that repressive acts against his own people would be punished.
5th September 1996
The US Secretary of State is trying to
secure French backing for the military operation in Iraq. Nicholas Witchell: On the absence of explicit UN authority for America's actions Mr Christopher said simply that this was not a legal matter. This is the question which is causing concern to a number of countries. He is likely to have difficulty persuading the French that the question of the legitimacy of the missile strikes is of such little importance.
4th September 1996
TRAINING SCHEMES BOOSTED BY £55m FUND
The Government has promised to set up a #55m fund to boost training schemes. The money matched by £50m private sector cash will go to Training & Enterprise Councils in England over the next three years. It will be spent on projects ranging from digital technology workshops to initiatives aimed at helping disabled people find work. Education Secretary Gillian Shephard said learning was not just for schools.
5th September 1996
The US Secretary of State is trying to
secure French backing for the military operation in Iraq. Nicholas Witchell: Talks in Paris follow a meeting with Foreign Secretary Malcolm Rifkind but are unlikely to be as straightforward. Warren Christopher spoke of the extraordinary partnership between Britain & America. Both he & Malcolm Rifkind stressed the need to demonstrate to Saddam Hussein that repressive acts against his own people would be punished.
5th September 1996
30 HURT AS AIR FRANCE JET HITS STORM
Thirty people - some possibly British - have been hurt as a Air France 747 jumbo jet was hit by a violent storm. The plane which was flying from Johannesburg to Paris was forced to make an emergency landing at Marseille. An elderly couple who were seriously injured by falling baggage were taken to hospital on landing. Others were treated for minor wounds & bruises. Britons were among the 203 on board but it is not known if they were hurt.
