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WHAT HAPPENED ON 6th September 1996?
5th September 1996
TURKISH JETS ATTACK REBEL KURDS IN IRAQ
Turkish jet fighters have attacked suspected Kurdish rebel bases in northern Iraq. The Foreign Ministry said a "limited" air attack was carried out against the rebels but gave no other details. The government is trying to establish a buffer zone in northern Iraq to prevent the rebels from crossing into Turkey. Earlier heavy fighting broke out between rival Kurdish factions near the strategic town of Irbil. US/UK justify action against Iraq
6th September 1996
Unionists are insisting the Union Flag
should be flown at the Northern Ireland Forum. The Forum is meant to promote dialogue and understanding in Northern Ireland. But the Nationalists who are no longer taking their seats will not be happy at Unionist insistance that the Union Flag should fly whenever it sits. The Government objected to flying the flag over the Forum building so Unionists decided to fly it inside the debating chamber.
6th September 1996
CONTROVERSIAL ISLAMIC RALLY CALLED OFF
A controversial rally due to be held by Islamic fundamentalists in London on Sunday has been cancelled. Management at the London Arena said the organisers of the Rally For Revival could not meet the extra security costs required "as a result of the publicity" But organiser Omar Bakri Mohamed said the Government was unwilling to protect Muslims attending it. Mr Mohamed's comments were later rejected by a Home Office spokesperson.
5th September 1996
GRAND MET SELLS
GERMAN BUSINESS Grand Metropolitan is taking a knife to its European food operations in a bid to focus on a number of leading brands. As a first step it has sold its Erasco soups business in Germany to Campbell Soup for around £140m. Also up for sale are the remainder of its "national" food businesses in the region including Shippams & Peter's Savoury Products in the UK. Grand Met said this would allow it to focus on its Pillsbury Haagen-Dazs Green Giant and Old El Paso brands.
6th September 1996
Unionists are insisting the Union Flag
should be flown at the Northern Ireland Forum. The Forum is meant to promote dialogue and understanding in Northern Ireland. But the Nationalists who are no longer taking their seats will not be happy at Unionist insistance that the Union Flag should fly whenever it sits. The Government objected to flying the flag over the Forum building so Unionists decided to fly it inside the debating chamber.
6th September 1996
YELTSIN TO HAVE HEART BYPASS OPERATION
Boris Yeltsin is to have a heart bypass operation at Moscow's Cardiological Centre Interfax news agency has said. But the senior Russian surgeon quoted by the agency did not say exactly when the operation would take place. There have been rumours about his failing health for months. National security chief Alexander Lebed said Mr Yeltsin must designate his temporary replacement in the next few days APF news agency reported.
5th September 1996
OZONE 7pm Thu 5 Sep
Wales Scotland & N.Ireland
| Air | Level | |
| Quality | (ppb) | |
| URBAN sites | ||
| Edinburgh Centre | Very Good | 13 |
| Glasgow Centre | Very Good | 8 |
| Belfast Centre | Very Good | 17 |
| Swansea Centre | Very Good | 25 |
| Cardiff Centre | Very Good | 30 |
| RURAL sites | ||
| North Scotland | Very Good | 19 |
| Mid-Scotland | Very Good | 19 |
| South Scotland | Very Good | 26 |
| Northern Ireland | Very Good | 31 |
| Mid-Wales | Very Good | 31 |
| Data from Departm | ent of Environme | nt |
| NWEnglandNEEnglan | dC EnglandS Engl | and |
6th September 1996
Unionists are insisting the Union Flag
should be flown at the Northern Ireland Forum. The Forum is meant to promote dialogue and understanding in Northern Ireland. But the Nationalists who are no longer taking their seats will not be happy at Unionist insistance that the Union Flag should fly whenever it sits. The Government objected to flying the flag over the Forum building so Unionists decided to fly it inside the debating chamber.
6th September 1996
Unionists are insisting the Union Flag
should be flown at the Northern Ireland Forum. A motion was passed deploring boycotts which have been used by Catholics particularly in border areas. They claim some businessmen in these areas took part in Orange Order roadblocks at the time of the Drumcree crisis in July. But Sinn Fein's Gerry Adams said the tactic was legitimate provided it was not for sectarian reasons.
5th September 1996
LABOUR ASKED TO SET MINIMUM WAGE RATES
TUC delegates will be asked to back a minimum wage of £4.26 an hour at next week's conference. The motion by Unison & the National Union of Mineworkers calls on a Labour government to implement the minimum rate within a year of taking power. Another motion prescribes a figure of above £4 without specifying the amount. The minimum wage is a sensitive issue for Labour with the Conservatives insisting that it will cost many jobs.
6th September 1996
Unionists are insisting the Union Flag
should be flown at the Northern Ireland Forum. The Forum is meant to promote dialogue and understanding in Northern Ireland. But the Nationalists who are no longer taking their seats will not be happy at Unionist insistance that the Union Flag should fly whenever it sits. The Government objected to flying the flag over the Forum building so Unionists decided to fly it inside the debating chamber.
6th September 1996
Unionists are insisting the Union Flag
should be flown at the Northern Ireland Forum. A motion was passed deploring boycotts which have been used by Catholics particularly in border areas. They claim some businessmen in these areas took part in Orange Order roadblocks at the time of the Drumcree crisis in July. But Sinn Fein's Gerry Adams said the tactic was legitimate provided it was not for sectarian reasons.
5th September 1996
UNIONIST LEADER DISOWNS LOYALIST ATTACK
The bomb attack on parents of a rebel Ulster loyalist was not the work of loyalist terror groups Progressive Unionist leader David Ervine has said. A pipe bomb was thrown into a house in south Belfast occupied by the parents of dissident loyalist Alec Kerr. Loyalist paramilitaries have threatened Mr Kerr if he does not leave Ulster. But Mr Ervine said he had been told they did not launch the attack on Mr Kerr's parents' house.
6th September 1996
Unionists are insisting the Union Flag
should be flown at the Northern Ireland Forum. The Forum is meant to promote dialogue and understanding in Northern Ireland. But the Nationalists who are no longer taking their seats will not be happy at Unionist insistance that the Union Flag should fly whenever it sits. The Government objected to flying the flag over the Forum building so Unionists decided to fly it inside the debating chamber.
6th September 1996
Unionists are insisting the Union Flag
should be flown at the Northern Ireland Forum. A motion was passed deploring boycotts which have been used by Catholics particularly in border areas. They claim some businessmen in these areas took part in Orange Order roadblocks at the time of the Drumcree crisis in July. But Sinn Fein's Gerry Adams said the tactic was legitimate provided it was not for sectarian reasons.
