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        VNS MAIN NEWS .....................................   56 Lines
        VNS UK SPORTS REPORT ..............................   74   "

VNS MAIN NEWS:                                     [Tom Povey, VNS UK News Desk]
==============                                     [Reading, England           ]

     Here is the News at 07:00 BST on Friday 25-September-1992
     ---------------------------------------------------------

     UK News
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     The government had a comfortable majority at the end of the emergency
     debate on the economy last night. However, the signs are that the
     government will come under further pressure from some conservative MP's
     over relationship with Europe. Mr Lamont was clear about the policy of
     keeping down inflation and control of public spending.

     David Mellor is to make his resignation speech today following his
     decision yesterday to step down as Heritage secretary. In a letter to the
     PM, he gave his reasons as wanting to stop the barrage of criticisms from
     the tabloid press from damaging the party and the government. Many people
     have expressed regret at his departure.

     The PM will meet the Irish PM today to discuss the progress of the talks
     on Northern Ireland.

     A British tourist was amongst those who died in the french floods. He
     suffered a heart attack after seeing his caravan swept away by the flood
     water.

     European News
     -------------

     The EC president, Jacques Delors has warned that Britain could find
     itself part of the second tier of a "2-speed" Europe if it does not
     ratify the Maastricht treaty. He also said that it should be possible to
     add to the treaty to satisfy the Danes.

     International News
     ------------------

     The leader of the ANC has announced that he will be re-opening talks with
     Pres. de Klerc in the next few days. The news was given by the UN
     Secretary General in New York.

     Russia has said it will sell two nuclear submarines to Iran, despite the
     objections of the USA.

     Three admirals are to be replaced after being involved in a cover up over
     allegations of sexual harassment at a US Navy social event.

     Following the severe drought, there is now a new threat in Somalia from
     the rains. Many people, especially children, are too weak to cope with
     the wet weather.

     {News courtesy of the BBC}

     Local Weather
     -------------

     A wet start, heavy rain possible this morning, clearing later.

VNS UK SPORTS REPORT:                             [Ken Merrick, VNS Sports Desk]
=====================                             [Valbonne, France            ]

CYCLING
=========================
       French rider Charlie Mottet willride for the new Novemail team next
       season.

       Tour of Ireland
       Wilfried Neilssen won the 1st stage, 112 miles from Dublin to Dundalk,
       and finished second in the second stage to hold the overall lead after
       two stages.

FOOTBALL
=========================

        World Cup Qualifers:

        Group 2
        Norway ...........  2  Netherlands .  1
        Poland ...........  1  Turkey ......  0

        Table                   P  W  D  L  F  A  Diff  Pts
        1. Norway               2  2  0  0 12  1  +11    4
        2. Poland               1  1  0  0  1  0  +1     2
        3. Netherlands          1  0  0  1  1  2  -1     0
        4. Turkey               1  0  0  1  0  1  -1     0
        5. St Marino            1  0  0  1  0 10  -10    0
        6. England              0  0  0  0  0  0   0     0

        Next match: 7 Oct St Marino v Norway

        Group 3
        Lithuania ......... 0  Denamrk ...... 0
        Latvia ............ 0  Spain ........ 0

        Table                   P  W  D  L  F  A  Diff  Pts
        1. Republic of Ireland  2  2  0  0  6  0  +6     4
        2. Lithuania            3  1  2  1  4  4   0     4
        3. Northern Ireland     2  1  1  1  5  2  +3     3
        4. Spain                2  1  1  0  3  0  +3     3
        5. Denmark              2  0  2  0  0  0   0     2
        6. Latvia               4  0  2  2  1  6  -5     2
        7. Albania              4  1  0  3  1  8  -7     2

        Next matches: 14-Oct N. Ireland v Spain, Denmark v Rep. Ireland

        Group 4
        Czechoslovakia ..... 4  Faroe Islands ... 0

        Table                   P  W  D  L  F  A  Diff  Pts
        1. Belgium              3  3  0  0  6  1  +5     6
        2. Roumania             2  2  0  0 12  1  +11    4
        3. Czecholsovakia       2  1  0  1  5  2  +3     2
        4. Wales                2  1  0  1  7  5  +2     2
        5. Cyprus               2  1  0  1  2  1  +1     2
        6. Faroe Isles          5  0  0  5  0 22  -22    0

        Next matches: 14 Oct Belgium v Roumania, Cyprus v Wales

        Friendly matches:
        Hungary .......... 0  Israel ........ 0
        Tunisia .......... 1  Algeria ....... 1

MOTOR SPORT
=======================
        Didier Auriol, current leading the World Rally Championships in a Jolly
    Club Lancia Delta Integrale, will drive for Toyota next season.

        Colin McRae is the new British open rally champion. Next year, he will
    race in the World Rally championships for Subaru.

        Ligier have denied press reports that Ron Dennis of the McLaren team
    had made a bid for the team and its Renault engines. The rumour started
    following comments by ALain Prost at a dinner in Switzerland.

I LOVE IT !!!

However, I daresay that, in common with the very many previous such incidents in
which erect pillars of the Tory establishment have personified the ethics of
conservativism, both this and the recent currency debacle will be completely
forgotten within a couple of years (and certainly long before the next election).
David Mellor will probably be back in the Cabinet (preferably without air-holes).

Simon

        This thread can go on for ever: there was Ernie Marples (who
remembers HIM) Transport minister in the Macmillan gov, who was done for
drunk driving, and George Brown Foreign Sec under Harold Wilson,
photgraphed on his back in the gutter, a scene which provoked the
memorable remark in a TIMES editorial "better the Foreign Secreatry
drunk than the Prime Minister sober" - about the only funny remark ever
made by the TIMES.