From: cockburn@majors.enet.dec.com (Craig Cockburn)
Subject: The Vogon News Service: 10-Apr-92
Organization: Digital Equipment Co. Ltd., Newbury, England
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 16:58:42 GMT


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

    Here is the News at 07:30 BST on Friday 10-April-1992
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    UK News
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    The Conservatives have won a 4th term in office, the first time this
    century that a party has won 4 consecutive general elections. At the
    time of writing the results are as follows (as number of seats with
    change from 1987):- C: 321 (-35) L: 269 (+39) LD: 17 (-1) Other: 12
    The forecast is for a 17 seat Cons majority. 

    The share of the votes were: C: 42% (0%) L: 35% (+4) LD: 18% (-5) with
    change from '87 in brackets. The national swing to Labour was 2% with 8%
    swing needed for a Labour majority. In Scotland there was a 3% swing to
    the Conservatives. The turnout was ~80%.

    The first three results set the tone: Labour held a safe seat in
    Sunderland south; Conservatives held off a strong LibDem challenge in
    Torbey and then held a marginal seat in Basildon despite a 1.3% swing to
    Labour.

    Tory party chairman Chris Patten, who was also leader of the election
    campaign, lost his seat in Bath. Four other ministers lost their seats
    including Linda Chalker.

    Locally, Cons held off a 4% swing to LibDem to keep Newbury. They also
    held the two Reading seats and Basingstoke.

    In Northern Ireland, the Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams lost his seat in
    East Belfast to the SDLP. In Scotland, the deputy leader of the SNP lost
    his seat to Labour.

    The financial markets celebrated the news of a Tory victory with
    overnight trading raising the share index. The pound also strengthened
    raising hopes of a cut in interest rates which could also help stimulate
    the economy.

    FT-SE = 2600.3 (+163.3)
    Exchange Rate for UK pound = $ 1.7740  = Dm 2.8780

    Inflation figures due out today are expected to be below 4%.

    European News
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    The Russian president Boris Yeltsin is under pressure to resign from his
    other post of Prime Minister.

    The Yugoslav air force has warned Bosnia to stop attacks on military
    installations.

    World News
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    Former Panamanian President Noriega has been found guilty of drug
    trafficing and racketeering by a US court.

    Iran votes today in Parliamentary elections which are expected to
    strengthen the government of President Rafsanjani.


    {News courtesy of the BBC}


    Local Weather
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    Sunny and warm, high 16C/61F. Changing over the weekend with rain on its
    way. Cooler start to next week.



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

::: MOTOR SPORT
    This years Le Mans 24-hour race will go ahead under FISA rules.

::: YACHTING
    The final of the Louis Vuitton Trophy will be between New Zealand and Il
    Moro di Venezia. In the Defender series, America 3 beat Stars and Stripes
    in the 8th heat. 



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