ONE NETWORK NEWS. 17/12/1998

News sport and weather.joint US / UK airstrikes against Iraq in Baghdad;
commercial break;

tape incriminating Gilbert Myles, a New Zealand First list MP, as intending to defect to National;
petition to hold referendum to reduce MPs from 120 to 99 goes to parliament;
Court of Appeal reserves decision on bail eligibility for Peter Ellis, convicted of abuse of children at Christchurch;
awaiting jury’s decision on Malcolm Rewa case;
Christchurch man charged with murder of 8 year old daughter;
13 year old Michelle Dixon, MELAS sufferer, returns from treatment in US;
commercial break;

RSPCA warns that ferrets may not make good pets after attack on toddler by neighbour’s ferret;
financial news;
South Korean scientists claim they have cloned a human in an embryonic state;
North Yorkshire police send Christmas cards to local well known criminals, letting them know they’ve got their eyes on them;
under special provision, New Zealand prisoners due for release during the Christmas period have been released;
joint US-UK air strikes against Iraq in Baghdad and accusations that it was a distraction from impeachment procedures;
commercial break;

First cricket test with India starts tomorrow;
further revelations in Australian cricket match fixing scandal;
grants goes to provincial rugby union from NZRFU;
shake up in English (soccer) Football Association;
Manchester United v Chelsea soccer match;
world surfing championships at Hawaii;
commercial break.