NEWS 9 JANUARY 2005

VOTING IN PALESTINE
People in Palestine are today voting for a replacement for the late Yasser Arafat. Roughly 1.1 million individuals have registered to vote.

TONY BLAIR AND GORDON BROWN
Many of the Sunday newspapers this morning report further developments in the rift between Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. One news story goes on to claim that the seeds of the rift were spawn in 2003 when Blair suggested to Brown that he was ready/about to step down after the ill effects on his reputation of the Iraq war.

TSUNAMI IN ASIA
It is reported that 100,000 children may have lost their parents while Saturday was Children’s Day in Thailand.

CARLISLE FLOODED
As a result of the bad weather experienced late Friday/early Saturday in the UK, the River Eden flooded and hit Carlisle, making it the part of the UK to get hit worst. Three deaths have been reported with several hundred more people having to be evacuated.