You're watching Thames in London. Now we join David Kass at the ITN studios for the
latest news headlines. The time is exactly four o'clock.
The bodies of the IRA bombers shot dead in Gibraltar on Sunday are to be flown back to
Ireland at the weekend. Tomorrow Friday night at the earliest according to a
Gibraltar undertaker. The Spanish Interior Ministry said the police had
been watching the three, Daniel McCann, Sean Savage and Mairead Farrell for four
months. Last Friday they flew into Spain for the last time and based themselves
at the Hotel Escandinavia in Torremolinos. They booked in under false
names before setting off for Gibraltar. Spanish security forces went to the
hotel after the three were killed. There's been a small conservative revolt
in the Commons over the controversial clause 29 of the local government bill
which would ban the promotion of homosexuality in places like schools and
libraries. Two Tories voted for labor changes to the clause but the government
had a majority of 53. During the debate the conservative MP Jeffrey Dickens said
homosexuals should not expect too much from the 90% majority but the shadow
environment secretary Dr. John Cunningham accused the government of
aiding and abetting bigotry. Inner city councils which sold off public buildings
to raise cash and then lease them back say they'll have to review their budgets
now that this has been made illegal. The government changed the law at midnight.
The environment secretary Mr. Ridley said high-spending councils were
mortgaging the future at the ratepayers expense. Brent Council in North London
sold its town hall and other buildings for 30 million pounds and 200 million
were raised by selling Manchester Central Library and other assets. Existing
schemes remain so some London parking meters are at present owned by a French
bank. Boxing Horace Notis retained his British heavyweight title in London. He
stopped Trevor Curry in a rematch of the bout in which he won the title
last year. Reg Gutteridge and Jim Watt of ITV Sport described the final moments
of the fight. I'd say he's obstinately brave isn't he Curry Jim? Yeah these are
good punches are coming through. Fangland Targaby's taking them. I don't think he can take
too many more of these. And Adrian Morgan dived in. It's all over in the tent.
I'll be back with an hour of the morning news in an hour's time at 5. See you then.