asks H Gray:A. The Government has finally approved a fifth terminal at Heathrow after the longest planning inquiry in British history (1995-1999). Terminal Five will be open by 2007 at a cost of 2.5
00:00 Wed 28th Nov 2001asks Trimbo:A. In the UK, there's no law which prevents an employer calling an employee at home. As a general rule, people who are employed in the public sector will not be called from home, but in
00:00 Thu 15th Nov 2001asks Woolley:A. Scottish first minister, Henry McLeish, resigned on November 8 over a row about expenses which was was turning into a police investigation. Q. Why did the police get involved A. When
00:00 Fri 09th Nov 2001asks sporty: A. The Kursk's crew of 118 died after a series of explosions which caused the state-of-the-art submarine to fall to the floor of the Barents Sea floor. It happened during military
00:00 Sat 03rd Nov 2001asks MissDon: A: Until now, Los Angeles smokers have been banned from smoking in certain indoor locations - at work, or in bars or restaurants. They were, however, allowed to have their sneaky cigs
00:00 Mon 29th Oct 2001asks Pathfinder:A. No. It's still an illegal drug, but David Blunkett, the Home Secretary, is asking for cannabis to be categorised as a class-C drug, rather than a class-B drug. Q. What does that
00:00 Wed 24th Oct 2001asks Mallorn: A. The short answer is no, she doesn't. 'The common law wife' is just a myth, except in certain circumstances in Scotland. Q. Why in Scotland A. Until the beginning of the 20th
00:00 Tue 16th Oct 2001asks Tony b:A. Anthrax is caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis and is one of the oldest known diseases. It is an animal disease that can prove lethal to humans. In its dormant form, it turns
00:00 Wed 10th Oct 2001asks PDTV:A. Since the World Health Organisation warned the world's governments to get ready for the risk of chemical or biological attacks, army stores in the UK have sold out of gas masks. Gas masks
00:00 Thu 27th Sep 2001asks Allan:A. The Government is seriously thinking about compulsory identity cards as part of a new anti-terrorism package. Q. Would this the first time they'd be used in this country A. No, they
00:00 Tue 25th Sep 2001asks adryley:A. Prison reform campaigners claim that sending people to prison does not reduce crime. And we're putting more people in prison than ever. Q. How many more A. In England and Wales, the
00:00 Thu 20th Sep 2001asks seeker:A. Let's start with the money. Osama bin Laden was born in 1957, the 17th of 52 children born to a Saudi billionaire construction tycoon. Q. Well, that explains the money. So why did a
00:00 Thu 13th Sep 2001asks seeker: A. The monument of the man whose slogan was, 'Am I not a man, am I not a brother ' is in front of Hull College. Q. Why Hull A. That's where he was born in 1759. He lived in London with
00:00 Wed 05th Sep 2001asks WoolleyA. It's 40 years since East Germany shocked the world by starting to build the barrier which became known as the Berlin Wall. The authorities claimed it was to protect against fascists,
00:00 Tue 28th Aug 2001asks mayastar: A. McDonald's first developed the Happy Meal in the 1970s. Originally, it was believed that a puzzle-covered box would be appealing enough, but toys were added by some franchises as an
00:00 Tue 28th Aug 2001asks mike: A. The Caspian Sea, with its vast mineral resources, has been a problem since the collapse of the Soviet Union. It's estimated that there are 70 billion to 200 billion barrels of oil
00:00 Wed 22nd Aug 2001asks Woolley: A. The Khmer Rouge ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979, under their leader Pol Pot. During that time, they killed 1.7 million people through execution, starvation and disease - mainly
00:00 Tue 07th Aug 2001asks PDTV: A. Louis Farrakhan is head of the Nation of Islam, a controversial black Muslim leader who was banned from this country because he preached hatred against whites - especially Jews. Q.
00:00 Thu 02nd Aug 2001asks Admason: Sir Alan Budd's gambling review, published recently, recommends scrapping the UK's restrictive gambling laws. He would like to see gambling regarded as a leisure activity, similar to
00:00 Thu 26th Jul 2001asks A dryley: A. The volcano, which has been active for hundreds of years, started rumbling about a month ago and has been gushing smoke and ash for more than a week now. Five fissures have opened up
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