The Week In 60 Seconds
A video was released on Tuesday night showing the death of aid worker Margaret Hasssan who had been held by Iraqi insurgents for a month. The first major change in the Bush administration since its resounding election victory saw Condoleezza Rice appointed as US Secretary of State. French President Jacques Chirac twisted the knife into Tony Blair's back by mocking the nature of the PM's transatlantic relationship with George W Bush.
At home, with the NHS in crisis, Home Office policy on asylum seekers being challenged by the media and the safety of Britain's railways being called into question once more; an amendment to allow regulated fox hunting was hotly debated and voted down in the Commons while a White Paper was being prepared that could see smoking banned in all enclosed public places.
Paula Radcliffe was rehabiliated by the media as they rushed to re-christen her 'Golden Girl' after her victory in the New York Marathon.
18th Nov 2004