91.   A top African labour leader has warned of the growing poverty of workers and the violation of trade union rights in the continent.

92.   According to the latest opinion polls, Labour leader Peres has a slender five-point lead over Netanyahu.

93.   A swathe of labour leaders, key human rights and pro-democracy activists, journalists and other opponents of the regime were rounded up and are still in jail.

94.   After handing over the petition in parliament, the group was due to meet Labour leader Tony Blair, Scottish Secretary Michael Forsyth and Home Secretary Michael Howard.

95.   According to the internal security service Shin Beth, the politicians most under threat are Netanyahu, opposition Labour leader Peres and left-wing MP Yossi Sarid.

96.   According to the latest opinion polls Netanyahu would come way ahead of Labour party leader Rabin if the elections took place now.

97.   Alfred Sant the Labour leader takes the opposite view.

98.   And even the expected victory of Labour leader Tony Blair carried no promise of change.

99.   Analysts believe the next Labour leader has a good chance of becoming prime minister, given the deep unpopularity of the present Conservative government led by John Major.

100.   And tributes to the Labour leader flowed in from prime ministers and presidents around the world, from the United States to Bosnia, from Malaysia to Saudi Arabia.