90 INJURED IN TRAIN TUNNEL TERROR CRASH .sx PEOPLE REPORTERS .sx MORE than 90 passengers were injured yesterday in a horrifying pile-up between two trains in the middle of the Severn Tunnel .sx Dazed and terrified travellers had to wait in the darkness for two hours before rescuers reached them .sx Ten people were seriously hurt but no one died in the accident , which happened when the 8.30am Paddington to Cardiff InterCity 125 was rammed from behind by the 7am Portsmouth to Cardiff Sprinter .sx Emergency crews on both sides of the tunnel put a pre-arranged plan into operation and a resuce train with medics , police and fire - fighters was sent inside .sx But it was nearly two hours before the first casualties were brought out .sx Among them was the seriously injured driver of the Sprinter , Steve Carpenter , 36 , of Fratton , Portsmouth , who was trapped in the wreckage of his cab .sx A young doctor who was a passenger on the Sprinter was hailed as the hero of the crash .sx He gave the driver first aid and checked the condition of the other casualties while waiting for rescuers to arrive .sx He was then able to give ambulancemen his expert assessment of the cases needing the most urgent treatment .sx .sx One rescuer said :sx " He was brilliant .sx He told us the chap to worry about was the train driver and we spent about 90 minutes cutting him free .sx " The doctor must have been shocked but he put that to one side and did a professional job .sx " .sx Panic Adam Stirling , 27 , from Southville , Bristol , a passenger in the Sprinter , said :sx " There was a sudden loud crash and all the lights went out .sx There was panic for maybe 30 seconds but everyone was quite calm after that .sx " The four-mile-long Severn Tunnel opened in 1886 and is one of the longest operated by BR .sx High-speed lines were laid in 1970 .sx Last night BR revealed a major signal fault had existed in the tunnel for several hours before the crash .sx One of the drivers had been warned but it was uncertain whether the other had been .sx Britain alone in Europe .sx By NIGEL NELSON .sx BRITAIN will be isolated by 11 votes to 1 over the key issue of a single currency at next week's EC summit in Maastricht .sx Every nation except Britain backs the change , says a briefing for Government ministers obtained by The People .sx But despite this , Financial Secretary Francis Maude warned that any agreement must be on our terms .sx " If we entered a single currency in the wrong conditions it would be catastrophic , " he said .sx Meanwhile Tory Chairman Chris Patten claimed Britain had won the battle over a 48-hour week .sx The EC had wanted to restrict the number of hours people work .sx IRA MAN DROPS BAG OF GUNS IN THE STREET .sx Christmas terror warning as cop seizes weapons .sx By SHARON COLLINS .sx FEARS of a Christmas terror blitz by the IRA grew last night after a bag of guns was found in a London street .sx Anti-terrorist police launched a massive hunt following the discovery of " weapons believed intended for acts of terrorism .sx " .sx The find is a new setback for the IRA just two weeks after a Provo bomb girl and a male accomplice blew themselves to bits at St Albans , Herts .sx Their bomb went off as they tried to plant it during a concert by the band of the Blues and Royals .sx An off-duty policeman foiled the latest planned attack when he challenged a man acting suspiciously in Wanstead , East London .sx .sx Police are understood to be working on the theory that the man , possibly a member of an IRA 'active service' unit , was about to act as a bodyguard in a terrorist operation .sx Another possibility is that he was moving from one safe house to another .sx A Scotland Yard spokesman said :sx " Our officer displayed extreme bravery and initiative .sx Dropped " The man dropped the bag and ran off .sx Inside the bag , the officer discovered a number of weapons .sx " Extensive inquiries are now being conducted throughout London .sx " .sx One report said Semtex explosive and bomb-making gear was also found nearby .sx The Wanstead drama and the St Albans 'own goal' follow a series of recent setbacks suffered by terrorists on the British mainland .sx In October , two IRA suspects , one apparently armed , fled after being shot at by sentries at St Omer Barracks in Aldershot , Hants .sx Last June , a bomb containing more than 20lbs of Semtex and timed to go off while the Blues and Royals were playing , was defused outside a theatre in Hayes , West London .sx Three incendiary devices , similar to those used by the IRA , were found under the seat of a Tube train in August .sx And 20 firebombs were found smouldering in a hold-all at Preston railway station , Lancs , in April .sx Sacked Sir tied up girl .sx By PAUL DAVIDSON .sx A TEACHER was sacked this week after tying a teenage girl to a rugby post for a photo session and showing 13-year-olds an X-rated movie .sx David Mundy bound the girl on the school field , then let pupils take pictures of her .sx Later he let them watch Aliens which features graphic violence and foul language .sx Education chiefs gave Mr Mundy , 40 , the boot at a disciplinary hearing .sx But nearly 200 parents are backing popular Mr Mundy's appeal and want him back .sx He taught English , geography and history at the 400-pupil Cliffe Woods Middle School , Rochester , Kent , for 17 years and was head of fourth year .sx .sx He organised the photo session to provide a front cover for a school magazine showing the pain education sometimes causes children .sx Sue Prescott , one of the parents backing him , said :sx " He is an unusual teacher , but he works kids hard .sx They also have lots of fun with him .sx He is the most popular teacher in the school .sx " .sx BAKER'S BEDSIDE VISIT TO HERO COPS .sx Hospital tribute to murdered sergeant and stab attack Pcs .sx By LOUISA HATFIELD .sx HOME SECRETARY Kenneth Baker paid tribute yesterday to the courage of murdered police sergeant Alan King and two wounded Pcs .sx After hospital bedside visits to stab victims John Jenkinson , 25 , and Harold Castrey , 26 , he said :sx " These men were very courageous - as was Sgt King , who was stabbed and killed in the course of duty .sx " He added :sx " The police are the thin blue line in our country which stands between order and chaos .sx " .sx Meanwhile , a junior doctor was praised for saving Pc Jenkinson's life by keeping his finger in a three-inch deep neck wound for three hours .sx His swift action also saved Pc Castrey , said consultant surgeon Stephen Ebbs at Mayday Hospital , Croydon .sx .sx The two officers , " serious but stable " after having their wounds heavily stitched , were stabbed while tackling car thieves at Thornton Heath , South London , on Friday .sx Sgt King , 41 , died 14 hours earlier , after being stabbed twice in Walthamstow , East London .sx His grief-stricken widow Monica , 45 , whom he married just 19 months ago described him as a " people's policeman .sx " Mother-of-four Mrs King added :sx " He was a good copper , a professional in everything he did .sx He loved being on the streets with the community and not stuck behind a desk .sx He died doing a job he loved .sx He had a passion for life and once said :sx 'You just don't know what's round the corner .sx ' " .sx Two men are being questioned about the killing .sx Militant MP gets boot by Labour .sx LEFT-WING MP Dave Nellist was last night kicked out of the Labour Party for being a member of the outlawed Militant Tendency .sx A party spokesman said Mr Nellist had broken Labour's rules and was " therefore ineligible for membership of the party and has been expelled .sx " .sx Banner-waving supporters had greeted the 39-year-old Coventry South-East MP as he arrived for a disciplinary hearing at Labour's West Midlands HQ in West Bromwich .sx He faced evidence from a 100-page dossier alleging he was a member of Militant , which he denied .sx .sx Liverpool Broadgreen MP Terry Fields has also been thrown out by Labour for being a member of Militant , and is standing against the official Labour candidate at the next election .sx Earlier Mr Nellist refused to say whether he will be following Mr Field's example .sx " I'm not holding a gun to the head of the Labour Party , " he added .sx " I am not trying to blackmail anybody .sx " .sx BIG CHILL CAUSES MAYHEM IN BRR-ITAIN .sx PEOPLE REPORTERS .sx AS the Arctic weather tightened its grip on Britain last night , a rash of accidents turned roads into death traps .sx The Midlands and the South were hit by black ice and freezing fog .sx Police advised drivers to stay home .sx And huge delays built up at airports .sx Near WINCHESTER , Hants , five people were seriously injured in two crashes within minutes of each other on the A272 at Cheesefoot Head .sx The victims included a three-year-old boy .sx Six people were hurt in a ten vehicle pile-up in thick fog on the M1 near HARPENDEN , Hertfordshire .sx The southbound carriageway was closed for an hour .sx A spate of accidents closed the A42 in Leicestershire , the A12 in Essex , the Dartford Bridge and the M4 .sx A driver left a trail of 17 crashes when he drove the wrong way down the A52 dual carriageway between NOTTINGHAM and DERBY .sx A police spokesman said :sx " It's madness out there and people are still driving too fast .sx " .sx The chill was blamed for a dangerous rise in air pollution in London .sx An elderly man was killed when he slipped on ice outside his home at READING , Berks .sx An air-sea rescue helicopter was scouring a river at ROCHESTER , Kent , last night , for a man reported missing in a small dinghy .sx In KING'S LYNN ; Norfolk , two pensioners died of hypothermia .sx THIRTEEN matches in the Football League , including three from the First Division , were cancelled .sx Rugby union and racing were also hit .sx BOMB No 4 HITS CENTRE .sx By LOUISA HATFIELD .sx LONDON'S Brent Cross Shopping Centre was evacuated last night after yet another firebomb was found .sx No one was hurt after the device - found in W.H. Smith's - was safely defused .sx Two bombs had gone off earlier at C&A and Fenwick's in the North London precinct as suspected IRA terrorists stepped up a Christmas terror blitz .sx A third was found at the centre's John Lewis store but just 'fizzled out .sx ' .sx Detectives believe the bombers sneaked the devices in during late-night shopping on Friday .sx Again no one was injured .sx On one of the busiest days of the year , however , an estimated pounds5 million was lost as shoppers were locked out .sx " Everyone has lost a fortune , " said one boss .sx The attacks bore IRA hallmarks - the bombs were similar to those used in recent strikes in Blackpool , Manchester and London .sx This time , water sprinklers caused more damage than the bombs .sx .sx The earlier incendiaries , disguised as a cigarette box , a cigar box and a cassette case , were hidden in jumpers .sx Staff joined a search for other devices and the 82-shop centre finally reopened at 1.30pm. The new bomb wasn't discovered until six hours later .sx Last night , Commander George Churchill-Coleman , head of Scotland Yard's anti-terrorist squad , warned the public that they should be on their guard against bombers at all times .sx EURO DEAL - ON AIDS .sx By NIGEL NELSON .sx JOHN Major and other EC leaders will unite tomorrow in a bid to find a cure for AIDS .sx They will pledge member nations to pooling information and research on the killer disease .sx But it's one of the few things they WILL agree on at the historic Maastricht summit .sx Mr Major will insist on Britain's right to opt out of a single currency .sx France and Germany are determined to have Euro-money by 1999 .sx Germany , Belgium , Holland and Italy want a federal Europe and more powers for the European Parliament .sx Britain doesn't .sx Ireland and Denmark want referenda on the single currency .sx Mr Major is resisting Mrs Thatcher's demands for a referendum here .sx Mr Major was far from confident an agreement would be struck .sx " It's poised in the balance , " he said last night .sx But if he does come back with a deal that's good for Britain , Labour leader Neil Kinnock and his troops will vote FOR the Government in the Commons .sx Labour foreign spokesman George Robertson said :sx " We are seen as good Europeans .sx " .sx