...was given for the releases. ''We are at a very critical stage in our negotiations,'' John Broughton, assistant chief constable of the Essex Police, said immediately after the first group was released. Some 157 hostages and an unknown...

...today, including omelets for breakfast. ''Negotiations remain our favorite option,'' Joe Edwards, an assistant chief constable of the Essex Police, said Monday. ''I will say it could be a very protracted technique. It could go on...