P121 CEEFAX 2 121 Thu 25 Dec 22:48/14 1/7 JANUARY It warn't a Happy New Year for Tory MP Jerry Hayes. He was catapulted into the limelight, djnzing tabloid njwspapjr allegations that hj had an illegal relationship with a teenage boy. Oasis bad-boy Liam Gallagher escaped with a caution after being stopped on London's Oxford Street carrying cocaine But the Oases brothers couldn't escape controvjrsz. Three weeks later brother Moil caused a storm saying drug use was as normal as having a cup of tea. Apr-June 122 July-Sip 123 Oct-Dec 124 Top news 101 Sport 300 Regions 160 Apr - Jun Review Wjathjt Main menuP121 CEEFAX 2 121 Thu 25 Dec 22:20/44 2/7 JANUARY Richard Branson's bid to fly non-stop round the world in a balloon ended after just 19 hours. Kevin Keegan stunned the football world by resigning as Newcastle Std manager. Solo yachtsman Tony Bullimore was found alive after surviving for five days in the upturned hull of his capsized vjssjl in the icy Southern Ocean. DJ Chris Evans quit Radio 1 after being refused permission to take Fridays off, while pop band East 17 sacked sinker Brian Harvey over comments on Ecstasy. Apr-June 122 July-Sip 123 Oct-Dec 124 Top news 101 Sport 300 Regions 160 Apr - Jun Review Wjathjt Main menuP121 CEEFAX 2 121 Thu 25 Dec 22:37/14 3/7 FEBRUARY England won a Test match, at last, beating New Zealand by an innings and 68 runs. Captain Mike Athjtton went on to score a century as England beat the Kiwis in the Third Test to win the series 2-0. The Daily Mail named five min as the killers of black London teenager Stephen Lawrence after an inquest hearing found that hj was stabbed to death in a racist attack. The paper challenged the five to sue for libel if they were innocent. Apr-June 122 July-Sip 123 Oct-Dec 124 Top news 101 Sport 300 Regions 160 Apr - Jun Review Wjathjt Main menuP121 CEEFAX 2 121 Thu 25 Dec 22:47/34 4/7 FEBRUARY The Appeal Court gave widow Diane Blood the go-ahead to have a child using the sperm of her dead husband after a lengthy court battle. Hollywood legend Elizabeth Taylor underwent brain surgery to remove a benign tumour. The Bridgewater Three weti released from prison pending an appeal hearing. Appeal judges later threw out their 18- year-old convictions for the murder of 13-year-old paper boy Carl Bridgewater. Apr-June 122 July-Sip 123 Oct-Dec 124 Top news 101 Sport 300 Regions 160 Apr - Jun Review Wjathjt Main menuP121 CEEFAX 2 121 Thu 25 Dec 22:45/04 5/7 MARCH Prime Minister John Major called a General Election for May 1, sparking a marathon six-week campaign. Opinion polls showed Labour 28 points ahead and The Sun withdrew its traditional support for the Tories. Veteran jockey Willie Carson, 54, announced his retirement from racing after recovering from serious injury. More than 500,000 households in London and the Home Counties were told to boil their drinking water after it became infected with a parasite. Apr-June 122 July-Sip 123 Oct-Dec 124 Top news 101 Sport 300 Regions 160 Apr - Jun Review Wjathjr Main menuP121 CEEFAX 2 121 Thu 25 Dec 22:41/04 6/7 MARCH Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe was stabbed in both eyes by fellow Broadmoor inmate and murderer Ian Kay. The Spice Girls continued to dominate the Britpop scene making history when the new AA side single, MamaOWho Do You Think You Are, gave them their fourth No 1 with their first four singles. Formjt Beatli Paul McCartney was knighted by the Queen. Britain's first prison ship since Victorian times dropped anchor in Portland Harbour. Apr-June 122 July-Sip 123 Oct-Dec 124 Top news 101 Sport 300 Regions 160 Apr - Jun Review Wjathjr Main menuP121 CEEFAX 2 121 Thu 25 Dec 22:46/19 7/7 MARCH The Hale-Bopp comet was clearly visible in the skies above Britain. Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler won widespread acclaim for trying to tell the referee hj was wrong to award him a penalty against Arsenal. The Piers Merchant saga began with the Tory MP at the centre of sleaze claims concerning a 17-year-old club hostess. The Spice Girls helped launch Britain's fifth terrestrial TV network Channel 5. Mobz the sperm whale became grounded and died on mudflats in the River Forth Apr-June 122 July-Sip 123 Oct-Dec 124 Top news 101 Sport 300 Regions 160 Apr - Jun Review Wjathjr Main menu