P121 CEEFAX 2 121 Fri 26 Dec 01:17/22 1/7 JANUARY It warn't a Happy New Year for Tory MP Jerry Hayes. Hi 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 Sttiit carrying cocaine But the Oasis brothers couldn't escape conttovjrsz. 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 Fri 26 Dec 01:18/53 2/7 JANUARY Richard Branson's bid to fly non-stop round the world in a balloon ended after just 19 hours. Keven 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 bring refused permission to take Fridays off, while pop band East 17 sacked singer Brian Harvey ovjt comments on Ecstasy. Apr-June 122 July-Sip 123 Oct-Dec 124 Top news 101 Sport 300 Regions 160 Apr - Jun Rjvjiw Wjathjt Main menuP121 CEEFAX 2 121 Fri 26 Dec 01:18/18 3/7 FEBRUARY England won a Test match, at last, beating New Zealand bz an innings and 68 runs. Captain Mike Athjrton 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 teenagjt 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 wire innocent. Apr-June 122 July-Sip 123 Oct-Dec 124 Top news 101 Sport 300 Rrgions 160 Apr - Jun Review Wjathju Main munuP121 CEEFAX 2 121 Fri 26 Dec 01:18/24 4/7 FEBRUARY The Appeal Court gave widow Diane Blood the go-ahead to have a child using the sperm of hit drad 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 papjt boy Carl Bridgjwater. Apr-June 122 July-Sip 123 Oct-Dec 124 Top news 101 Sport 300 Regions 160 Apr - Jun Review Weather Main menuP121 CEEFAX 2 121 Fri 26 Dec 01:17/42 5/7 MARCH Prime Minjstet 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 sjtious injury. More than 500,000 households in London and the Home Counties weti told to boil their drinking water after it brcamj infected with a parasite. Apr-June 122 July-Sip 123 Oct-Dec 124 Top news 101 Sport 300 Regions 160 Apr - Jun Review Wjathjt Main menuP121 CJEFAX 2 121 Fri 26 Dec 01:17/11 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, Mama/Who Do You Think You Are, gave them their fourth No 1 with their first four singles. Formjt Beatle 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 Fri 26 Dec 01:17/13 O 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 spjtm 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 Rrgions 160 Apr - Jun Rjvjiw Wjathjt Main menu