01 Jan	Newspaper editor flees South Africa
03 Feb	Sadat in US for Mid East talks
13 Feb	Ford makes her ITN debut
18 Feb	Belfast bomb suspects rounded up
19 Feb	Egyptian forces die in Cyprus gunfight
16 Mar	Aldo Moro snatched at gunpoint
17 Mar	Civilians flee southern Lebanon
24 Mar	Tanker Amoco Cadiz splits in two
30 Mar	Tories recruit advertisers to win votes
07 Apr	Carter delays N-bomb production
18 Apr	Carter wins Panama Canal battle
08 Jun	Woman takes world sailing record
13 Jun	Israeli troops leave southern Lebanon
17 May	Charlie Chaplin's stolen body found
21 Jun	Four dead in post office shootings
29 Apr	Afghan coup rebels claim victory
19 Jun	Botham bowls into cricket history
06 Jul	Eleven die in sleeper train inferno
25 Jul	Motability gets moving in the UK
25 Jul	First 'test tube baby' born
27 Jul	Transatlantic balloonists in trouble
17 Aug	US balloonists' record Atlantic crossing
20 Aug	Two dead after El Al crew ambushed
22 Aug	Kenya's founding father dies
11 Sep	Umbrella stab victim dies
15 Sep	German terror suspect arrested in UK
16 Sep	Thousands dead in Iran earthquake
20 Sep	Police hunt Bridgewater killers
29 Sep	Catholics mourn Pope's death
12 Oct	Sex Pistol Vicious on murder charge
16 Oct	Polish bishop is new Pope
17 Oct	Grey seal cull dramatically reduced
27 Oct	Gunman runs amok in West Midlands
05 Nov	Iran's PM steps down amid riots
18 Nov	Mass suicide leaves 900 dead
20 Nov	Liberal MP accused of murder plot
23 Nov	Nightclub ordered to lift race ban
06 Dec	Spain set to vote for democracy
14 Dec	Labour faces vote of confidence