P106 BEEBFAX 122 Thu 31 Dec --:--/--                               * 12 Feb - Purchase of The Times and  The Sunday Times from The Thomson  Corporation by Rupert Murdoch's News  International is confirmed.  * 18 Feb - Thatcher government  withdraws plans to close down 23 mines  after negotiations with National Union  of Mineworkers.  * 23 Feb - Buckingham Palace announces  the engagement of Prince of Wales and  19-year-old Lady Diana Spencer.  * 25 Feb - Margaret Thatcher arrives  in Washington, D.C. for a four-day  visit to American president Ronald  Reagan.   Next       Prev       Home        End