P107 BEEBFAX 122 Thu 31 Dec --:--/--                                 * 1 February - Sales of tabloid  newspapers are reported to have been  boosted substantially since last  summer by the introduction of bingo.  The Sun has reportedly enjoyed the  biggest rise in sales, now selling  more than 4 million copies per day on  a regular basis.  * 5 February - Laker Airways  collapses, leaving 6,000 passengers  stranded, with debts of 270 million.  * 12 February - Opening of first Next  clothing store, a rebranding of the  merged Joseph Hepworth and Kendall  chains masterminded by George Davies.     100-Contents 101-Headlines   Next       Prev       Home        End