P108 BEEBFAX 122 Thu 31 Dec --:--/--                                 * 8 February - Shergar, the 1981 Derby  winner, has been stolen from the  Ballymany Stud, near The Curragh in  County Kildare, Ireland by masked  gunmen. A ransom of £2m has been  demanded for his return.  * 10 February - The dismembered  remains of at least fifteen young men  are found at a house in Muswell Hill,  North London, victims of Dennis  Nilsen.  * 15 February - The Austin Metro is  now Britain's best selling car, having  outsold every other new car registered  in the UK during January.     100-Contents 101-Headlines   Next       Prev       Home        End