P104 BEEBFAX 122 Thu 31 Dec --:--/--                                                * 9 January - Sarah Tisdall, a  23-year-old Foreign Office clerk, is  charged under the Official Secrets  Act.  * 13 January - Six people die when  Britain is battered by hurricane force  winds.  * 15 January - Left-wing rebel Tony  Benn wins the Labour Party's  nomination for the Chesterfield  by-election, eight months after losing  his seat as Member of Parliament (MP)  for Bristol in the General Election.  * 18 January - The Mitsui Miike coal  mine explosion in Japan kills 83.     100-Contents 101-Headlines   Next       Prev       Home        End