P141 BEEBFAX 122 Thu 31 Dec --:--/--                                              * 5 September - The Space Shuttle  Discovery lands after its maiden  voyage at Edwards Air Force Base in  California.  * 6 September - A MORI poll shows that  the Conservatives now have a slim lead  over Labour for the first time this  year.  * 7 September - An outbreak of food  poisoning in two Yorkshire hospitals  has so far claimed 22 lives in the  space of two weeks.  * 10 September - Geneticist Alec  Jeffreys discovers DNA fingerprinting.     100-Contents 101-Headlines   Next       Prev       Home        End