P150 BEEBFAX 122 Thu 31 Dec --:--/--                                                * 16 October - The Bill, a police TV  drama, airs for the first time on ITV.  * 18 October - Support for the  Conservative government is reported to  be improving after several months of  dismal poll showings, with the latest  MORI poll putting them nine points  ahead of Labour on 44%.  * 19 October - Polish secret police  kidnap Jerzy Popieuszko, a Catholic  priest who supports the Solidarity  movement. His dead body is found in a  reservoir 11 days later on     100-Contents 101-Headlines   Next       Prev       Home        End