P156 BEEBFAX 122 Thu 31 Dec --:--/--                                                 * 20 November - British Telecom shares  go on sale in the biggest share issue  ever. Two million people (5% of the  adult population) buy shares, almost  doubling the number of share owners in  Britain.  * 23 November - The Oxford Circus fire  traps around 1,000 passengers on the  London Underground but no-one is  killed.  * 25 November - An East Rail train  derails between Sheung Shui and  Fanling stations, Hong Kong.     100-Contents 101-Headlines   Next       Prev       Home        End