On this day

34 YEARS AGO (1984)

We covered Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean’s Olympic triumph in the figure skating at Sarajevo. Their Bolero was seen by 24million people in the UK.

76 YEARS AGO (1942)

British troops surrendered unconditionally to the Japanese in Singapore – 16,000 Brits were among the soldiers taken prisoner.

47 YEARS AGO (1971)

The Government rolled out decimalisation. Shops accepted pounds, shillings and pence, but issued change in the new currency.