Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
TODAY: TUESDAY, JAN 31, 2017
On this day 33 YEARS AGO (1984)
Our front page reported that 12,500 people went for just 60 jobs at Birmingham’s new £60 million airport. Phone lines became jammed as people vied for jobs as baggage handlers, cleaners, porters and ground staff.
17 YEARS AGO (2000)
GP Harold Shipman was jailed for life for murdering 15 patients. An inquiry concluded Shipman may have killed up to 250 patients over two decades.
56 YEARS AGO (1961)
A chimp called Ham sent into space to test conditions for a manned flight was found alive and well 400 miles from the rocket launch site in Florida.
Birthdays
Singer Justin Timberlake is 36. He never writes down his lyrics. Musician Marcus Mumford is 30. He’s married to actress Carey Mulligan. Actress Minnie Driver is 47. Her father was a WW2 RAF hero. Former Sex Pistol John Lydon is 61. He had meningitis as a boy. And many happy returns to Mirror reader Nigel Yates, of Barnsley, South Yorks who turns 56 today.
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Today’s events
11am: French Ambassador presents 12 British Second World War veterans with France’s highest distinction for securing its liberation, in London.
6pm: Winner of the Costa Book of the Year Award announced.
7pm: London premiere of musical You Win Again – The story of the Bee Gees, before nationwide tour.
8pm: Liverpool play Chelsea in Premier League at Anfield.
Today’s giggle
What did one candle say to the other?
I’m going out tonight.