On this day

43 YEARS AGO (1979)

We reported that Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe was acquitted of the attempted murder of his alleged ex-lover Norman Scott. Thorpe’s career was ruined by the case.

61 YEARS AGO (1961)

The Antarctic Treaty came into effect, setting aside the Earth’s only uninhabited continent as a scientific reserve and banning all military activity there.

37 YEARS AGO (1985)

Canadian Sikh terrorists killed all 329 people aboard Air India

Flight 182 en route from Montreal to London. The extremists had smuggled a bomb on to the plane.

Today’s giggle

How did the barber win the race?

He knew a shortcut.