Can you guess the year from these five clues?

1. What’s up, dock? The Government announce plans to regenerate the London Docklands.

2. Rocket Man! Elton John is the first western musician to perform live in the Soviet Union.

3. Trevor Francis signs for Nottingham Forest in British football’s first £1million deal.

4. Thorpe Park opens in Surrey, becoming one of the country’s biggest theme parks.

5. Margaret Thatcher becomes the UK’s first female PM.

No Googling! Answer in tomorrow’s paper. Yesterday’s year: 1998