8th February

1587 - Mary, Queen of Scots is beheaded.

1969 - The world's largest commercial plane, the Boeing 747, makes its first flight.

1997 - British boxer Lennox Lewis becomes WBC Heavyweight Champion after his opponent, Oliver McCall, breaks down in tears in the ring.

2000 - Tenor Sam Perry is compensated by the owners of Blobbyland after he claimed wearing the Mr Blobby suit had ruined his singing voice and put an end to a promising career.

2001 - A Swiss firm admits they have lost a £4 million diamond. It was last seen on a flight to South Africa.

2002 - It is revealed that Express Dairies have ordered a fleet of milk floats capable of reaching 95mph with a following wind.