1989: Many killed in Tajik earthquake Hundreds of people are feared dead after a powerful earthquake strikes the Soviet Central Asian republic of Tajikistan.
1955: Express train crashes killing 14 Fourteen people die and dozens are injured when an express train travelling from York to Bristol derails at Sutton Coldfield station.
2002: Elderly patient sparks Commons row The treatment of a 94-year old woman sets off a bitter political row between the prime minister and the leader of the Opposition.
