1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990   Oxford University dons refuse to grant Margaret Thatcher an honorary degree Clive Sinclair unveils the C5 electric car/bicycle Civil servant Clive Ponting cleared of breaking the Official Secrets Act after giving information about the Falklands War Prescription charges rise 40p to £2 Three-year-old Ben Hardwick, Britain's youngest liver transplant patient, dies Britain's two million blood donors are to be tested for the AIDS virus Government announces a computerised screening programme to cut cervical cancer deaths Fire sweeps through the Bradford City football ground, killing more than 40 More than 30 die in Staffordshire from Legionnaire's Disease Spectators are crushed as Liverpool fans riot at Heysel Stadium in Brussels Keith Castle, Britain's longest surviving heart transplant patient, dies six years after receiving his heart Live Aid concerts at Wembley and the JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, raise £40 million for Africa's famine-stricken poor The Church of England General Synod approves the ordination of women deacons Thirteen-year-old Ruth Lawrence wins a first class degree at Oxford Compact discs start to catch on, two years after their launch     Copyright © 1998, NHS