Samantha Fox left page 3 and became a TV presenter and a singer. Bimbo became the tabloid buzz word of the year.

Sarah Ferguson and Prince Andrew were married at Westminster Abbey on 23rd July and the "hand of God" helped Argentina defeat England in the qarter final of the World Cup. Diego Maradona's goal was the subject of much controversy particularly in the pubs around England.

The world's worst nuclear disaster struck in Chernobyl in Northern Ukraine in April expelling 190 tonnes of highly radioactive uranium into the atmosphere.

The first Norwegian band ever to top the UK charts did so when A-Ha released The Sun Always Shines On TV.