▁their ▁plant ▁in ▁South am pton . ▁ 2 0 ▁February ▁– ▁Andrew ▁A ston , ▁a ▁ 2 9 - year - old ▁B irmingham ▁c oca ine ▁add ict , ▁is ▁sent enced ▁to ▁ 2 6 ▁concurrent ▁terms ▁of ▁Life ▁imprison ment ▁– ▁officially ▁the ▁longest ▁prison ▁sentence ▁im posed ▁on ▁any ▁criminal ▁in ▁England ▁and ▁Wales ▁– ▁for ▁murder ing ▁two ▁elder ly ▁people ▁in ▁rob ber ies ▁and ▁attack ing ▁ 2 4 ▁others . ▁ 2 7 ▁February ▁– ▁Ryan air ▁Fl ight ▁ 2 9 6 ▁catch es ▁fire ▁at ▁London ▁Stan sted ▁Airport . ▁ ▁March ▁March ▁– ▁V aux hall ▁un ve ils ▁the ▁all - new ▁V ect ra ▁family ▁car , ▁which ▁is ▁due ▁on ▁sale ▁in ▁the ▁summer . ▁ 1 1 ▁March ▁– ▁BBC ▁ 6 ▁Music , ▁the ▁first ▁new ▁BBC ▁Radio ▁station ▁in ▁dec ades , ▁is ▁launched . ▁ 2 1 ▁March ▁– ▁ 1 3 ▁year - old ▁Am anda ▁Dow ler ▁ ▁goes ▁missing ▁on ▁her ▁way ▁home ▁from ▁school ▁in ▁Sur rey . ▁ 2 2 ▁March ▁– ▁a ▁woman ▁known ▁as ▁" Miss ▁B ", ▁who ▁was ▁left ▁quad ri ple g ic ▁last ▁year ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁a ▁burst ▁blood ▁vessel ▁in ▁her ▁neck , ▁is ▁granted ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁die ▁by ▁the ▁High ▁Court . ▁ 2 9 ▁March ▁– ▁coal ▁min ing ▁in ▁Scotland , ▁which ▁has ▁a ▁history ▁stretch ing ▁back ▁more ▁than ▁ 8 0 0 ▁years