▁The ▁Ford ▁F ocus ▁was ▁Britain ' s ▁best - s elling ▁car ▁for ▁the ▁third ▁year ▁in ▁a ▁row . ▁ 1 4 ▁January ▁– ▁The ▁foot ▁and ▁mouth ▁crisis ▁is ▁declared ▁over ▁after ▁eleven ▁months . ▁ ▁February ▁ 8 – 2 4 ▁February ▁– ▁Great ▁Britain ▁compet es ▁at ▁the ▁Winter ▁Olympics ▁in ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City , ▁Ut ah , ▁United ▁States , ▁and ▁wins ▁ 1 ▁gold ▁and ▁ 1 ▁bronze ▁medal . ▁ 9 ▁February ▁– ▁Princess ▁Margaret , ▁the ▁Queen ' s ▁younger ▁sister , ▁dies ▁after ▁suffering ▁a ▁stroke ▁aged ▁ 7 1 . ▁▁ 1 4 ▁February ▁– ▁at ▁the ▁Og more ▁by - e lection , ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party ▁candidate ▁H uw ▁Ir ran ca - D av ies ▁holds ▁the ▁seat ▁held ▁by ▁Sir ▁Ray ▁Pow ell ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁ 1 5 ▁February ▁– ▁The ▁fun eral ▁of ▁Princess ▁Margaret ▁takes ▁place ▁at ▁St . ▁George ' s ▁Chap el , ▁W inds or . ▁ 1 8 ▁February ▁– ▁Th ob urn ▁v ▁S under land ▁City ▁Council ▁decided . ▁ 1 9 ▁February ▁– ▁Ford ▁ends ▁ 9 0 ▁years ▁of ▁British ▁car ▁production ▁with ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁jobs ▁after ▁the ▁last ▁F i esta ▁was ▁made ▁at ▁their ▁factory ▁in ▁D agen ham . ▁However , ▁the ▁plant ▁will ▁be ▁retained ▁for ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁engines ▁and ▁g ear box es , ▁and ▁Ford ▁will ▁continue ▁to ▁make ▁commercial ▁vehicles ▁at