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1980 was the year Margaret Thatcher spoke these defiant words to her Conservative colleagues at the party conference.

Identify the words that have been replaced by their initial letters from the following 1980 headlines.

There are 2 separate sets of initials in each question.

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1.

PRSRC forced to cease transmission as it S

Pirate radio station Radio Caroline;

sinks

2.

In London AP gutted by F

Alexandra Palace;

fire

3.

HTB escapes whilst filming K ad on Scottish island

Hercules the bear;

Kleenex

4.

No more Carrying On for HJ as ES loses ‘his sister’

Hattie Jacques;

Eric Sykes

5.

AS, scientist and human rights activist, arrested in M

Andrei Sakharov;

Moscow

6.

Publication of TRATEOTU by DA

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe;

Douglas Adams

7.

DSSCTM by TP spends 4 weeks at the top

Don’t Stand So Close To Me;

The Police

8.

End of the ‘TAAHNP’C as T withdrawn

‘Two and a half new pence’ coin;

tanner

9.

LAOVCAES in CS

Last appearance of Violet Carson as Ena Sharples;

Coronation Street

10.

“KS” revealed as the answer to “WSJR?”

“Kristin Shepard”;

“Who Shot JR?”