1994

Police in Gloucester begin excavations at 25 Cromwell Street, the home of 52-year-old builder Fred West, investigating the disappearance of his daughter Heather, who was last seen alive in the summer of 1987 when she was 16 years old.
Women’s Royal Air Force fully merged into Royal Air Force.
The Channel Tunnel, a 51 km (32 mi) long rail tunnel beneath the English Channel at the Strait of Dover, officially opened.
The Camelot Group consortium wins the contract to run the UK’s first National Lottery.
Tony Blair wins the Labour Party leadership election defeating John Prescott and Margaret Beckett.
Lidl, a German discount food supermarket chain, opens its first 10 stores in Britain.
19 November – The first UK National Lottery draw takes place.

Release of Scottish group Wet Wet Wet’s cover of the song Love Is All Around (1967), as featured in Four Weddings and a Funeral. From 29 May it will spend 15 consecutive weeks at number one in the UK Singles Chart, the longest spell ever attained by a British act.
Jonathan Dimbleby’s film on Charles, Prince of Wales, Charles: The Private Man, the Public Role is broadcast on ITV.
10 November – BBC1 broadcasts the first episode of sitcom The Vicar of Dibley.

The first number one single of the year was the 700th since charts began, a reggae version of “Twist and Shout” by Chaka Demus & Pliers.
Manchester rockers Oasis found their success on their debut album, Definitely Maybe, which shot to number No. 1 on its first week out in September.
A record was broken in 1994 for the longest song to become a UK top 10 hit when Bon Jovi released the single “Dry County” in March, when it peaked at #9. The song was 9 minutes and 52 seconds long.

Artist	Title
Chaka Demus & Pliers	Twist And Shout
D:Ream	Things Can Only Get Better
Mariah Carey	Without You
Doop	Doop
Take That	Everything Changes
Prince	The Most Beautiful Girl In The World
Tony Di Bart	The Real Thing
Stiltskin	Inside
Manchester United Football Squad	Come On You Reds
Wet Wet Wet	Love Is All Around
Whigfield	Saturday Night
Take That	Sure
Pato Banton	Baby Come Back
Baby D	Let Me Be Your Fantasy
East 17	Stay Another Day

Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean win the British ice-dancing championship at the Sheffield Arena.
The Prince of Wales retires from competitive polo at the age of 45.
Sir Matt Busby, the legendary former Manchester United manager, dies aged 84.
Huddersfield Town move into their new all-seater Alfred McAlpine Stadium, which has an initial capacity of 16,000 and will rise to 20,000 later this year on the completion of a third stand; a fourth stand is also planned and would take the capacity to around 25,000.

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