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Things that will happen this year: William Hague becomes Prime Minister, Christopher Reeve walks, foetal brain cells recover memory in stroke patients, genetically engineered bacteria break down ore to get at gold, and smokers get innoculated against nicotine. A load of old bollocks? Most certainly. Still, that was predicted for this year in 1999, in The Sunday Times' Chronicle of the Future. Those stabs-in-the-dark aside however, one snippet was eerily prescient ...

"Tensions between India and Pakistan turned to conflict again over the disputed region of Kashmir. Troops were mobilised on both sides and artillery fire was exchanged, killing hundreds of civilians. More than 50 shoppers were killed when a terrorist bomb exploded in the centre of Delhi."

Personally, I can't wait until Chelsea Clinton gets elected to the Oval Office in 2032.
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