The FIRST allied aircraft to score a victory over the D-Day beaches has regained its stripes to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings.
Supermarine Spitfire, ML407, known as The Grace Spitfire, was the first allied plane to shoot down an enemy aircraft over the Normandy beaches on June 6, 1944. Over the last few weeks the fighter plane has been transformed back into the look she wore in 1944, with her black and white D-day stripes painted back on.
The world’s wackiest album covers are revealed in a new book by Steve Goldman, who has travelled far and wide looking for the worst vinyl sleeves.
Hundreds of record covers ranging from the unintentionally funny to the completely crazy feature in The Art of the Bizarre Vinyl Sleeve. Steve, from Yorkshire, has spent the last eight years collecting weird and wonderful vinyl covers from charity shops, record stores, car boot sales and online marketplaces across the globe.
King Charles wants to build a huge SOLAR FARM in Norfolk to generate electricity for his Royal Sandringham estate.
The Monarch has applied for planning permission for around 2,000 solar panels to be placed on horse grazing paddocks to provide zero-carbon energy for the 20,000 acre estate. Plans lodged with King’s Lynn and West Norfolk Council say the solar farm has been designed to “meet current and predicted future electricity demands of the Sandringham Estate” and comes after solar panels were placed on the roof of Sandringham House two years ago.
One Day star Leo Woodall has been spotted walking over the famous Bridge of Sighs at Cambridge University as he films new scenes this week for his upcoming Apple TV series, Prime Target.
The actor, 27, who has shot to fame after starring as Dexter Mayhew in the TV adaptation of David Nicholls’ 2009 novel, One Day, will play the lead role in the new thriller.
Photos of a squirrel watching a bee from behind a tree, two stoats playing and a vole peeking out from under a shoe came top in the Mammal Society’s annual photography contest.
Gary Watson, from Dingwall in the Scottish Highlands, claimed first place overall winner with his stunning photo of a squirrel keeping a close eye on a bee. A picture of a fox waiting at a cashpoint and a bird feeding off ticks on a deer, were also recognised in this year’s contest, which explored mammalian connections with wildlife, humans, and the landscapes around them.
A metal bench made in honour of Captain Tom Moore’s 100th birthday is all that remains in the garden after his family’s luxury £200,000 spa complex was completely demolished.
Aerial photos show the black steel bench in the empty grounds of the property in the village of Marston Moretaine in Bedfordshire after the controversial spa was demolished. Workmen have been clearing away the bricks, tiles and debris this week after Hannah Ingram-Moore and her husband, Colin were told to bulldoze the property by Central Bedfordshire Council and return the land to its original state.
Deadpool is seen jumping on Wolverine’s back as the Marvel duo prove they are the best of frenemies during a scene shot in the south of England.
The comic book character, played by Ryan Reynolds, can’t resist annoying his rival as he repeatedly tries to get a piggy back from the X-Man, played by Hugh Jackman.
Hollywood heartthrob Ryan Reynolds looks unrecognisable as he wraps up in a Dry robe and bobble hat on the set of Deadpool 3 – whilst wearing his prosthetic bald and scarred face.
The 47-year-old actor, who is famous for his good looks, was impossible to recognise as he kept warm between takes whilst filming the latest instalment of the Marvel movie.
Thousands of starlings were seen at sunset in an incredible murmuration over Blackpool in Lancashire.
The birds were seen swooping in formation in the wildlife phenomena, which takes place at dawn and dusk in the autumn and winter in the UK.
Bulldozers have started demolishing properties on a huge new housing development on the edge of the university city of Cambridge after developers discovered defects with 88 NEW HOMES.
Barratt David Wilson Homes Cambridgeshire admitted last year that 88 properties at the Darwin Green site in Cambridge need to be demolished and rebuilt following foundation issues - at a cost of £40 million. Four houses have already been knocked down and work is expected to continue on the site over the next 12 weeks.
An extremely rare book of some of the FIRST ever police mugshots of criminals in Britain – taken more than 150 YEARS ago - has been unearthed and is now up for auction.
The 600 vintage portraits of thieves, sheeprustlers, poachers, vandals and even a highwayman, were snapped in Folkingham County Gaol, near Bourne, in Lincolnshire between 1869 and 1882 - and are accompanied by hand-scrawled notes about their crimes.
It is the first time the haunting collection of Victorian photos, valued at £300-£500, has been seen in public after the private vendor put the book up for auction with Batemans Auctioneers of Stamford in Lincolnshire.
Two common DOLPHINS have been spotted in a river in Cambridgeshire – 35 MILES from the sea – in an extremely rare sighting.
Wildlife photographer Simon Stirrup captured pictures of an adult and juvenile dolphin – believed to be a mother and her calf - swimming in the River Great Ouse at Earith. It is believed to be the first time common dolphins have been seen swimming in a Cambridgeshire river and comes after they were first spotted in the river near Downham Market in Norfolk earlier in the week.
Pop star Ed Sheeran’s stunning private CHAPEL which comes with its own BURIAL CHAMBER is now finished and ready for him to use.
The chapel in the grounds of his house in East Suffolk, which is made out of flint with an impressive round tower, has finally been finished and most of the scaffolding taken down after an 18-month-build. The stunning building, which is in the style of a small early Suffolk Round Tower Church, can now be used by Sheeran’s family and friends to worship in private.
Gardeners have DUG UP all FOURTEEN large yew trees in King Charles’ new climate friendly Topiary Garden on the Royal Sandringham estate in Norfolk – just weeks after they were planted.
There are big holes in the ground where the yew trees once stood in the decorative garden, which is laid out with symmetrical beds and a maze of white gravel paths. The garden was only opened to the public three months ago in July but now has big gaps in the planting. New yew trees are expected to be planted in the next few weeks.
Actor Robson Green had to get out and PUSH after a vintage car broke down on the set of ITV crime drama Grantchester.
The 58-year-old, who plays Inspector Geordie Keeting in the 1950s detective drama, saw the funny side as he jumped out of the open-top red Triumph Herald to give it a push start. The actor had a big smile on his face as he helped to fix the vintage car, which was being driven by his new co-star Rishi Nair, who plays parish priest Alphy Kotteram.
A man has come up with an invention to make PIZZA DELIVERY quicker by building the world’s only BIKE with an OVEN which allows him to make and cook pizzas on the move.
Inventor and YouTuber Colin Furze has adapted a motorbike so it can carry a pizza oven and a cook, who can make the Italian delicacy while it is being delivered. The incredible invention, which comes with its own kitchen work top and drawers for the pizza toppings, means customers never have to eat cold pizza again.
A calendar featuring RUBBISH DUMPS around England has become a surprise bestseller.
Kevin Beresford, 71, has already sold hundreds of the riveting rubbish tips calendars, which feature the country’s top dumps. Each month offers a photo and review of a different household tip or recycling centre, where Brits can dump their waste.
The pair performed Greatest Day in front of more than 20,000 excited fans as the grounds of King Charles’ royal residence were turned into a massive concert venue. Robbie’s shows at Sandringham were the final gigs of his world XXV tour, which marks 25 years since he left Take That to go solo.
A 103-year-old former Wren Officer in WW2 has taken to the skies in a Miles Magister plane – 80 years after she was offered a lift home from a party in one by a Polish officer.
Christian Lamb, who is one of the last surviving WW2 Wren Officers, looked thrilled as she soared into the air in the two-seater training aircraft – eight decades after hitching a lift in one when she missed her train. Mrs Lamb, who lives in London, was watched by her family and friends as she re-lived her daring flight at the Shuttleworth Trust ‘Circus’ Air Show.
An artist from Cornwall is creating stunning collages using RUBBISH collected on beach cleans.
Bonnie Steward collects plastic waste on beach cleans and uses the materials to create intricate collages that depict the location in her picture. Her artwork resembles a complex tapestry of layered plastic waste, including crisp packets, plastic wrappers, toothbrushes, fishing nets and tennis balls. The 25-year-old works on large scales, with many of her pictures measuring more than a metre.