Rare folding bicycle carried by British paratroopers as they parachuted into occupied Normandy on D-Day goes up for auction for £8,000 Bikes intended to help airborne troops cover ground quickly and quietly in 1944 Most of metal bikes were unceremoniously ditched once troops reached ground Private collector selling bike from estate of late member of … Read more
Rare folding bicycle carried by British paratroopers as they parachuted into occupied Normandy on D-Day goes up for auction for £8,000 Bikes intended to help airborne troops cover ground quickly and quietly in 1944 Most of metal bikes were unceremoniously ditched once troops reached ground Private collector selling bike from estate of late member of … Read more
Doggy paddle! Adorable moment dachshund Ozzy kicks his tiny legs to swim as he is CARRIED over a puddle Dachshund/Jack Russell cross Ozzy kicks his legs in mid-air as though swimming Tiny hound continues to paddle through the air as owner Grace Bull carries him Dog had been on walk at Dartmoor National Park when … Read more
Doggy paddle! Adorable moment dachshund kicks its tiny legs to swim as it is CARRIED over a puddle Dachshund Ozzy kicks his legs in swimming motion as he is carried over a puddle The canine continues to paddle through the air as owner Grace Bull carries him Dog had been on walk at Dartmoor National … Read more
Rare block of four Penny Blacks in ‘mint condition’ which carried image of Queen Victoria emerge for sale for £80,000 Penny Blacks are on sale with auctioneers Just Collecting in St Helier, Jersey Stamp was adopted by the Post Office in May 1840 but lasted less than year In February 1841, the Treasury switched to the … Read more
Rare block of four Penny Blacks in ‘mint condition’ which carried image of Queen Victoria emerge for sale for £80,000 Penny Blacks are on sale with auctioneers Just Collecting in St Helier, Jersey Stamp was adopted by the Post Office in May 1840 but lasted less than year In February 1841, the Treasury switched to the … Read more
Skeleton racer Amy Williams talks about her travels, from her proposal in Botswana to being carried by Sir Richard Branson during a flight – and why she always turns off hotel air con By York Membery for the Daily Mail Published: 11:33 GMT, 19 March 2021 | Updated: 11:33 GMT, 19 March 2021 Amy Williams … Read more
Swampy’s 16-year-old son Rory Hooper has left him in tunnels below Euston where they were protesting against the HS2 project, declaring ‘I am looking forward to seeing mum’. Rory had spent 22 days living underground in a move that had been criticised as bad parenting by some quarters. When he came out of the tunnel … Read more
Temperatures plunged to -6C in England last night as hundreds of ice and flood warnings are in place today and eight inches of snow have been forecast as Britain braces for a week of snow. Parts of Scotland experienced temperatures of -15C while a yellow warning for ice stretching from western Welsh coasts across to … Read more
Muslim head and her father carried on teaching despite being convicted of running an illegal £2,500-a-year Islamic school that failed to promote core British values, court hears Nadia and Arshad Ali deny institution they run in Streatham is a full-time ‘school’ The father and daughter claim it only offers 18 hours of education per week … Read more