MPX5081209: Beauty Contests: "Miss World", 20 year old Eva Reuber-Staler, awoke at the Waldorf Hotel this morning to her first day as "Miss World". Champagne started the day when she gave a press conference - then it was off to the Mansion House to meet the Lord Mayor... Then a round of shopping. "Miss World" at the furriers, trying on fur coats. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5081253: Children Humour: 10 Children from the Tooting, Wandsworth area, asked the police if they could form their own "Help the Police Club", they are all under 12 years old. Today they went to the Tooting Police Station, where P.C. Brian Curson of Wandsworth showed them around, they have become his group and come to him for advice, but primarily they run the club themselves. October 1969 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5081261: Actor John Hurt is off to The Antarctic on December 1 when he starts his new film "Forbush and The Penguins". For the film he has had to have a special wardrobe designed for him for the Antarctic and a special fur lined coat of white and black P.V.C. lined throughout with black Coney seal worth £250 is amongst his 'keep warm' gear. The coat was designed by John Furness and made at the theatrical costumiers M.Berman of Orange Steert, W.I. - The film is being produced by Henry Trettin and Director Al Diola for A.B.P.C.A. John Hurt is his £250 fur-lined coat in The West End yesterday. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5081262: Actor John Hurt is off to The Antarctic on December 1 when he starts his new film "Forbush and The Penguins". For the film he has had to have a special wardrobe designed for him for the Antarctic and a special fur lined coat of white and black P.V.C. lined throughout with black Coney seal worth £250 is amongst his 'keep warm' gear. The coat was designed by John Furness and made at the theatrical costumiers M.Berman of Orange Steert, W.I. - The film is being produced by Henry Trettin and Director Al Diola for A.B.P.C.A. John Hurt is his £250 fur-lined coat in The West End yesterday. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5081278: Sport Boxing. Tommy Tiger a lightweight boxer from Nigeria now domeciled in Leicester , who started his career under the managership of Johnny Griffin, 10 years ago, and retired Monday night (24th Nov) at the National Sporting Club. In between times Tiger fought 111times losing most. Tiger who works in a laundry pictured on his day-off at a lunderette doing his own laundry. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5081281: Sport Boxing. Tommy Tiger a lightweight boxer from Nigeria now domeciled in Leicester , who started his career under the managership of Johnny Griffin, 10 years ago, and retired Monday night (24th Nov) at the National Sporting Club. In between times Tiger fought 111times losing most. Tiger who works in a laundry pictured on his day-off at a lunderette doing his own laundry. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5081329: Entertainment Comedy: American comedian George Burns arrived at Heathrow Airport today to star in Thames Television's one-hour special "Max", starring Max Bygraves, who was at the airport to meet him. Also arriving at the airport with George Burns was glamorous Lisa Miller who will join him in a comedy routine on the show. Getting into a routine, (left to right) George Burns and Max Bygraves pictured at Heathrow today. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5081403: Sport Golf: Top British golfer Tony Jacklin had a drive from the north side of the river Thames and tried to reach the south bank in one stroke. He was attempting to beat one of the most unusual records in the game of golf. the world's longest drive. He stood on the roof of the Savoy Hotel, driving golf balls across the river Thames. The great golf character Walter Hagen hit a ball 300 yards in 1923 whilst spending his honeymoon at the Savoy. Other famous players have tried to beat Hagen's record. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5081454: The scene in the living room at St. Christopher's Fellowship boys white and black sit round a fire chatting and talking. Above the mantelpiece is a treasured souvenir of one of the mountain climbing expeditions which the lads loved, a mountaineer's Kevin the Deputy Warden sits with them chatting and discussing with them just everything. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5081539: One and a quarter inches could have meant life or death to Thames Television's Magpie Presenter, Pete Brady, literally for that is the thickness of glass protecting him against a firing squad of 1st Battalion Scots Guards 'Crackshot' riflemen at Chelsea Barracks when one of Magpie's film units were filming today. The glass is specially made by the Triplex Safety Glass Co. Ltd., designed to stop bullets. (Left to Right) Sgt. Robert Rosie of Kirkwall, Orkney, Isles, and CSM/Im Ninian Redpath, of Carluke, Lanark, with Pete Brady behind the bullet proof glass. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5081556: Transport. Rail. Funds raised by selling knickers and bras has helped schoolboys to acquire their own railway station. Boys from the Barden Country Sec School, Burnley, Lancs are now spending their spare time renovating and converting the station at Dent, near Sedbergh. Geoffrey Heys (14), John Loughling (14), Anthony Jordan (14) and Lewis Welsh. (Master at right is Mr Alan Binns) watching out for a train St Dent Station. December 1967 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5081557: A tired tortoise shows the Flag: The motorway sign indicating that the Erekine Ferry at Greenock, Scotland, is only 14 miles away means, for the motorist in his high-speed car, about 15-minutes run ahead. But for the poor old tortoise on his summer holiday, it could mean another 100-hours steady plod. And even a tortoiseês speed of living can get tiring during this current heatwave. So this chap has acquired a flag to advise motorists that he is not too proud to accept a lift. After all, even a tortoise needs a break now and again. If heês not successful, heêll probably stop at the next shell station along the road. June 1970 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5081587: Transport. Rail. Funds raised by selling knickers and bras has helped schoolboys to acquire their own railway station. Boys from the Barden Country Sec School, Burnley, Lancs are now spending their spare time renovating and converting the station at Dent, near Sedbergh. The boys, Heys, Loughlin, Jordan and Welsh read the sign at the Dent Station. December 1967 / Bridgeman Images