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MPX5067406: Bucks Fizz star Jay Aston, above, was all set to be sacked from the group it was claimed yesterday. She had said she was quitting because she hasn't made much money. But the other stars Mike Nolan, Bobby Gee and Cheryl Baker, said they'd been trying to get rid of her. June 1985 P017200 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5067417: Cool cat Rick Astley nearly had kittens when this budding big cat grabbed his attention yesterday. And he looked mightily relieved that the lion cub stayed in the safe hands of TV personality Terry Nutkins, manager of Windsor Safari Park. Pop heart-throb Rick, whose first single Never Gonna Give You Up was No 1 in 16 countries, was helping to launch an electric wheelchair fund-raising campaign for handicapped children, backed by entertainment company Mecca and the Variety Club of Great Britain. They all agreed yesterday: Rick's the cat's whiskers. August 1988 P017186 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5067429: A great moment for the Astleys. To give them a preview of the £1,000 luxury Dormobile caravan which Mrs. Astley has chosen from Reveille's dream prizes, another of its type is driven to their home. The one they will receive is a complete home on wheels. May 1961 P017175 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5067492: Fashion 1960's. Grannys swimsuit surfaces again. In grandma's day, the outfit on the left would have been looked on as daring, no doubt. Such a saucy display of knee. But on Thursday (28-9-67), half a century or so later, it cropped up again - at a swimwear show in London. Which is fine, if sunburned knees are all you want. Otherwise, thankfully, the bikini is still there. The brief bikini - covered in black and white sequins - costs £12.12s. The other bathing outfit - consisting of several yards of towelling - is only £6.16s. 6d. Both are by Trend Swimwear. September 1967 P017086 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5067519: Atten-Shun! His Grace the Duke of Atholl, has his very own private army, the Atholl Highlanders. The Duke, commander of the Highlanders, the only private army in Europe musters his forces before marching into action. Not, sad to say, against some robber baron or upstart knight. Instead the target was the capture of more tourists for the Duke's Perthshire castle, Scotland. And it was mission accomplished as hundreds of spectators crowded the lawns to watch the Highlanders being reviewed by their commandant. As the tourists went off to tour the castle as 3s 6d a time, the Highlanders collected their pay - a whisky. The line-up of the Atholl Highlanders in front of Blair Castle and being inspected by the Duke of Atholl. The 36-year-old Duke holds the parade of his private army every year. / Bridgeman Images
MPX5071248: York Terrace, Regents Park, gutted by fire Standing at the end of a turntable ladder 50 feet above the ground facing smoke and flames, a fireman sprays a jet of water on to part of a five storey building destroyed by fire i The fireman was one of 100 called to deal with the blaze in a part of York Terrace which was being reconstructed. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images