MPX5124285: Pop singer Alice Cooper aged 23 flew into Heathrow Airport today with his pet boa constrictor, wearing a flimsy see-through shirt with no buttons. He calls his python Rachina and allowed it to slide over his face and neck. Alice Cooper flew in from the United States and will be appearing in Britain. He is staying in London, 21st October 1971 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5124226: Drivers of heavy construction site machinery will be able to attend a new training course at the Mid-Warwickshire College of Further Education in Leamington. The first week's session was attended by nine plant operators employed by Warwickshire County Council and major construction and quarrying firms. "It has been a most successful pilot project," said Mr. Robert Rattray, leader of the maintenance and plant repair section of the college. "We now hope there will be a big response from the construction industry, keen to send plant operators on the course, so that we can extend our training facilities." Our photo shows Mr Rattray(centre) with the students who were taking part in the basic training course at the college, 1st February 1974 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5124259: Coventry's first registered car, DU1, stands in a storeroom at the Daimler Company's Radford factory as immaculate and road-worthy as the day it was biought nearly 50 years ago. The 23 h.p. sedan has attention lavised on it daily by a group of Daimler apprentices whose skill and enthusiasm have saved quite a number of historic Coventry cars from the scrap-heap, and converted them into exhibits which would grace any showroom. The vehicles are far from museum pieces however, for they are as mechanically sound as any of their modern counterparts, writes a "Coventry Evening Telegraph" reporter. In our photo is Richard Crofts in the driving seat, Graham Turner(left) and Eric Lindsey checking the engine, 16th December 1960 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5124408: Voluteers manning the lost property tent and canteen in Hyde Park on the 9th day of the General Strike. Hyde Park was closed for the duration of the dispute and rapidly transformed into great milk and petrol dump. The General Strike came about after negotiations between the miners and mine owners failed over wages and the strike began on 3 May 1926. Millions obeyed the strike call, bringing transport systems to a halt while newspapers were not printed. The government responding by using volunteers to run trains and buses and sent in troops to move supplies from the London docks. There were clashes between police and crowds in many areas and at least 4000 strikers were arrested. There were attacks on buses and trains, including the derailing of the Flying Scotsman. The strike was called off unilaterally by the TUC on 12 May with no guarantees of fair treatment for the miners who fought on to bitter defeat in October, 11th May 1926 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5124450: Soldiers parade on Horseguards Parade in London before patrolling the streets on the 10th day of the General Strike. The national dispute came about after negotiations between the miners and mine owners failed over wages and the strike began on 3 May 1926. Millions obeyed the strike call, bringing transport systems to a halt while newspapers were not printed. The government responding by using volunteers to run trains and buses and sent in troops to move supplies from the London docks. There were clashes between police and crowds in many areas and at least 4000 strikers were arrested. There were attacks on buses and trains, including the derailing of the Flying Scotsman. The strike was called off unilaterally by the TUC on 12 May with no guarantees of fair treatment for the miners who fought on to bitter defeat in October. 12th May 1926 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5124465: Car park behind Bush House, London two days after the end of the General Strike. The national dispute came about after negotiations between the miners and mine owners failed over wages and the strike began on 3 May 1926. Millions obeyed the strike call, bringing transport systems to a halt while newspapers were not printed. The government responding by using volunteers to run trains and buses and sent in troops to move supplies from the London docks. There were clashes between police and crowds in many areas and at least 4000 strikers were arrested. There were attacks on buses and trains, including the derailing of the Flying Scotsman. The strike was called off unilaterally by the TUC on 12 May with no guarantees of fair treatment for the miners who fought on to bitter defeat in October. 14th May 1926 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5124627: Tip for all anglers... the ponies are biting really well. This wasn't exactly the bite that angler Ian Prytherch hoped for when he set out for a day's sport on Dartmoor Devon. But it was the only sort he got all day. Ian who is 15 had hardly cast his line when he caught this pony...nosing in his lunch bag. Lured by the smell of a freshly baked Cornish Pasty. Later Ian tried eating an apple. He ended up sharing it with the persistent pony and swiftly departed for a new fishing ground, 24th October 1968 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images