MPX5162716: Daily Mirror Ruggles feature on the the team at the National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, developing the Automatic Computing Engine known as the Pilot ACE. The Pilot ACE ran its first program on May 10, 1950 and was demonstrated to the press in December 1950. Although originally intended as a prototype, it was clear from its initial tests that the machine was a potentially very useful resource, especially given the lack of other computing devices at the time. After some upgrades to make operational use practical, it went into service in late 1951, and saw considerable operational service over the next several years. Our Picture Shows: The Pilot Ace computer. 8th July 1952 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5162423: Appeal hearing at the Appeal Court in Central London where Rolling Stones lead singer Mick Jagger and Keith Richards had their convictions and sentence for drug charges set aside by Lord Parker the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Justice Winn and Mr Justice Cusack. Picture shows Mick Jagger holding a press conference in Soho after the hearing where he was given a conditional discharge and talking to in place of his three month prison sentence. 31st July 1967 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5163210: World Welterweight champion Emile Griffith of the USA pictured during a training session at the Thomas A Becket gymnasium in London's Old Kent road in preparation for his fight against Liverpool middleweight Harry Scott. The fight will take place at the Royal Albert Hall on 4th October. Picture taken: 29h September 1965 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5161376: 1968 East African Asian Crisis. Following Kenya achieving independence in 1963 Asians living in Kenya, were given two years to acquire Kenyan citizenship which in turn meant they had to renounce their British passports. Out of approximately 180,000 Asians fewer than 20,000 had submitted their applications by the deadline. Those Kenyan Asians without citizenship soon became subject to increasing discrimination. By 1967 the Kenyan Government enacted the Kenyan Immigration Act which required them to acquire work permits, whilst a Trade Licensing Act passed in the same year limited the areas of the country in which non-Kenyans could engage in trade. The Asian community became increasingly threatened as the Kenyan government cast them as a scapegoat group. Many choose to utilise their British passport and settle in the United Kingdom. This influx from East Africa lead the UK government to introduce The Commonwealth Immigration Act 1968 This Act took away the right of residence unless the passport holders were 'patrials' - descendents of people (parents or grandparents) born, adopted or naturalised in the UK. While the people coming from Kenya had British passports, many had not been to the UK before. The 1968 Act effectively revoked British citizenship and made thousands of people stateless. Our Picture Shows: A young Asian family arriving at Heathrow fleeing political turmoil in Kenya, waiting at the airport to be collected by friends. 27th February 1968 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5160950: The young musicians at Sacred Heart RC Secondary School in Redcar have a good reason to blow their own trumpets. An 18-strong group , picked from the 104 who make up the school's orchestras, has just returned after a two-day intensive training course at St Mary's College in London. Head of Music, Mr Edward Murphy, accompanied them. 11th April 1981 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images