MPX5103486: It was announced today that Cockney actress Barbara Windsor is to play the part of Marie Lloyd in a musical called "Sing a Rude Song". Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees, who is 20, will be playing her third husband, a jockey who won the 1910 Derby. The musical will open at the Greenwich Theatre in February. Maurice will have to shave off his beard and have a drastic haircut and take dancing lessons. January 1970 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5102760: An RAF helicopter lands to pick up evidence from the forensic experts investigating at the scene of the Warrenpoint explosions in County Down, Northern Ireland. The IRA attack killed twenty British soldiers and a tourist was also killed as the Paras returned fire. 27th August 1979 / Bridgeman Images