MPX5149532: England's preparations for the World Cup finals in July are hotting up. Mr Alf Ramsey, the team manager has gathered 27 players together at Lilleshall, Shropshire, for 12 days of training. He will name 22 next Friday for the Continental tour, and these men, he says, "will be the World Cup squad. " The problem is, which 5 to leave out? Mr Ramsey hopes to find the answer during the training, "although it will be the hardest decision I have ever had to make. " Our photo shows Jack Charlton signing an autograph for a fan during a training session. 9th June 1966 (photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5149547: England's preparations for the World Cup finals in July are hotting up. Mr Alf Ramsey, the team manager has gathered 27 players together at Lilleshall, Shropshire, for 12 days of training. He will name 22 next Friday for the Continental tour, and these men, he says, "will be the World Cup squad. " The problem is, which 5 to leave out? Mr Ramsey hopes to find the answer during the training, "although it will be the hardest decision I have ever had to make. " Our photo shows the players being put through their paces during a training session. Nobby Stiles leads the way in a traditional dribbling exercise. 9th June 1966 (photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5161098: Gene Vincent reconciled with his wife tonight, after a recording session at BBC Players House Theatre in Northumberland Avenue, London. The American pop singer, aged 28, was fined £20 at Marylebone Magistrates Police Court today for possessing firearms - which it was alleged he threatened his wife Margaret with. 23rd September 1963 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5161170: The British Trans-Arctic Expedition led by Wally Herbert, pictured on their return to Portsmouth in HMS Endurance. The expedition members are (left to right) Freddie Church, Allan Gill, Wally Herbert, Dr Roy Koerner and Ken Hedges. Also with them are the two huskies 'Eskimo Nell' and 'Apple Dog'. The expedition made the first surface crossing of the Arctic Ocean and carried a broad study of the pack ice region.23rd June 1969 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5161377: 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: Children of 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