SPECIAL heritage protection has been given to an underground wireless station set up in 1940 by Winston Churchill.
The BBC says that the secret station was manned by civilian volunteers who would send and receive messages for the Army.
It was discovered in 2012 at a house just outside Norwich called Pinebanks and was concealed by a fake bookcase and had an escape tunnel.
Churchill established a secret mission called GHQ Auxiliary Units, with a particular branch known as 'Special Duties' which used civilian volunteers, living in areas like the south-east of England and East Anglia , to spy and report on German military activities, had the UK been invaded.
A spokesman for Historic England said: “So much information about the stations was either hidden or destroyed. This small but significant dugout has great potential to teach us about a relatively little known area of our 20th Century military history."
Apparently it's a popular spot for 'Goths' to visit to pose for pictures among headstones but now, says the Daily Mail, residents close to St Mary's churchyard in Whitby, North Yorkshire, say enough is enough.
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An online petition, backed by almost 1,000 people, has called for the closure of the churchyard for the official Goth weekend in November to avoid 'damage' and 'undesirable' behaviour and there is the possibility that a mock burial ground could be erected.
The cemetery provided the inspiration for a scene in Bram Stoker's horror novel Dracula and is a favourite photo shot for visitors to the seaside resort. But locals have complained about Goths wanting to shoot selfies and leaning on headstones.
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Better late than never seems to be the motto for two sweethearts in Leeds who have finally got married after 44 years together.
The Daily Express reports that Colin Dunn and Sally Smith met in 1972 when she worked behind the bar of the social club he visited every weekend.
And now 84 year old Colin and 82 year old Sally, attended by more than 100 friends and relatives, have tied the knot.
Colin said: “Sally used to serve me every weekend when I’d go in after work. We got chatting and she got used to me going in. Eventually I asked her out.”
They had both been married before and when they moved in together Sally had four children, the youngest aged just four.
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'Excess sunlight' was the reason put forward by London Underground for delays on the Tube network last week, says The Independent.
It seems that bright sunshine beaming onto CCTV monitors, which are used to give a clear view of the platform before pulling away, were blocking drivers' line of sight..
“There's lots of things we can control but unfortunately the sun isn't one of them,” said a spokesperson.
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More and more of us Brits are becoming vegans, according to an article in the Daily Mail.
A recent survey carried out by Ipsos MORI and The Vegan Society showed that more than half a million UK citizens are now vegans.
The rise has been put down to more people trying for a healthy lifestyle and growing concerns about the treatment of animals by the food industry with young people mainly behind the increase.
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The world's biggest cruise ship – the £695million Harmony of the Seas – docked in Southampton this week, says the Daily Express.
The ship measures 1,187ft – as long as four football pitches - and at 227,000 tons is more than three times the size of the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth which due to become the Royal Navy’s biggest ever warship next year.
It can carry up to 5,479 passengers with a 2,100 strong crew. Facilities include a 100ft, 10-storey water slide and the deepest swimming pool on any ship afloat.
Its maiden voyage is a four-night cruise from Southampton to Rotterdam in Holland.
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