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The Royal Navy viewed female staff as typists and car drivers but head of the Women’s Royal Naval Service Vera Laughton Matthews had been recruiting the cream of the crop

The 126-acre estate, which belonged to John 'Goldfinger' Palmer, has been turned over by looters searching for hidden ingots. The Normandy property is currently on the market for €650,000, or £578,000

Lady Rupert Nevill was a good friend of Queen Elizabeth II and had known her since childhood - she died last week aged 97

Elephants, dolphins, tiger cubs and other animals endure horrendous treatment, forced to perform unnatural tricks for spectators