2016 marks the 300th anniversary of celebrated landscape gardener, Lancelot 'Capability' Brown. Blenheim Palace is the best place to see the extraordinary vision and work of 'Capability' Brown in their 2000 acres of landscaped parkland, which the gardener spent 11 years creating. It was his approach to present a landscape that appeared natural but was in fact 'nature contrived' that helped the Palace gain World Heritage Site status in 1987.

Said to be Europe's oldest man, great-grandfather Nazar Singh finally passed away at the age of 111 while visiting family in his native India. The record-breaker, from Sunderland, in Britain’s North East, who was born in Punjab, in 1904, and lived through two world wars, plus the Great Depression, died in India, having travelled their to visit family.

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A little boy from Solihull has been hailed a ‘super star’ for calling 999 after his mum collapsed in the bathroom of their home in February. Tuesday February 3^rd started as just an ordinary school day but as 11-year-old George Johnson was getting ready downstairs at his home in Olton, Solihull, he heard something wasn’t quite right upstairs.

At seven years old Muhammed Ali has become West Midlands Police's youngest hero after receiving an award from the force for bravery. The youngster, from Balsall Heath, in Birmingham, showed courage beyond his years when he put himself between a group of terrifying armed robbers who raided his home.

Aged 93, Sir Christopher Lee, veteran actor and worldwide star of some of the world's biggest film franchises is reported to have died after being hospitalised for respiratory problems and heart failure.