FROM THE DAILY MAIL ARCHIVE

April 2, 1945

A BATCH of 398 war prisoners — freed by the Russians — who arrived in the Clyde from Odessa on Saturday have donated £105 to the Red Cross. The spontaneous collection, given from the ten shillings weekly pay the men were allowed on board, was made in gratitude for the food parcels which, they said, had kept them alive.

April 2, 1969

THE old halfpenny coins will not be issued to bank customers after July 1 — a month before they stop being legal tender. The Decimal Currency Board is asking retailers to cut halfpennies out of prices, but this should not mean an increase to the nearest penny. A large loaf of bread has already gone up in price and a small loaf down.