TODAY: FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 2017

On this day

14 YEARS AGO (2003)

Our front page demanded PM Tony Blair “Show us the proof” about Saddam Hussein’s alleged weapons of mass destruction, the pretext for sending British troops into Iraq.

23 YEARS AGO (1994)

An RAF Chinook helicopter crashed on the Mull of Kintyre, killing 25 senior police, army and MI5 officers en route from Belfast to Inverness.

41 YEARS AGO (1976)

Jockey Lester Piggott won the Derby for a record seventh time on Empery, winning £100,000 in prize money. He went on to win the race twice more.