On this day

78 YEARS AGO (1940)

We reported a Luftwaffe raid on London which led to an air battle that raged above Parliament, with 26 enemy planes shot down and 13 RAF fighters missing.

45 YEARS AGO (1973)

Art Deco department store Biba reopened in West London after a £1million refurbishment. It closed two years later due to recession.

30 YEARS AGO (1988)

A helicopter crash in Gloucestershire injured TV hosts Mike Smith, who was piloting, and Sarah Greene. They married a year later.