Katy Prickett

1 week ago | bbc.co.uk | Emma Baugh |Katy Prickett

Image source, Aerial Collective, DuxfordImage caption, Joe Peterburs said the surprise flight in the Mustang was "beyond my expectations"BBC News, NorthamptonshireBBC News, NorthamptonshireA World War Two American fighter pilot has been surprised with a flight in a Mustang aeroplane 80 years to the day after he was shot down. Joe Peterburs was escorting United States Army Air Forces bombers over Germany on 10 April 1945 when he was forced to bail out of his damaged plane and was captured.

1 week ago | bbc.com | Emma Baugh |Katy Prickett

Emma Baugh & Katy PrickettBBC News, CambridgeshireA World War Two American fighter pilot has been surprised with a flight in a Mustang aeroplane 80 years to the day after he was shot down. Joe Peterburs was escorting United States Air Force bombers over Germany on 10 April 1945 when he was forced to bail out of his damaged plane and was captured.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Sam Read |Katy Prickett

Tree will be helped with new technique in UK firstSam Read & Katy PrickettSam Read/BBCThe tree was a gift from King Charles II to the then bishop of Ely in 1674 so is about 360 years old, said David DayOne of the country's largest and oldest London plane trees will be supported with a technique not previously believed to have been used in the UK.

Jan 12, 2025 | yahoo.com | Katy Prickett

Keen skaters have been making the most of the recent cold snap by taking to the ice after flooded fields in the Fens froze over. Hundreds of people flocked to Upware, near Wicken, Cambridgeshire, over the weekend. Fen skating takes place when a meadow floods and then freezes, meaning the ice is very shallow - unlike with frozen lakes or rivers.

Jan 12, 2025 | yahoo.com | Katy Prickett

A man and two teenage boys have been charged with murder following the stabbing of a 17-year-old boy near a town centre bus station. Thomas Taylor was walking along Greenhill Street, near Bedford bus station at about 17:50 GMT on Wednesday when he was attacked, Bedfordshire Police said. He died later in hospital. Ahmed Adam, 18, of Mardale Close, Kempston, and two boys aged 16 and 17, who cannot be named for legal reasons, have been charged with his murder, a police spokesperson said.