Jamie Bowman

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TV Review: Blitz: The Bombs That Changed Britain, BBC Two

SOME 450,000 bombs fell on Britain during the Second World War. London, Bristol, Cardiff, Portsmouth, Plymouth, Southampton and Swansea were all bombed, as were Birmingham, Belfast, Coventry, Glasgow, Manchester and Sheffield. Then there were the infamous blitzes of Liverpool and Hull. About 40,000 civilians were killed by Luftwaffe bombing during the war and it’s hard to think of an area of the country that wasn’t affected in some way. Half of the bombs fell on London, where more than a million houses were destroyed or damaged. One of these houses was 8 Martindale Road in Canning Town and it was this address which was the focus of the first episode of a fascinating new series Blitz: The Bombs That Changed Britain.

Steps' Lee Latchford Evans: "I'm surprised and shocked that people still want us around"

With their choreographed dance moves, Abba covers and 20 million record sales worldwide, Steps were just as much part of the nineties music scene as Oasis, Blur and Britpop. Now 20 years on from their debut release and with a combined age of over 200, the pop sensations are back with a new album, nationwide tour and a desire to relive those heady days when Faye Tozer, Lee Latchford-Evans, Ian ‘H’ Watkins, Claire Richards and North Walian Lisa Scott-Lee ruled the charts with the likes of Tragedy, Stomp and One For Sorrow.

Slade's Dave Hill: "I'll always be the boy from Wolverhampton"

Nothing quite marks the start of the festive season like hearing Noddy Holder screaming “it’s Christmas!” as you traipse around the supermarket. But for Slade guitarist Dave Hill, Merry Xmas Everybody is the song that ensures the band he formed alongisde fellow Midlanders Holder, Jim Lea and Don Powell over 50 years ago remains in the public eye as he sets out to tour the UK again this winter.

Chester Zoo lights up for magical Christmas Lanterns event

AGROUP of flamingos roller skate across a cocktail bar while a macaw performs The Nutcracker and a spectacled bear pilots an airship. Yes, it’s fair to say a trip to Chester Zoo’s Christmas event, The Lanterns, is something out of the ordinary.