WORK is being carried out to preserve a rare German wartime bomber which was discovered on a sandbank 70 years after it was shot down during the Battle of Britain.

Rolling Stones rocker Ronnie Wood is at the centre of legal row after he failed to turn up for a gig, despite being been billed as the top act.

The leader of Roman Catholics in England and Wales today defended himself against allegations concerning 10 cases of alleged abuse by priests in his former diocese.