Thousands in UK stick with black and white sets rather than 'new-fangled colour' TVs

Thousands of people in the UK have turned a blind eye to the trends for huge high-definition TVs and streaming programmes on tablets in favour of their old black and white set.

According to TV Licensing, some 9,356 people in the UK still have a licence to watch television in shades of grey, nearly 50 years after the first colour broadcasts.