Dorothea Barron, 100, said she swapped her school uniform for a naval uniform in 1943, despite being below the 5ft 3in minimum height.

Mark Fairhurst of the Prison Officers’ Association said overcrowding and violence were his members’ key concerns.

Police have warned to not approach a man after reports of a rape in Islington. An investigation has launched into an alleged rape on Dame Street on March 28. The Metropolitan Police has released an ...