From Tower Bridge under construction in 1890 (left) to Queen Victoria celebrating her Diamond Jubilee in front of hundreds of well-wishers (top right), a huge collection of never-seen-before historic images have been made public for the first time. Taken from the Francis Frith Collection, the antique album includes 250,000 historic images on everything from the royal family to towns and villages across the UK from the 19th and 20th centuries. The black-and-white photos, taken from 1857 to 2005, have now been uploaded to family history website Ancestry, and are searchable by location, year and subject. The collection also includes Buckingham Palace (bottom right) and Big Ben from a bygone era, as well as the monument to playwright and poet Sir Arthur Scott which was snapped in 1897.

Bob Cole, 68, from Chester, Cheshire, who has battled lung cancer for the last month, has chosen to end his life at the assisted suicide Dignitas clinic in Switzerland today - where his wife Ann Hall, 67, died last February. The former carpenter travelled to the Swiss clinic because he has 'no wish to die in pain without any dignity' and will end his own life while listening to Chris de Burgh's Here Is Your Paradise at 2pm today. Having been told he had just three months left to live after being diagnosed with mesothelioma - a cancer associated with exposure to asbestos - Mr Cole said he saw no other option but to travel to the Zurich clinic where assisted suicide is legal. It come just 18 months after he travelled to the same clinic to be by the side of his wife, who suffered a rare and degenerative brain condition, as she took a lethal cocktail of drugs to end her life.

To great fanfare, David Cameron has announced his latest Government tsar, writes MELISSA KITE. This time, the role involves being an ambassador for entrepreneurs, with the aim to inspire a new generation of shopkeepers and small businesses. So who has he chosen for such a crucial role, at a time when the British High Street is in dire straits? A glamorous - some might say brassy - blonde, who made her name in lingerie and likes to be photographed in her underwear. We are told that 43-year-old former model Michelle Mone (centre right), founder of lingerie label Ultimo, will travel the country looking into the barriers that disadvantaged young people face in setting up their own companies. Also pictured: Shoe designer Tamara Mellone (left), Carol Vorderman (centre left) and Karren Brady (right), who now sits in the Lords.

Hilarious footage has emerged of the awkward moment a student is caught watching porn during a lecture after forgetting to plug his earphones in. The unnamed man (pictured) had been sitting in a lecture hall at a university, believed to be in Sydney, with his headphones in as he appeared to be engaging in the lesson while typing away at his laptop. But while the lecturer is explaining the PowerPoint slides in front of hundreds of students, the room is erupted with confronting erotic noises. Visibly stunned and embarrassed by his clumsy ordeal, the man quickly gets up and makes a run for the exit (inset).

The three-bedroom former council flat (pictured), situated in Covent Garden, central London, is thought to have been sold for £1.2million - an 800 per cent increase on the £130,000 it was bought for in 1990. It was put on the market for £1.35million but is thought to have been bought for just £150,000 less - netting the sellers a profit of more than £1million after they bought it for just £130,000 from Westminster Council under the right-to-buy scheme. The 1,118 sq.ft. flat, situated in Siddons Court - behind the Royal Opera House - boasts three bedrooms, a kitchen (top right) and breakfast room, two-tier living room (centre right), and its own private entrance (left). It is nestled within a mansion block (bottom right) and is thought to have become the most expensive former council flat to ever be sold on in Britain. According to Zoopla, the average asking price for a two-bedroom home in the area is just under £1.2million.

The interactive map lets you check your signal coverage before moving to a so-called 'blackspot', or before you change provider. The tool gives visitors to the site the opportunity to zoom in and out of a map of the UK to see what mobile coverage is like across four main networks - EE, Vodafone, O2 and Three. It's possible to check 3G, 4G and voice call signal coverage and zoom in closely to your residence - or your prospective home - for example. The map (pictured centred in Tunbridge Wells, Kent) is colour-coded for signal strength, with green denoting good coverage and red representing poor coverage.

Christina Sethi (pictured left and right), 25, from Torquay, assaulted three vulnerable patients while working as a night shift carer at the Devon care home. A court heard how she then sent the videos - one of which was seven-and-a-half minutes long - to her boyfriend, knowing he would find them 'sexually gratifying'. Among her victims were two women - one of whom had dementia - and one male whom she specifically 'targeted because he would not recollect the assault.' Sethi has now been jailed for ten years after admitting five offences of sexual assault, which took place between January 2014 and May 2015. Jailing her, Recorder Richard Stead said she had 'degraded and humiliated the victims' and also brought carers' reputations into disrepute.

The hit Seventies TV comedy attracted 18million viewers at its height - and nearly 50 years since it first aired, the new film version of Dad's Army is attracting huge excitement. Now, the first trailer has come out ahead of the movie's release next February - featuring an all-star cast that includes (top, from left) Toby Jones as Captain Mainwaring, Michael Gambon as Prviate Godfrey, Bill Nighy as Sergeant Wilson, Tom Courtenay as Lance-Corporal Jack Jones, Bill Paterson as Private Fraser and Daniel Mays as Private Joe Walker. And Catherine Zeta-Jones (inset) will set pulses racing in her role as visiting journalist Rose Winters, with the trailer seeing her showcasing her pert bottom in a red skirt suit as she is greeted by wolf whistles. Also pictured are the original Dad's Army actors from the TV series, including (bottom, from left) Arthur Lowe, Arnold Ridley, John Le Mesurie, Clive Dunn, John Laurie and James Beck.

Another video has emerged of tennis bad boy Nick Kyrgios delivering a vile sledge towards opponent Stan Wawrinka at the Rogers Cup. Kyrgios was slapped with a £6,000 for taunting Wawrinka by claiming another player had slept with his girlfriend. Courtside microphones caught him midway through the second set saying: 'Kokkinakis banged your girlfriend. Sorry to tell you that, mate'. A second video has since emerged of Kyrgios, 20, sledging Wawrinka by saying 'He's banging an 18-year-old'. Wawrinka divorced his wife Ilham earlier this year and has since been romantically linked with Croatian teenager Donna Vekic, 19, left.

Firefighters could have caused the apocalyptic explosion Tianjin, China that killed at least 50 people, by spraying water on a warehouse storing volatile chemicals, experts have suggested. Around 700 people were injured, 71 seriously, after two blasts rocked the city in northeast China, which saw shipping containers destroyed, thousands of cars torched and port buildings reduced to burnt-out shells. Chemical safety experts said calcium carbide reacts with water to create acetylene, a highly explosive gas. An explosion could be caused if fire fighters sprayed the calcium carbide with water, they said. Meanwhile a spokesman for China's fire department admitted the first firefighters on the scene did use water. The questions come after a firefighter was pulled alive from the rubble after being trapped for 32 hours. Zho Ti, 19, was pulled out by rescuers at 7.05am local time on Friday morning.

In book Dog Years: Faithful Friends and Now, photographer Amanda Jones, Massachusetts, has chronicled the lives of several dogs. Images of the canines show them firstly in their mischievous puppy years, and then in old-age, sometimes more than 15 years later. (From left to right) Long-haired dachshund Lily at eight months old, seven years and 15 years.

The dozen models were forced to huddle underneath brightly-coloured umbrellas in central London as they promoted TanOrganic's alternative to sitting on the beach. The stunt - to raise awareness of the risks of melanoma - was part of a photoshoot perhaps organised with the hope of a beautiful bright day in mind. But, instead, almost a month's worth of rain fell in just a few hours - as shopping centres were evacuated, homes flooded and rivers burst their banks. Hail, lightning and flooding hit much of the South East yesterday as a Spanish depression swept away the summer - and experts warned of more to come. Weather warnings have been issued for all regions except the North East, and Britons have been told to expect heavy and thundery rain.

This is the full exchange between Jose Mourinho and Eva Carneiro after the Chelsea boss lost his cool with his medical team as they raced onto the field to tend to Eden Hazard. In the footage released by Sky Sports, Mourinho was clearly incensed as the club team-doctor and head physio Jon Fearn ran onto the pitch during Saturday's 2-2 draw. Deciphered by a lip reader working for MailOnline, Mourinho was seen shouting: 'Hey! HEY! Get off the pitch now. F*****g hell.'

Blake, 24, listed his hobbies and interests on the dating app to mirror those of Tom Hanks' character in the 1994 blockbuster Forrest Gump. One woman failed to spot the connection during their chat, even when Blake stuck to the script and sometimes quoted directly from the film. He posted the pictures of their conversation on his Imgur account (pictured).

All this week, we've been revealing the Glories of Secret Britain in a series of articles. Today, Alastair Sawday, the doyen of travel guides and expert in finding special places to stay, reveals his 20 favourite unsung hotels and B&Bs.; They include Wingrove Hall in Sussex (top left), Strattons in Norfolk (top row, 2nd right) Duchray Castle, (top right), Augill Castle, (bottom left), Penally Abbey, (bottom row, 2nd left) and The Pierhouse (bottom row, 2nd right).

Barry McLoughlin, of County Mayo, Ireland, was a victim of the classic hot sauce in drink prank when his friends Conor Grifin, Michael Flannery and Ioseph O'Reilly spiked his McDonald's milkshake with a sachet of the spicy condiment. Pictured from left to right: The hot sauce taped to the end of straw; unsuspecting Barry takes a sip from his drink; he rushes to the sink to wash the sauce out of his mouth.

The shocking images, obtained by ABC through a Freedom of Information Act request, show Palmer standing above the animal he slayed with a bow and arrow in Wisconsin in 2006. After posing with the bear's carcass, he allegedly bribed the guides with $20,000 in a bid to cover up the criminal act and then lied to federal prosecutors. But the embattled Minnesota native was eventually caught, tried and pleaded guilty - but only paid a $3,000 fine after signing a plea agreement. Palmer, who has become one of the most hated men in America, killed the bear in an area where he didn't have a permit to hunt. He gained notoriety around the world last month after it was revealed he was responsible for killing the beloved 13-year-old lion during an illicit hunt in Zimbabwe. Since his name was released, he has kept a low profile as both the American and Zimbabwean governments consider legal action against him. In the past weeks, a horrifying array of animals he has killed - including moose, deer, buffalo, mountain lions and a polar bear - have emerged.

Made famous by the IT girls of the 20's, then remodelled through the 60's by icons such as Audrey Hepburn to the current Jessica Biel, the fringe is creeping back into fashion. But for those who like to be ahead of the curve with trends but don't want to commit, the winge - or wig fringe - may be the answer to your woes. FEMAIL's Martha Cliff, left, and Bianca London, right, tried out the £150 accessory.

London Underground is on the brink of one of its biggest changes since it was opened in 1863. Part of its winding network is poised for 24-hour operation this autumn sparking debate and strikes from Tube workers. As negotiations continue, MailOnline Travel looks back at fascinating archive pictures from the Underground's humble beginnings.

Darren Aveyard, 48, inset, from Mirfield, West Yorkshire, was stunned to see the giant 22ft structure blocking their skyline, as work on a new housing estate continues. The cabins had only been moved and stacked on top of each other by builders on the same morning they came back, while the family were making their nine-hour journey home from Cornwall last Friday.

Khalessi the two-year-old pit bull mix (pictured) was found abandoned on an Orlando, Florida lawn. She was missing her nose, nostrils, and sinus cavity - making her long front teeth hang out like the tusks of a walrus. Her hind legs don't work and she has injuries that indicate past abuse. However, she wags her tail all of the time and still loves people. She will have multiple surgeries and then be put up for adoption through Passion 4 Pits Rescue group.

Slovenian tenor Ambroz Bajec-Lapajne (inset) underwent the surgery (main) after being diagnosed with aggressive brain tumour GMB. He chose to stay awake during the surgery to avoid negative side effects on his career. The team hoped by keeping him awake and singing, they would be able to monitor his ability to cope with an vocalise the key change. At one nerve-wracking moment in the surgery, his voice trails away will his eyes appear to lose focus, but he manages to pull through.

The 51 finalists of Miss England took part in a gruelling sports round ahead of the pageant. Miss Leicestershire Holly Desai (pictured left) was crowned the fittest while celebrating her 24th birthday. She has suffered with eating disorders in the past and hopes her appearance in the contest will allow her to inspire others.

Scotland's new coastal road NC500 recently wound its way into the best coastal drives in the world league table. But these images show that when it comes to scenic drives, there's a lot on offer. Witness the breathtaking snowcapped mountains and lakes along Canada's Icefields Parkway (top right) and Muncho Lake along Alaska Highway in British Columbia (top left) and Italy's Amalfi Coast (bottom right). Game of Thrones fans can do Ireland's Causeway Coastal Route to see sights such as the Dark Hedges (bottom left). Visit Norway to see the incredible Storseisundet Bridge (centre) along the Atlantic Ocean Road.

John Doyle, from Co. Kerry, Ireland, 23, was morbidly obese at 20st 1lb (left). But the teenager gave up junk food and started working out to reach 11st 9lbs (right) after being inspired by his super-fit cousin. Now John has built up and sculpted his physique with weightlifting (inset) and his body fat has dropped from 28 to 15 per cent.

The licensed fisherman, only known as Matthew, caught the massive six-metre tiger shark three weeks ago more than 22 kilometres off the Tweed Heads coast in northern NSW. Pictures of the massive predator being hauled onto his fishing boat were posted on Facebook this week and quickly went viral. The fisherman kept the jaws as a souvenir after sending the entire shark to the fish markets.

The stylish apartment, which featured in fashionista chick flick Devil Wears Prada, is on the market with the cool price-tag of $23,000 a month in Soho, New York. It features in the hit movie when Andy Sachs, played by Anne Hathaway, meets journalist Christian Thompson at an industry party and belongs to up and coming designer James Holt.

One day before the historic reopening of the U.S. Embassy in Cuba, former President Fidel Castro asserted in a newspaper column that the U.S. owes the island country 'millions of dollars' as reparations for a decades-long embargo. According to Agence France-Presse, Castro, who is celebrating his 89th birthday today, wrote: "Cuba is owed compensation equivalent to damages, which total many millions of dollars, as our country has stated with irrefutable arguments and data in all of its speeches at the United Nations." The column did not mention U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's visit to Cuba for the embassy opening Friday.