Donald Turrell, 100, Dorothea Barron, 100, and Eugeniusz Niedzielski, 101, are set to travel to Scotland in August.

Norfolk's schools are almost certain to close or merge because falling pupil numbers will make it too tough for them to survive.

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander would not directly rule out tax rises in the next budget as she toured the broadcast studios on Sunday morning.

The Duchess of Edinburgh said it was “emotional” to assume her title, as it had previously been held by the late Queen.