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A scorching summer: The Heatwave of 1976 in 25 photos

The early morning sun shines down on these tennis fans at Wimbledon on July 3, 1976

Nostalgia | Gallery

Ben Craske

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With UK temperatures soaring and today set to be the hottest day of the year so far, today we are stepping back in time to another sweltering summer - the heatwave of 1976.
Princesses Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) and Margaret playing in the sandpit at St Paul's Walden Bury

Heritage

What's the future Queen doing in a sandpit in Hertfordshire?

Alan Davies

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Alan Davies

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Make-up artist Mark Coulier's Oscar, which he won for 'The Iron Lady', and the BAFTA he won for 'The Grand Budapest Hotel'

Film | Video

6 Oscar winners with links to Hertfordshire

Alan Davies

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Edward Burns as Private Reiben, Tom Hanks as Captain Miller, Matt Damon as Private Ryan, Max Martini and Tom Sizemore

Film | Updated

9 Oscar-winning movies filmed in Hertfordshire

Alan Davies

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A crowd of people watching a tug of war match during the opening of a new sports ground at Elstree, 1949.

Heritage

Apply for Historic England's new £25k heritage grants

Alan Davies

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Chicago's has closed its doors for the final time

Nostalgia

5 Hertfordshire nightclubs the county has lost over the years

Pearce Bates

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Former Strictly contestant Alex Scott MBE is currently presenting BBC's coverage of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

TV | Video

From Hertfordshire to the Strictly Come Dancing dancefloor

Alan Davies

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Oasis pictured August 9, 1996, ahead of their performances at Knebworth Park in Hertfordshire. 

Nostalgia | Video

'This is history!' - 25 facts about Oasis' 1996 Knebworth gigs

Alan Davies

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Knebworth House, an Academy Award and Hatfield House in Hertfordshire.

Nostalgia | Video

6 Oscar-winning movies made in Hertfordshire

Alan Davies

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