Almost the weekend and I’m off to the sunny North West to spend some time with Lancaster Bombers old and new.

It’s the Teams 25th Anniversary this year and next week sees the 70th Anniversary of the famous Dambusters raid by RAF 617 Squadron.Wherever today may take you, safe journey.

• Gerry Hughes is first deaf person to sail around the world solo
• Settlement Construction curbed in Israel
• New spider venom vaccine could save thousands of lives
• Chester Zoo’s hormone research leads to Black Rhino birth
• New species of Dinosaur found, possibly oldest found so far
• Chinese trade growth accelerates, good news for recovery
• PKK fighters begin leaving Turkey
• Large Meteor seen
• WWI Warship rennovation gets a boost
• Dame Mary Peters receives freedom of the city of Belfast