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The last survivor of 'The Great Escape' camp tells his story

Bomber pilot Richard 'Dick' Churchill was a prisoner of war at Stalag Luft III, made famous by the Hollywood film The Great Escape.

Here he tells his story.

9 July 2018

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Wiltshire town submerged in Storm Bert flood water

A red and yellow child's car on it's side surrounded by water

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A man in a hi-vis in a red boat in a flooded field. There is also a man with his dog in the boat.

Couple and dog rescued from flooded field in dark

Tractor driving through flood water in Tenbury Wells in a flooded village street with metres-high water

Onlookers shocked as tractor driven through floodwaters in Worcester town

Hereford & Worcester

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Emergency services workers run from approaching flood waters on street in Tenbury Wells

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Hereford & Worcester

Flooded street

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Country home blanketed in snow

Snowy Saturday as Storm Bert sweeps the UK

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A snowy tree in Llanuwchllyn, Gwynedd

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A group of schoolchildren in purple jumpers singing Happy Birthday to King Charles

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Prince William playing rugby with school children in Cape Town

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King Charles standing at a podium

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Prince William and David Beckham pose in front of a helicopter

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Prince Harry smiles at WellChild Awards

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Harrison in the water, the sun is shining on the water and there is a boat behind him

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Harrison, 15, swam "non-stop" for several hours, then played rugby the next morning.

Huw Edwards outside court

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