The 51-year-old is undertaking the 300 miles of Radio 2’s Ultra Endurance Cycle Challenge on his dream childhood bike, the Raleigh Chopper.

The knife handle figure, discovered in the River Tyne near Corbridge in Northumberland, is thought to have been bought as a souvenir.

I tried Aldi's Lacura Sweet Angel Shower Gel (£1.79, 500ml) to see if the dupe was as irresistible as the Lush Snow Fairy Shower Gel (£23, 550g).

POLICE in Gloucestershire have been slammed after announcing it has stopped accepting applications for firearms licencing.