DOUBLE Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington has been receiving abusive messages on Twitter, apparently from a Leeds student.

COMEDIAN Stephen Fry and Grimsby MP Austin Mitchell led a barrage of criticism of the BBC’s Diamond Jubilee coverage today, branding it “mind-numbingly tedious” and “a disgrace”.

THE Duke of Edinburgh has been taken to hospital with a bladder infection, Buckingham Palace said today.

A GIANT caterpillar, stilt-walkers and a marching band joined the Lord Mayor of Hull in a Jubilee parade watched by thousands of people today.

THE first of more than 4,200 Diamond Jubilee beacons were lit across the globe in celebration of the Queen’s 60-year reign today.

British spirit was in plentiful supply yesterday as people turned out to celebrate the long reign of our “marvellous” Queen.

MORE than a million spectators braved cold and wet conditions to watch the once-in-a-lifetime spectacle of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee flotilla.

The Royals were resplendent in Union Flag hues as they arrived at the Thames Diamond Jubilee pageant yesterday.

A YORKSHIRE Regiment soldier killed yesterday in Afghanistan died taking part in a daring rescue mission.

IT WAS a once-in-a-lifetime day of spectacle, splendour, majesty – and downpours.