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Jack the Ripper detective's unique private archive on show

BBC News Published image captionDonald Sutherland Swanson s collection contains photographs, letters and drawings from the Victorian era The private collection of a detective who led the hunt for Jack the Ripper - including notes in which he names a prime suspect - is to go on display for the first time. Scotland Yard inspector Donald Sutherland Swanson made annotations in a police chief s book about the case. Known as the Swanson Marginalia, they name Polish-born Aaron Kosminski - since linked to a victim by DNA. The archive also contains Victorian-era photos, letters and drawings. In 1888, Jack The Ripper began his reign of terror in the East End of London, murdering and mutilating at least five women.

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Sheffield Blitz firefighter remembered on raid anniversary

BBC News Published image copyrightFamily photo image captionFrederick Parkes Spencer was on duty at the service headquarters at Division Street when the raid started A firefighter killed in the 1940 Sheffield Blitz is among the victims being remembered 80 years after air raids wreaked devastation on the city. Hundreds of people died during German bombing raids over two nights starting on 12 December 1940. Frederick Parkes Spencer was the only full-time police fireman, as they were then known, to be killed. He died, along with auxiliary fireman Stanley Slack, tackling the aftermath of the bombing of The Empire Theatre. The theatre in Charles Street had been hit and severely damaged and was on fire, but the two men had gone to help anybody still inside.

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