11th May

1811 - The first recorded Siamese twins, Chang and Eng Bunker, are born.

1964 - The Rolling Stones are refused lunch at the Grand Hotel in Bristol, because they weren't wearing jackets and ties.

2003 - Tony Blair tops a poll of the Worst Britons, followed by Jordan and Margaret Thatcher.

2004 - Eight people are killed in an explosion at a Glasgow plastics factory.

2005 - Bluewater shopping centre in Kent bans swearing, hooded tops and baseball caps in an effort to crackdown on anti-social behaviour. After the ban, the shopping centre reports a sharp rise in the number of shoppers.

2005 - Macaulay Culkin takes the stand at Michael Jackson's trial and denies the star had molested him. He dubs the accusations as "absolutely ridiculous".