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Robin Hood did not rob from the rich to feed the poor in Sherwood Forest. He was a freedom fighter attacking French invaders in Kent, a historian has claimed.

The legendary figure, who is said to have resided in the Nottingham area, could have been William of Kensham, who conducted a guerrilla war against the French forces of Prince Louis who invaded England in 1216.

Historian Sean McGlynn has suggested that William led a band of archers who attacked the French forces in the forests of the Kent Weald before the little-known 18-month occupation by the French of a large part of England was finally thwarted. (AP)

Injured by runaway police car

A woman who was injured when she was hit by an empty police car which rolled down a hill is receiving treatment in hospital, officers have said.

The 36-year-old was hurt close to the Metro Radio Arena, in Newcastle, UK.

A Northumbria Police spokeswoman said the officers who had been in the car had gone into the arena to investigate reports of an incident, leaving the marked patrol car outside unattended.

She said it rolled down a hill where it hit the woman.

Yesterday, the force said the woman suffered facial injuries and was being treated at Newcastle’s Royal Victoria Infirmary. (AP)

Snap-happy holidaymakers

Snap-happy holidaymakers are taking lots of pictures on trips – but nearly all of them stay locked in the digital world.

Tourists take an average of 300 pictures during a week-long holiday, according to a survey by travel agent sunshine.co.uk.

But only 10 per cent are deemed satisfactory for sharing on social media sites, and 97 per cent of holidaymakers never print images to put in photo frames or albums.

Of those prepared to show off their camera skills, most preferred to put pictures on Facebook. (PA)

Swedish princess passes away

Welsh-born Princess Lilian of Sweden has died. She was 97.

The Royal Palace said she died yesterday at her home in Stockholm.

Lilian met Sweden’s Prince Bertil in 1943, but the Prince’s obligations to the throne and Lilian’s status as a divorced commoner prevented them from making their love public, and it would take more than 30 years before they could marry. The couple’s sacrifices and lifelong dedication to one another gripped the hearts of Swedes.

Prince Bertil died in the couple’s residence Villa Solbacken in Stockholm in 1997.

The couple never had any children. (AP)