My kingdom for the Force! Richard III model blasted for looking like a STORMTROOPER, Daily Express

Richard 111 and a Stormtropper , spot the difference.

A MODEL of Richard III which features at a multi-million pound exhibition has today been blasted for looking like a STORMTROOPER from Star Wars.

Experts said a re-creation of the former King's armour was "grotesque" and made him look an Imperial soldier from George Lucas's iconic sci-fi movies.

The model, which is mainly white like a stormtrooper, is on display at the £4million Richard III Visitor Centre which opened in Leicester over the weekend.

Annette Carson, who is part of the Looking for Richard Project, said her team were "saddened and profoundly disappointed" by the exhibition.

Ms Carson wrote online:  "Other grotesque exhibits include the white-painted depiction of the king's armour resembling a Storm Trooper from Star Wars, despite representatives of the council and university having attended the presentation by Dr Tobias Capwell in March 2013 where he described his armour and illustrated its actual probable appearance.

"As an example of the organisers' taste in these matters, it was only by strenuous insistence that we removed the planned visual which was to greet visitors: the central throne was to be drenched in a sickening pool of blood which dropped down to form words written in blood on the floor below."

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When I first saw this photo,   I assumed it was the new Star Wars film,   how wrong was that.   Richard 111 needs to have a more accurate armour,  and this disgrace needs to be passed onto JJ Abrams for Star Wars Episode V11.

Economic crisis which will hit independent Scotland will 'dwarf' 2008 crash, Treasury minister Danny Alexander warns Daily Mail.

  Lib Dem minister sounds the alarm over impact of Scotland leaving the UK

  Voters will have their say in independence referendum on September 18

  Scotland will lose its £300million-a-year share of the UK's EU, expert claims

  Yes campaign still lagging in the polls with barely 50 days to go 

Scotland will be plunged into a deeper economic crisis than the 2008 crash if it breaks away from the UK, Danny Alexander warned.

The Lib Dem Treasury minister said the devastating financial collapse which took Royal Bank of Scotland to the brink would be 'dwarfed' by the impact of independence.

It came amid claims Scotland will lose its £300million-a-year share of the UK's EU rebate if it votes for separation.

The economic challenge an independent Scotland would face were laid bare with a fresh warning about its £300million-a-year share of the EU rebate.

Professor Carlos Closa of the European University Institute in Florence said Alex Salmond has no right to the UK's hard-won windfall.

The First Minister had claimed the rest of the UK and a newly separate Scotland would share the rebate in the event of independence.

But Professor Closa has become the latest expert to dismiss the idea. 'There is no right to a rebate. It is just something the UK has negotiated,' he said.

Gordon Brown has warned that losing the rebate would cost the Scottish Government £20billion over seven years.

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Clarkson 'must go' after racism ruling, Daily Express

Regulator Ofcom found the BBC breached the broadcasting code when Clarkson used a derogatory term for people of Asian descent in a Top Gear show filmed in Burma and screened in March.

Lawyers for complainant Somi Guha, an Asian-born actress, said Clarkson should be fired.

Lawrence Davies, of law firm Equal Justice, yesterday said: “When it comes to racism, Clarkson is a serial offender. He is already on a final written warning and must be immediately disciplined.”

Three months ago Clarkson was given a final warning by the BBC for apparently using the “n-word” in unaired Top Gear footage.

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 Although we all know that Jeremy Clarkson and his fellow presenters, James May and Richard Hammond can say some stupid and ill-thought out  remakes, and due to unscrupulous lawyers and people who believe that they should receive compensation for “ perceived “  insults will always take advantage hoping for the big payout