It's been 27 years and a day since Britain was last cloaked in an 'eerie' shade caused by a total solar eclipse. Those who watched that summer reflect on what it was like.

The UK will see its fullest solar eclipse for the next 54 years on Wednesday but the public has been warned about the dangers that could come with the event

Today's solar eclipse will see up to 96 per cent of the Sun covered by the Moon, making it the most significant event of this kind since 1999

The ‘Eclipsia’ glasses were specially designed for viewing eclipses almost one hundred years ago