History was made at the Old Bailey today as TV cameras were allowed to film inside an English criminal court for the first time. Ben Oliver was sentenced to life in prison and will serve a minimum term of 10 years and eight months for the manslaughter of his grandfather. | Channel 4 News

Old Bet arrived in America in 1796, purchased by sea captain Jacob Crowninshield who brought her from Bengal, India. She became the second elephant to reach North American shores, following one that had arrived briefly in 1796. Showman Hachaliah Bailey bought her around 1804 and built a lucrative touring business around her, charging curious Americans admission to see this exotic creature most had only read about in books. Bailey transported Old Bet at night to avoid giving away free glimpses an