Google Doodle marks the life of World War One heroine Edith Cavell

You might be familiar with the Google Doodle - the illustration or animation which appears on the search engine's homepage.

They mark events from history or special events - you can see an archive here.

Today's doodle commemorates Norfolk Nurse Edith Cavell, marking 153 years since her birth.

A good excuse to re-share some stories ITV Anglia have done on the World War One Nurse, who was executed by the Germans as a spy.

She helped over 200 Allied soldiers escape from German-occupied Belgium during the First World War.

In 2013 Natalie Gray went to her birth place in Norfolk to find out more about the legendary figure,

Women in Peterborough worked to create a special poppy blanketto mark her time in the city.

A special service was also held at Peterborough Cathedral. The city was her home when she was a schoolgirl.

And we were in Belgium when a new statue to the nurse was unveiled.