Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Washington and is staying at Blair House, the US president’s guest house. Located ...

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Kit Kowol’s first book, released at the end of 2024, achieves the rare feat of fundamentally revising our understanding of British politics and society during the Second World War.

The funeral of Sir Winston Churchill on 30 January 1965 was broadcast live on the BBC and seen around the world. It was the first state funeral of a politician in the century and the biggest ...

Donald Trump's latest move isn't just good news for the UK, it proves that he's far smarter than his critics believe.

VOLUNTEERS at a community garden are hoping to turn the clock back 80 years by recreating a ‘victory’ mural which had been painted onto the gable wall of a nearby building in 1945.

Otto Von Bismarck once counselled that only a fool learns from his own mistakes; the wise man learns from the mistakes of others. But the statesman who unified Germany in the 19th century hadn’t ...

And we talked about history. After World War Two, Winston Churchill was thrown out, but they brought him back. Grover Cleveland, the only other American president that did not serve consecutive ...

Winston Churchill helped to plan his State Funeral ... Then the last journey down the Thames, flags at half mast, the wharf cranes dipped; the scene at Waterloo station and the train journey ...

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Languages: English. You can get in touch with Hugh by emailing [email protected] President Trump's State Department has enacted a "one flag policy," banning U.S. embassies and overseas ...

The U.S. State Department has adopted a new policy under the Trump administration that effectively blocks U.S. embassies and outposts from flying Pride and Black Lives Matter flags, a report said ...