Toppling of the giants: Rachel Reeves launched a purge - and across Whitehall portraits of these great historical figures have been replaced by works of 'female em…
As the nation marks the 80th anniversary of VE Day next month, Churchill's descendants will take part in a service alongside ...
RAF honour last surviving Battle of Britain pilot with heartwarming tribute after hero’s death aged 105
RAF chiefs have paid tribute to the last of The Few — by painting his name on a fighter plane that starred in movies. Group ...
Britain's Got Talent finalist Chantel Bellew and Strictly star dance teacher dies aged 34
Chantel Bellew, who once taught Strictly Come Dancing judge Anton Du Beke the art of tap dancing, has sadly passed away.
Radical study of medieval warhorses unveiled in new book
The most comprehensive study of medieval warhorses ever undertaken will be released in the form of a radical new book this ...
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One Fine Show: “The 80s, Photographing Britain” in London
Anna Fox, Work Stations, Café, the City. Salesperson, 1988 (1988). © Anna Fox, The Hyman Collection / Courtesy the Centre for British Photography Welcome to One ...
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Steam line raises Battle of Britain memorial funds
A heritage railway has given driving lessons to raise funds for a Battle of Britain memorial event. The Spa Valley Railway's locomotive 303 Squadron ran from Tunbridge Wells, with the two novice ...
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Trump’s made rejects great again. That may be a bitter pill for PM or Dutton
“And not standing up to Trump is political suicide.” Illustration by Simon Letch Trump was less hostile to Britain and France. That gave their leaders more political room to move. Both Britain ...
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Britain beefs up travel warnings over US border enforcement
LONDON, March 20 (Reuters) - Britain has in recent weeks revised its advice for citizens travelling to the United States to include a warning that anyone found breaking its entry rules could face ...
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Paddy Hemingway, Last Surviving Battle of Britain Pilot, Dies at 105
That sad reality has been driven home yet again, as reported by Sky News (and republished by MSN) on March 17, 2025: “The last surviving Battle of Britain pilot dies aged 105.” That pilot was ...
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Changing the Guard honours last Battle of Britain pilot Paddy Hemingway
The last known Battle of Britain pilot, Group Captain John ‘Paddy’ Hemingway who died this week (Brian Lawless/PA) The Changing the Guard ceremony at Buckingham Palace has honoured the last ...
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Farewell to the last of The Few... we shall not see their like again
None of the 2,937 airmen – mostly British, but including nearly 700 from the Common­wealth and Allied nations – awarded the Battle of Britain clasp for flying against ­the Luftwaffe in the ...
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'End of an era': Last surviving Battle of Britain pilot dies
The last surviving Battle of Britain pilot, John "Paddy" Hemingway, has died at the age of 105. Mr Hemingway, who was originally from Dublin, joined the Royal Air Force (RAF) as a teenager before ...