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We interrupt this broadcaster: why did Winston Churchill try to seize the BBC?

In 1926, with the General Strike looming and the right warning of a Bolshevik revolution, the BBC found itself in a dreadful dilemma. Writer Jack Thorne on why he turned this into ‘a love letter to people in authority’

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Butterfly loved by Churchill back in England after almost 100 years

Black-veined whites, thought to have died out in 1920s, have seemingly returned due to warmer climate

The Guardian - UK

Breakfasting with the stars: how the famous got their day going

For Marilyn Monroe it was eggs in a glass of milk, for Muhammad Ali it was steak… Rebecca Seal reveals what seven great figures from history had for breakfast - and how you can make it for yourself

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Sunak stresses need for ‘close’ relationship with Biden ahead of US trip

This week’s visit, which includes watching a baseball game, comes after a period of significant strain for the ‘special relationship’

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Vicky McClure: My Grandad's War — release date, interview and everything we know

Vicky McClure: My Grandad's War sees the Line of Duty star take her grandfather back to D-Day's Normandy beaches.

WhatToWatch

Two-thirds Of Millennials Don’t Know Which Countries Won World War II

Over 50% of millennials didn't know that the UK didn't have the same prime minister during World War II.

Zenger

Cigar smoked by Churchill during the Second World War to be auctioned

The wartime leader gave the half-smoked cigar to Hugh Stonehewer-Bird in 1944 and it has been preserved in a glass jar ever since.

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Churchill planned to blitz Channel Islands to seize them back from Nazis, new book claims

Huge bombing campaign that could have cost 20,000 civilian lives was abandoned when Allies decided to focus on Sicily invasion instead

Daily Mirror

How Boris and Carrie fell out of favour with staff at Chequers and wanted to shoot Dilyn the dog

Chequers’ head housekeeper resigned after claims of tensions with Carrie Johnson

The Independent UK

Agita. Do you feel it too? It’s the relentless pounding on our senses that leaves us feeling uncertain and uneasy

Our agita is not event-driven. It is caused by epic disruptions to the way we receive and consume information.

Fortune

The Tories have form with far right conspiracy theories. This time it’s ‘cultural Marxism’

The party turns nasty and brutish when it fears for its future. The use of this term – with its clear links to antisemitism – is just the latest example, says author Samuel Earle

The Guardian - UK

Events marking Queen Elizabeth’s death cost the public £161.7m, figures show

Critics say the extravagance is inappropriate when people are struggling with the cost of living crisis

The Guardian - UK

Why Queen Elizabeth II left her beloved Clarence House due to this controversial figure

Queen Elizabeth II left her beloved Clarence House to live in Buckingham Palace after being encouraged by this historical figure

Woman & Home

Zelensky needs Sunak to push Ukraine’s allies to go further and faster over weapons and jets

Britain’s willingness to step first unto the breach over military support has spurred wider Western action, writes Kim Sengupta. The Ukrainian president needs that now more than ever

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Zelensky compared to Churchill at Chequers meeting with Sunak

The Prime Minister told Volodymyr Zelensky: ‘Your leadership, your country’s bravery and fortitude are an inspiration to us all.’

Daily Mirror

Zelensky pleads for jets as Sunak promises pilot training school for Ukrainians

The Ukrainian President desperately wants warplanes so his forces can reclaim control of the air as Kyiv prepares for its highly-anticipated counter-attack

The Conversation

The Diplomat: Netflix show suggests the US-UK special relationship needs some TLC

Netflix’s new political drama, The Diplomat, is focused on the trials and tribulations of Kate Wyler (Keri Russell), a new American ambassador to Britain. It begins with a deadly attack on a British aircraft carrier and then follows the twists and turns of a joint US and UK attempt to…

Daily Mirror

Dad spends £20k on WW2 bunker with submarine door after wife says he 'deserves man cave'

Dad-of-three David Massey, 41, converted his garage into a 1940s-inspired hideaway, complete with submarine doors and a whisky bar, so he can reminisce about 'happy times'

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Wales Online

Dad spends £20,000 on ‘man cave bunker’ complete with submarine doors

David Massey spent £20,000 building a man cave in the style of Winston Churchill’s bunker with real submarine doors and reinforced steel walls

Daily Mirror

World War Two battle of the bombers, radar, top secrets, tin foil - and a Mirror cartoon

German sleeper agents were preparing to act. At the appointed hour, they would emerge en masse across the UK with a devilish scheme

Evening Standard

5,000 troops arrive at Waterloo by train for Coronation

It was the biggest movement of military personnel on Britain’s railways since Sir Winston Churchill’s funeral in 1965

The Independent UK

Thousands of military personnel arrive by train for coronation

Network Rail said it is the biggest movement of military personnel on Britain’s railways since Sir Winston Churchill’s funeral in 1965.

The Independent UK

Coronation is ‘biggest ceremonial military operation since Churchill’s funeral’

Brigadier Patrick Reehal is responsible for coordinating thousands of armed forces personnel involved in the ceremony.

Evening Standard

OPINION - I remember the Silver Jubilee, and will be honoured to be at the Abbey

The last time Britain celebrated a coronation, Winston Churchill was prime minister, the structure of DNA had only recently been discovered, and Blackpool were celebrating winning the FA Cup following the legendary Stanley Matthews Final.

Daily Mirror

'I stayed the night in Coco Chanel's abandoned mansion - what I heard gave me goosebumps'

Coco Chanel lived in the mansion in the 1920s with lover Hugh Grosvenor, but it was abandoned in 1967 and has been visited several times over the years by ghosthunters

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