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Who is the longest and shortest-ruling UK prime minister?
Evening Standard via Yahoo Canada News· 10 hours agoPost-war Prime Ministers from the shortest to longest terms Rishi...Home: 1963-64 – 364 days Anthony...
International Women's Day: The 93-year-old spy still keeping war secrets
BBC News· 6 hours agoHelen Taylor Thompson sent coded messages to spies in occupied France during World War II. Ms Taylor...
Guerlain spa at The OWO: a spellbinding addition to the city's wellness scene
Evening Standard via Yahoo Canada News· 23 hours agoThe Old War Office has undertaken a six-year renovation (Raffles at the OWO) At £600, this is hardly...
Keir Starmer: three warnings from history for Labour’s seventh British prime minister
The Conversation via Yahoo Canada News· 3 hours agoThe government led by Clement Attlee after his landslide win against Winston Churchill in 1945 was famous for nationalising key public services and creating ...
Is it possible to 'ringfence' family time when you're prime minister?
Sky News via Yahoo Canada News· 3 days agoAccording to his biographers, Sir Winston Churchill often took afternoon snoozes in his pyjamas....
Endgame 1944: the 'superb' story of a vital Second World War battle
The Week via Yahoo Canada News· 1 day agoWhile Winston Churchill was alert to this threat, his US counterpart, Franklin Roosevelt, wasn't:...
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare 4K Review
Comic Book· 12 hours agoGuy Ritchie turned his attention to World War II with his latest film, but made sure to keep his signature quippy style. The Ministry of Ungentlemanly...
The Conservative party, 1832-2024: an obituary
The Conversation via Yahoo Canada News· 9 hours agoLogically, the arrival of democracy in the years after the first world war, and the spread of the franchise beyond the most wealthy citizens, should have brought the party ...
UK’s landmark postwar elections: When Blair won the first of his 3 elections in 1997
Toronto Star· 4 days agoAhead of the July 4 vote, The Associated Press takes a look back at other landmark U.K. elections since the war. In 1997, the Labour Party had been out of power for longer ...
Labour looks set to end 14-year Tory rule as UK heads to polls
Daily Sabah· 2 days agoBritain could see the Labour Party return to power after a 14-year absence as the country goes to...