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MI5 monitored Nye Bevan for more than 20 years, records show

Files released to the National Archives show monitoring continued after he became a minister in the post-war Labour government.

The Independent UK · Oct 22

Aneurin Bevan’s personal security file was ‘remarkably tame’ – National Archives

Some in UK’s security services questioned why Welsh Labour firebrand was of interest

The Guardian - UK · Oct 21

CNN left off Air Force One for Trump's upcoming trip, White House signals in new media restriction

The White House has replaced CNN with conservative network Real America’s Voice News for President Donald Trump’s Saturday Air Force One trip, escalating a dispute over media access. The move came after CNN, MS NOW and Politico journalists returned to the White House following a judge’s temporary ruling against the…

The Economic Times · Sep 26

Bruton contacted Major about Sellafield concerns as legal action was explored

Then-taoiseach John Bruton raised the issue with British prime minister John Major after several safety incidents over a short period in the 1990s.

Evening Standard · Dec 29, 2025

Jane Austen’s will to go on show at Love Letters exhibition

The National Archives’ display will also include Lord Alfred Douglas’s petition to Queen Victoria pleading for the release of his lover Oscar Wilde.

Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2025

UK Government blocked release of Epstein memo from Mandelson to Blair

OFFICIALS blocked the release of a secret memo in which Peter Mandelson urged Tony Blair to meet Jeffrey Epstein while he was prime minister, it has…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 10, 2025

32 Fascinating Photos Of Women In Florida Breaking Barriers In The 1970s

Women in the ‘70s made groundbreaking efforts in bringing about societal change. We’ve collected 33 photos that depict how they lived during that era of change.

Bored Panda · Aug 6, 2025

What’s the right way to mark Juneteenth? The newest US holiday is confusing Americans

The United States’ newest federal holiday, celebrated annually on June 19, has quickly become its most puzzling one. Four years after President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, Americans have wrestled with what to make of the holiday.

The Conversation · Jun 16, 2025

Former NI Secretary rejects reports he ‘turned a blind eye’ to IRA crimes

Lord Reid said the transition from war to peace is ‘not always easy’.

Evening Standard · May 21, 2025

Believe it or not, there was a time when the US government built beautiful homes for working-class Americans to deal with a housing crisis

In 1918, as World War I intensified overseas, the U.S. government embarked on a radical experiment: It quietly became the nation’s largest housing developer, designing and constructing more than 80 new communities across 26 states in just two years.

The Conversation · May 19, 2025