Top KGB defector and Cold War spy found dead at home aged 86 Code-named Hetman, Oleg Gordievsky was one of the Cold War’s most important spies The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2025
Top KGB defector Oleg Gordievsky dies aged 86 Code-named Hetman, Oleg Gordievsky was one of the most important spies of the Cold War. Evening Standard · Mar 22, 2025
Ravers, Rastas and rugby league stars: why the story of Black British culture is about more than just London Black Britons altered the DNA of music, fashion and sport in this country. But why is it framed as a London story? Bradford-born writer Lanre Bakare explores how it reaches far beyond the capital – and farther back in time The Guardian - UK · Mar 22, 2025
Oleg Gordievsky, Britain's most valuable Cold War spy inside the KGB, dies at 86 Former KGB officer Oleg Gordievsky has died aged 86 in England The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2025
Oleg Gordievsky obituary Russian spy who was the highest ranking KGB officer to defect to Britain The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2025
Stephen Jessel obituary BBC correspondent who reported on the Iranian revolution, Olof Palme’s assassination and Mobutu’s last days in Zaire The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2025
Kemi Badenoch comes under fire from ex-Tory leader William Hague over her ditching net zero by 2050 goal Lord Hague warned the Conservatives risk being seen as not ‘serious’ on tackling global warming Evening Standard · Mar 18, 2025
Conservative party to ditch commitment to net zero in UK by 2050 Break in cross-party consensus on issue to be announced on Tuesday The Guardian - UK · Mar 17, 2025
Climate activists hauled away after gatecrashing Kemi Badenoch conference speech Climate protesters were wrestled away by attendees after interrupting Kemi Badenoch while she delivered a speech at an event in honour of Margaret Thatcher. The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2025
Climate protesters interrupt Kemi Badenoch’s speech at Thatcher conference The event at central London’s Guildhall was centred around commemorating the legacy of Baroness Thatcher. The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2025
OPINION - Margaret Thatcher would have loved Keir Starmer — he's now more Tory than the Tories With policies echoing Thatcher, Keir Starmer is steering Labour towards a more right-wing stance Evening Standard · Mar 13, 2025
Trump Shakes Global Order While Keir Starmer Walks a Political Tightrope—Disaster Looms! But rather than the Russian leader, it’s the supposed leader of the Free World who Sir Keir is negotiating with. Donald Trump’s “shock and awe” start to his The Fashion Central · Mar 9, 2025
Gillian Anderson: "The pressure not to fail for women has always been high up there for me" The actor on International Women's Day and beauty rituals Marie Claire · Mar 8, 2025
Bill Dare obituary Comedy producer behind many popular satire shows, notably Spitting Image, The Mary Whitehouse Experience and Dead Ringers The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2025
The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2025 5 women who changed fashion that you should know about In honour of International Women’s Day, we look at five instrumental women who have changed the fashion industry…
The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2025 Voices: Keir Starmer’s fawning at the court of Donald Trump now leaves a sour taste COMMENT: As the prime minister prepares to host European leaders at a Downing Street summit this weekend to discuss the Russian threat, his ‘triumphant’ White House visit has been tarnished by the televised punishment beating of Volodymyr Zelensky, says John Rentoul
Evening Standard · Feb 27, 2025 How previous prime ministers handled the ‘special relationship’ Winston Churchill coined the phrase to describe what has become an enduring diplomatic priority, but relationships between leaders have varied.
The National (Scotland) · Feb 27, 2025 The truth behind Scotland's oil and the McCrone Report FOR many Scots, the striking poster of Margaret Thatcher with fangs that dripped oil instead of blood sums up the waste of the profits from the…
BANG Premier · Feb 26, 2025 Queen Elizabeth 'was briefed about UFOs' The late Queen Elizabeth was briefed about the possible existence of UFOs following the infamous Rendlesham Forest incident in 1980, according to a new documentary.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2025 Do Trump and co want a world reclaimed by straight white men? It’s not certain they’ll get it Trump calls diversity policies ‘immoral’ and Badenoch says they’re ‘poison’. But businesses know multiculturalism is good for the economy, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett
The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2025 Too evil! Too smutty! Too Thatcher! When TV stars demand cuts to their scenes Not all actors are comfortable with baring their behinds … or their souls. From Bridgerton to The Sopranos, some have insisted on moments being axed – although they don’t always get their way
The Guardian - AU · Feb 21, 2025 Neoliberalism is dead. So why haven’t Australia’s leaders got the message? Until centre-left parties can escape the mental prison built by decades of soft neoliberalism, it is what we are likely to get
The Independent UK · Feb 19, 2025 Warren Gatland blames Margaret Thatcher and teachers’ strikes for Welsh rugby’s decline Gatland’s second stint in charge of Wales came to an end last week
The Independent UK · Feb 19, 2025 How The Face magazine turned style into an art form 4/5 This pulsating show at the National Portrait Gallery explores the photographs that defined what was cool in Britain from 1980 to the present
The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2025 Poorest UK households pay rising share of income on council tax, study finds Resolution Foundation report says failure to reform has ‘slowly recreated the issues that undid the poll tax’