The Latest Breaking News from British Empire

Researchers uncover truth of British Empire’s trade routes with centuries-old shopping records

Researchers used AI to help extract data from the vast number of voyages noted in the handwritten port books

The Independent UK · Oct 19

Tories need to channel British Empire soldiers who fought off Zulus, says Geoffrey Cox

But former chairman Lord Patten says history won’t save the party against Labour

Evening Standard · Mar 22, 2024

Empireworld review: A conversation-changing look at the British Empire's worldwide legacy

Sathnam Sanghera wants to play a game with you. He’s visiting a school where the boys wear “spotless white shirts” and “dark-blue blazers”, there’s a Latin motto, an official crest, a house system, and a stirring school song that contains the lyrics “always play the game!” Is he somewhere in…

Evening Standard · Jan 26, 2024

Alan Cumming returns OBE over concerns of link to ‘toxicity’ of British Empire

He was honoured in 2009 for his work as an actor and for campaigning for the LGBTQ+ community.

The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2023

Alan Cumming returns OBE after ‘opening eyes’ to ‘toxic’ British Empire

The actor received the award in 2009 for his ‘activism for equal rights for the gay and lesbian community’

Evening Standard · Jan 27, 2023

Alan Cumming gives back OBE over 'toxicity' in the British Empire

The X-Men actor announced on Friday morning that he has returned the award following conversations about the 'toxicity' in the British Empire.

Daily Record · Jan 27, 2023

Scottish actor Alan Cumming hands back OBE after 'toxic' British Empire conversation

The actor, from Aberfeldy, has handed back the prestigious award he received 14 years ago, after a discussion about the "toxic" British Empire "opened his eyes" to new information.

Edinburgh Live · Jan 27, 2023

Alan Cumming returns OBE after 'opening eyes' on 'toxic' British Empire

ALAN Cumming has returned his OBE over "misgivings" surrounding the "toxicity of empire".

The National (Scotland) · Jan 27, 2023

Alan Cumming hands back his OBE due to the 'toxicity' in the British Empire

Scottish actor Alan Cumming was initially 'shocked and delighted' when he was awarded the OBE in 2009 for his ‘activism for equal rights for the gay and lesbian community’

Daily Mirror · Jan 27, 2023

A chronicle of Nehru, his missteps, and Modi’s magic: The new Nehru museum

With the Rashtrapati Bhavan to their south, and the Nehru memorial to the north, the three statues at Delhi’s Teen Murti Circle have long stood witness to India’s tryst with destiny: from a brutal repression of the freedom struggle to the fall of the British Empire, and Independence.

Newslaundry · Jan 9, 2023