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New head of National Cyber Security Centre to warn of risk to infrastructure in first major speech

A letter signed by Joan of Arc in 1429 has left France for the first time, to be displayed as part of an exhibition at the British Library in London.

Two dazzling new exhibitions at the British Library and British Museum show the riches of the supposed east-west link but also highlight problems with the whole idea

Maria Balinska is one of the founders of The Conversation in the United States and served as our editor there for four years. Now, she is the Executive Director of the US-UK Fulbright Commission, based in London, and overseeing the body’s work that takes post-graduates in the US and the…

In 1534, King Henry VIII infamously broke away from the Catholic Church, becoming the head of the Church of England. Following this, two lesser-known acts were passed, the Suppression of Religious Houses Act 1535 and the Suppression of Religious Houses Act 1539 (also known as the “two Acts of Dissolution”).

Bayesian guests Jonathan Bloomer, his wife Judy Bloomer, lawyer Chris Morvillo, and his wife Neda Morvillo were also confirmed dead by Italian officials

National Archives files show officials were troubled by idea of institution enriching widow of Cambridge Five agent

Music is the touchpaper for this superb social-history exhibition at the British Library, London

I trawled archives, located a lost VHS, and spent £100 to watch the story of a Black gay man in the 90s. The gaps in our history are stark, says author Jason Okundaye