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View from The Hill: Albanese’s Curtin speech becomes latest political football in debate over US relationship

Anthony Albanese seems to find himself on eggshells whenever the Australian-American relationship comes up.

The Conversation · Jul 7, 2025

20 best museums in London for 2025, from family-friendly days out to galleries filled with famous art

From historic artefacts and contemporary art to interactive exhibitions, London’s best museums have something for every visitor

The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2025

Voices: After Labour’s first year, Starmer could still learn from ‘one-term Attlee’

COMMENT: The current prime minister would be wise to study Clement Attlee’s post-war premiership, which also started with a landslide election but, mired in economic uncertainty and internal conflict, quickly ran out of steam, says historian Alun Evans

The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2025

Hidden London: Bellerby & Co, London's globemaker

Bellerby & Co offers a tactile, timeless representation of Earth that is as much about memory and meaning as geography, says Katrina Mirpuri

Evening Standard · Jun 21, 2025

Why is Stalin back in the Moscow metro?

A statue of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin was unveiled in the Taganskaya metro station in Moscow in May, recreating a mural that was dismantled decades ago. It is the first such statue to be erected in central Moscow since Stalin’s death in 1953 and marks a disturbing new stage in…

The Conversation · Jun 16, 2025

Trump is deeply obsessed with US history – but he has learned all the wrong lessons from it

His ostentatious birthday parade is his latest reimagining of America’s past. He’d do well to remember that pride must be rooted in honesty, says Cambridge historian David Reynolds

The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2025

Oscar-winning actor Gary Oldman given knighthood in King’s Birthday Honours

The London-born film star is known for his versatile acting style.

The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2025

‘Lord’s Prayer better recognised than national anthem, Churchill or Shakespeare’

The Our Father also appeared better known that Star Wars and the famous Liverpool football anthem.

Evening Standard · Jun 6, 2025

D-Day landings boosted by import of ‘wonder drug’ to Britain, archives reveal

Sir Winston Churchill became increasingly frustrated Britain had not been able to produce enough penicillin in preparation for the Normandy landings.

Evening Standard · Jun 6, 2025

Canadian man jailed for stealing famous Winston Churchill photograph that features on UK banknotes

Jeffrey Wood pleaded guilty to stealing the original print from Ottowa's Château Laurier hotel

Evening Standard · May 27, 2025