Document discovered by National Archives shows claim made after the war by recaptured RAF officer, but historians are sceptical It’s one of the most celebrated heroic failures of the second world war – the “great escape” of dozens of allied prisoners of war from a German camp by tunnelling under the wire.As loosely depicted in The Great Escape, a 1963 film, 76 British and international air force members successfully escaped from the Stalag Luft III camp in March 1944, only for most of them to be...
A gifted poet, author and educator, English professor Sandra Lim was named the 2023 UMass Lowell Distinguished University Professor.
Scripted TV commissions in the UK fell by 18% in 2023, according to a new report from Ampere Analysis, but pubcaster the BBC remained stable, accounting for half of all scripted commissions. Ampere’s
House Majority Whip Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) suggested this weekend that Democrat President Joe Biden's overtly political State of the Union address may have disintegrated the tradition of presidents being invited to deliver the annual speech before the House chamber.
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For nearly two decades, President Joe Biden has told a story about why he devoted his life to politics. He repeated the tale, at the risk of facing criminal charges for lying to a federal agent, while speaking to Special Counsel Robert Hur in October 2023. Fresh out of law school and working as a clerk at a high-powered Wilmington, Delaware, law firm, Biden, in his telling, was tapped to defend a construction company sued by a 23-year-old welder who "lost part of his penis and one of his...
May, the most sought-after name on the carousel this cycle, has agreed to
The 2023/24 FA Cup Final is fast approaching with the remaining four teams set to compete for a place in the showpiece match. Reigning champions Manchester City are still in the competition after b
As Sarah Lancashire is nominated for a best actress Bafta for her star turn in Happy Valley, KATIE HIND on why the ceremony is to be her swansong before stepping behind the camera.
The Amazon Fire TV 32-inch 2-series faces a lot of competition and although functional and solid, it's bested by some of its rival sets in most areas.
The horrific sexist and racist comments about MP Diane Abbott from a major Tory donor should show everyone that politics is not a safe or welcoming place for Black women. Everyone rushed to discuss what implications this might have for women’s safety. Everyone, that is, except for Diane Abbott herself, who was not given permission to speak during PMQs, and was forced to stand and listen while others discussed her abuse. And Westminster isn’t the only place where women are made to feel unwelcome...
An emphasis on brightness and beauty has me leaning toward Samsung.