It happened today – this day in history – June 21
1377: Death of Edward III aged 64. 1529: Catherine of Aragon speaks against her marriage’s annulment to Henry VIII at
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Just when you think they can’t get any lower..
Events in Westminster have all become pretty tawdry since the protracted Brexit row threatened democracy itself. But has British politics
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Top job? Not just now thanks
It’s undeniable that at the moment Boris Johnson owes his job to Vladimir Putin. With his most likely successor sitting
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It happened today – this day in history – April 5
456: St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop. 1424: James I of Scotland returns home after 18 years
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Queen of hearts
A lot has changed over the past seventy years, but one constant has been Her Majesty The Queen, who has
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Prime Minister officially opens Tilbury 2
The Port of Tilbury welcomed the Prime Minister to the UK’s newest port today (Monday January 31) to officially open
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Christmas puddings – or should that be turkeys?
It takes a spectacular level of hypocrisy to accept a job to lead the investigation into alleged parties held in
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It happened today – this day in history – December 12
1694: The Royal Society censures astronomer Edmond Halley for suggesting in a paper titled ‘Some considerations about the cause of
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C- words and B- words
The word sleaze became attached to politics in the mid 1990s when a series of scandals rocked John Majors government
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City status for Southend in honour of slain MP
Southend is to be granted city status in the wake of the killing of MP Sir David Amess. Boris Johnson
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