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Winston Churchill to be the new face of the five pound note
With the news that Winston Churchill will grace the five pound note from 2016, Channel 4 News asks who should appear on British bank notes?
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Arise Sir Bradley! New year’s honours revealed
Bradley Wiggins is knighted in the Queen’s new year’s honours list, leading a host of Olympic and Paralympic athletes who made their names at London 2012.
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Coded carrier pigeon message baffles experts 70 years on
A carefully crafted message sent by pigeon remains a mystery after government officials admit defeat and appeal for help from former code breakers.
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Scheme to lure ‘X-box generation’ into code-breaking careers
A scheme to lure high school graduates from the “X-Box generation” into careers as code-breakers in the intelligence services is launched by Foreign Secretary William Hague.
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Tragic genius Turing remembered
Wartime hero, godfather of computing and gay icon – the remarkable life and tragic death of Alan Turing is marked with events around the country.
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Spy secrets unveiled in history of MI6
A book revealing the history of the first 40 years of MI6 has been published. Former head of MI6 Sir John Scarlett tells Jonathan Rugman the book will end myths about a “licence to kill”.