How WWI changed the lives of Britain’s women
They were widows. They were bereaved mothers, sisters and friends. But women in the first world war were so much more too.
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Tory MP Penny Mordaunt wasn’t the first to change a speech for a dare, but she did it in the House of Commons – and got found out. How does her prank compare to others?
They were widows. They were bereaved mothers, sisters and friends. But women in the first world war were so much more too.
Historian Norman Davies tells Channel 4 News why he thinks that the United Kingdom’s days are numbered – but unionists can still put off the moment of doom.
Ukraine’s military says that a serviceman has been killed after a Ukrainian base in the Crimean capital Simferopol came under attack.
Syria’s government and some rebels could let humanitarian aid flow and enforce local ceasefires in the country’s civil war, US Secretary of State John Kerry announces.
Actor Peter O’Toole, who shot to fame in the Oscar-winning epic Lawrence of Arabia, has died aged 81, his agent confirms.
HMS Daring arrives at the crisis zone in the Philippines as part of the UK’s emergency response to Typhoon Haiyan as the search for missing Brits continues.
As BAE scales down operations in Portsmouth, news of an end to shipbuilding at the historic yard is greeted with dismay by unions. Hundreds more jobs in Scotland are also to be cut.
David Cameron and Nick Clegg defend Ed Miliband as the Labour leader hits back at the Daily Mail for depicting his late father as “the man who hated Britain”.
The fact that parading members of the British armed forces got drawn into a sectarian demonstration at Ibrox Park on Saturday reflects worst on the top brass who exposed them to such a situation.
The head of the RAF tells Channel 4 News that the world of Terminator 2 is coming in response to a question about unmanned aerial vehicles, commonly known as “drones”.
Britain and Spain are locked in a dispute over Gibraltar that that has compounded tensions dating back to 1704. But what is fueling Britain’s control issues over its overseas territory?
Spain’s prime minister says he will take “all legal measures” to protect his county’s interests in Gibraltar – dashing hopes of a quick solution in the dispute with Britain.
Sir John “Sandy” Woodward, hailed by Prime Minister David Cameron for his “heroic command” of the Falklands Task Force, has died aged 81.
The prospects of the Lib Dems getting to end continuous at sea deterrence look mightily reduced after Labour’s decision to retain four nuclear submarines.