With the EU now set to proscribe Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the UK stands even more at odds with our international allies. 🇺🇸 The US 🇨🇦 Canada 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia 🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇭 Bahrain 🇮🇱 Israel 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇵🇾 Paraguay 🇪🇺 The EU All the above have

In Paris during 1943, 18 year old Adolfo Kaminsky worked as an apprentice dyer in a textile shop under Nazi occupation. Through handling fabrics day after day, he had mastered chemistry, learning precisely how acids reacted with inks, which solvents dissolved particular

Herbert Landsberg who entered Belsen with his Pioneer Corps company just days after its liberation came unexpectedly face-to-face with the past: This is his first-hand account: ‘We arrived at Belsen and could not believe our eyes when we saw the survivors in the camp. They were

The planting of itching powder on pigeons is forbidden.

I absolutely LOVE this

A memorial in Leicester’s Victoria Park standing as a poignant reminder of the bravery and sacrifice of tens of thousands of Sikh soldiers who fought for Britain across various campaigns, including the two World Wars:

Congratulations to Baroness Davies of Devonport! @sharrond62 Introduced to the House of Lords this afternoon, supported by Baroness @Tanni_GT and Lord @toadmeister 🎉

Imagine your house falls down one day and it's because a load of parakeets have been systematically eating your mortar https://t.co/yGsJDB3wZ3

Awkward - sack the loadmaster!

Pictured is Ian Fleming’s original proposal, personally signed, to create a daring special commando unit for Naval Intelligence. This bold idea would evolve into the legendary 30 Assault Unit (30AU)! Today, 30 Commando IX Group stands at the very forefront of the modern UK

@DKFreako @AvisJonathan87 @David_Crayford @jwgn #sidsquiz at 9pm

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Being German, I wish you all a "guten Rutsch" or "happy slide" into 2026! Being a historian, I do so with a GDR postcard from 1954. May you get to the New Year safely and joyfully, and may 2026 bring you much health and happiness! Guten Rutsch! 🥳🥂

This is Sir Matthew Rycroft. He was Permanent Secretary at the Home Office when Alla Abd El-Fattah was awarded British Citizenship. In 2024 when the Conservative Home Secretary, James Cleverly proposed providing funding to the Community Security Trust to assist the Jewish

Finally dragged myself out of this Christmas flu pit to tell you that on 9 December, I walked out of Leeds Crown Court NOT GUILTY. The case collapsed before it even got to trial. The CPS stood up, admitted they had zero evidence, and told the judge there wasn’t a cat in hell’s

Thought for the day

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Over a hundred MPs and Peers have written to the Independent Office of Police Complaints asking them to investigate West Midlands Police's decision to ban Israeli football fans. The letter has been signed by members of all the major parties, current and former front benchers and

In second place @Melonhead999 on 230 points. Which means this week's winner is @Sharpzilla on a stonking 260 points -well played. Thank you all for playing along. #SidsQuiz