National Trust chief won’t back down in ‘slavery links’ storm as she defends ‘list of shame’ for stately homes with ties to colonialism Hilary McGrady accepts that report naming 93 historic properties caused upset But she claims Britain needs to acknowledge its past in order to face its future The National Trust said the list … Read more
A Russian woman identified as a key source in the dossier by British counterintelligence specialist Christopher Steele dossier is a former employee of Kremlin-owned state media. Steele’s infamous report was leaked weeks before Trump’s inauguration, alleging Russian influence over him and contained salacious information about his reported conduct in a Moscow hotel room during the … Read more
TV historian Lucy Worsley leads ‘review’ of royal palaces’ links to slavery including Prince William and Kate Middleton’s Kensington Palace home Historic Royal Palaces review follows similar exercise by the National Trust Review being led by Lucy Worsley, 46, known for BBC history documentaries The historian also described National Trust as ‘ahead of the game’ … Read more
A bridge too dear! Owner charges furious localsa new £780 toll to cross bridge that links two hamlets and avoids a 10-mile detour The bridge is shortcut for residents of 13 properties in Brandon Bank, Norfolk Also used by 35 homes in Little Ouse, Cambridgeshire, to cross the county line Residents wishing to use it … Read more
Twitter will no longer block and remove hacked content and will instead label tweets after Republicans said they threatened to subpoena CEO Jack Dorsey for shutting down President Trump’s campaign account and blocking links to Biden Ukraine stories. The company’s Legal, Policy and Trust & Safety Lead announced the policy changes on Thursday, saying the … Read more
Colonial legacy of Admiral Lord Nelson and the Royal Navy’s links to slavery ‘to be re-evaluated’ by Greenwich Maritime Museum who plan to change their historical displays following the Black Lives Matter movement The National Maritime Museum will change its Lord Horatio Nelson displays All of the museum’s displays will be reviewed to reveal British … Read more
They’ve been going from strength to strength since being seen out together in July. And Rita Ora appeared as loved-up as ever as she linked arms with beau Romain Gavras after a night out with pals in London on Wednesday. The singer, 29, cut a casual figure in a black padded jacket and red sports … Read more
The National Trust has come under fire after it published a list of nearly 100 properties under its management that have links to slavery and colonialism. Members have threatened to cancel their membership and historians have accused the trust of being ‘unfair’ after the homes of Winston Churchill and Rudyard Kipling were among the 93 … Read more
National Trust lists a HUNDRED properties it believes have links to slavery and colonialism… including former homes of Winston Churchill and Rudyard Kipling Almost 100 National Trust properties have links to colonialism, the charity says Sir Winston Churchill’s former family home in Kent, Chartwell, was included The National Trust has been accused of ‘playing the … Read more
One of Scotland’s best state schools where Ronnie Corbett and Dame Muriel Spark studied is urged to change its name because of founder James Gillespie’s slave trade links Nearly 600 signed a petition for secondary school in Edinburgh to be renamed James Gillespie was a tobacco merchant who made his money in the slave trade … Read more