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Museums must present a ’rounded’ view of Britain’s colonial past, minsters warn 

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Museums must present a ’rounded’ view of Britain’s colonial past rather than focusing on most controversial elements, minsters warn Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden will address heritage institutions on Tuesday He fears museums are warping history by focusing on Britain’s evils Organisations have been reviewing links to colonialism and slavery By Jack Newman For Mailonline Published: … Read more

The jet engine inventor’s idea to help the RAF was ignored by minsters

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A proposal by the future inventor of the jet engine for an interceptor fighter plane was ignored by the British government two years before the Blitz, a newly discovered memo has revealed. Sir Frank Whittle described how his design for powering aircraft would allow the RAF to combat Luftwaffe bombers if they attempted to take … Read more