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Trump took classified documents to Mar-a-Lago

The 15 boxes of White House records that were stored at former president Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence contained items marked as classified national security information. The National Archives and Records Administration said the matter has ...

18 Feb 2022 at 20:55

Life in post-First World War Britain revealed as 1921 census is released

The lives of every man, woman and child living in England and Wales in 1921 have been revealed like never before, with detailed census returns from Windsor Castle and Chequers to cramped family homes made available to the public for the first ...

06 Jan 2022 at 07:25

Paddy Ashdown’s plan to redesign Parliament

Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown wanted to redesign the House of Commons as a symbol of his party’s joint reform agenda with New Labour, according to newly-released official papers. Files released by the National Archives show Mr ...

30 Dec 2021 at 14:25

Blair aides drew up ‘counter sleaze’ strategy amid fears of loss of trust

Tony Blair’s aides feared his New Labour government was losing “moral authority” after it was hit by a welter of “sleaze” allegations, according to newly released official files. Papers released by the National Archives show his ...

30 Dec 2021 at 11:55

Ireland

Taoiseach hails EU’s role in bringing peace to Ireland

Taoiseach Micheal Martin has praised the “vital role” of the European Union in bringing peace to the island of Ireland, on the 50th anniversary of it joining the bloc. Friday marked half a century since then-Taoiseach Jack ...

21 Jan 2022 at 13:25

West Donegal

Funding to conserve historic Killybegs port related records saved from 1922 fire

Anyone with a rudimentary knowledge of Irish history will probably know that many of the country's most important documents were destroyed in a fire at the Four Courts in the early stages of the Irish Civil War in 1922. ...

12 May 2022 at 18:33

Derry News

Witters family deserves truth and justice insists Foyle MLA, Ferguson

Sinn Féin Foyle MLA, Ciara Ferguson, insists the family of Paul Whitters should not have to wait any longer for truth and justice. Ms Ferguson was speaking following a decision by the British Government has released ...

10 Jun 2022 at 14:33

Toilet paper and advising public: Archives reveal coronation planners’ concerns

Missing toilet roll and being careful about telling the public what to do were among the considerations of coronation organisers of the past, as documents show planning of the historical events has always been ...

26 Apr 2023 at 13:40

World

National Archives leader confirmed amid turmoil over Trump probe

President Joe Biden’s nominee to head the National Archives was confirmed on Wednesday by the Senate after a months-long partisan battle over the agency’s role in the investigation into sensitive documents ...

10 May 2023 at 23:02

Thatcher praised Blair for response to 9/11 terror attacks

Margaret Thatcher privately wrote to Labour prime minister Tony Blair to praise his staunch support for the United States in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, according to newly released government files....

19 Jul 2023 at 00:01

‘Lightweight’ Betjeman overlooked for poet laureate

Sir John Betjeman, one of the best-loved British poets of the 20th century, was initially overlooked as poet laureate because he was considered a lightweight “versifier” who lacked serious merit, ...

19 Jul 2023 at 00:01

Blair was urged to keep alive Ukraine’s EU hopes, records show

Prime minister Tony Blair was urged not to snuff out Ukraine’s aspirations to join the EU amid hopes that it could form a “formidable barrier” to Russian expansionism, according to newly ...

19 Jul 2023 at 00:01

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