25 h. ago To neighbors, they were suburban dads. In secret, they were running an international gun smuggling ring

A secret group of Irish in America - such as Danny Cahalane, pictured left with his wife, and Vince Conlon, pictured right on his wedding day, sourced guns in the US to send to the IRA in Northern Ireland

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54 h. ago Inside Europe's £670bn arms race spending spree as threat of WW3 with Russia looms

US President Donald Trump's demands of NATO alllies prompts massive European boost in future firepower - backed by the UK - to fill the gaping hole left by America's likely disengagement

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3 d. ago London air pollution down since Ulez extended to outer boroughs, study finds

London air pollution down since Ulez extended to outer boroughs, study finds  The Guardian

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3 d. ago London boroughs which opposed Ulez expansion see biggest pollutant cut – study

London boroughs which opposed Ulez expansion see biggest pollutant cut – study  The Independent

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6 d. ago Memories of a Catholic Girlhood by Mary McCarthy review – incurable sadness if bravely borne

Colm Tóibín introduces this welcome reprint of the US author and critic’s poignant account of orphanhood, first published in 1957Mary McCarthy was a formidable, not to say frightening, figure in the literary landscape of mid-20th-century America, one of a cohort of remarkable left-leaning intellectuals that included Elizabeth Hardwick, Dwight Macdonald, Randall Jarrell and McCarthy’s lifelong friend Hannah Arendt. The famous feud between McCarthy and the playwright Lillian Hellman – “every word Hellman writes is a lie, including ‘and’ and ‘the’” – led to a $2.5m libel suit brought by Hellman but which in the end damaged her own reputation beyond repair.McCarthy was already an established critic and fiction writer when, in 1963, she published The Group, the novel that was to bring her huge popular success. It is an account of the lives of a set of young women in postwar New York and, for its time, was frank to the point of being scandalous. Anyone reading it now will wonder what the ...

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8 d. ago International aid is as vital as defence spending – cutting either undermines British security | Emily Darlington

When funding to support vulnerable countries is withdrawn, the risk of war and global destabilisation increasesNational defence and international development are two sides of the same coin. Our long-term security requires us to invest in both. European nations need to fill any vacuum left by America’s new administration as we ensure there can be no victory for Vladimir Putin in Ukraine and Donald Trump’s decision to shut down USAid.Before being elected as an MP, I lived in Kenya and saw the vital work done by local charities that help families of children growing up in informal settlements on the outskirts of Nairobi. I met teenagers working on social media projects to tackle disinformation and prevent post-election violence. And I talked to women about the ever-present threat of rape and sexual violence. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago Eckerd College offers new London study abroad opportunity in August

Eckerd College offers new London study abroad opportunity in August  Eckerd College News

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1 week ago Eva Longoria set to reunite with 'long lost family' after turning back on America

Eva Longoria has teased an upcoming reunion between her and long-lost family after revealing her ancestors left Spain 400 years ago for America

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2 w. ago MSU London Study Abroad program fundraiser coming March 9th.

MSU London Study Abroad program fundraiser coming March 9th.  Hi-Line Today

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2 w. ago Swansea University, QA To Offer Flexible Degree Programmes In London

Swansea University, QA To Offer Flexible Degree Programmes In London  Study Abroad

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2 w. ago British humour is more intelligent than American – but US TV comedies are more watchable

A study by boffins at King's College London has found that British humour in TV shows is supposedly more intelligent, but American TV comedies are more watchable

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2 w. ago Why I left America to study in London – and might not go back

Why I left America to study in London – and might not go back  FelixOnline

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