62 h. ago Duke of Marlborough, 69, to face trial for 'driving 80mph in a 50mph zone'

James Spencer-Churchill, who is a relative of Princess Diana and Sir Winston Churchill, is due to appear in court accused of speeding.

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4 d. ago New Zealand foreign minister Winston Peters’ home vandalised ‘during a protest’

Man charged as police allege a window was smashed in a rare act of violence targeted at a New Zealand politician’s homeA man who allegedly used a crowbar to smash in a window at the home of New Zealand’s foreign minister “during a protest” has been charged, police confirmed on Tuesday.Winston Peters posted to social media on Monday evening saying “a disgusting coward” had smashed a window in his Auckland home and left a sign on the door. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago 'Conservative conference shop had all sorts but MAJOR thing was missing'

While images of former Tory PMs Margaret Thatcher and Winston Churchill were littered around the shop, current Tory leader Kemi Badenoch was nowhere to be seen

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5 d. ago New Zealand will compensate Samoa $3.6M for a navy ship wreck a year after the vessel sank

New Zealand has agreed to pay $3.6 million in compensation to Samoa a year after a after a navy ship ran aground on a reef

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7 d. ago Vogue Williams 'can't stop crying' after 'sad' family tragedy

Vogue Williams has been left heartbroken after the death of her beloved dog Winston

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7 d. ago Vogue Williams breaks down in tears as she addresses ‘sad’ family loss

Vogue Williams revealed her beloved dog Winston died earlier this week

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1 week ago Arise Sir Gary! Beaming Gary Oldman receives knighthood at Windsor Castle from Prince William

London-born film star, Sir Gary Oldman 67, was recognised for his services to drama in the King’s Birthday Honours after playing a range of figures including prime minister Sir Winston Churchill and Sex Pistols hellraiser Sid Vicious

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1 week ago BBC Antiques Roadshow expert says 'never seen one before' in 'rare' show moment

Matthew Haley was blown away when he was presented with a rare newspaper from 1926 which featured signatures from Winston Churchill and Stanley Baldwin on Antiques Roadshow

Culture

2 w. ago How the Queen was reduced to tears by Prince Philip's blazing row with Churchill: Bitter feud revealed in new book by royal blockbuster author ANDREW MORTON... and the revelations don't stop there

Winston Churchill sat up in bed, scattering sheafs of state papers, his prominent blue eyes welling with tears. He had just been told that his wartime friend King George VI had died.

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2 w. ago 'My heart stopped when a thug stabbed my son, 15, with a massive zombie knife'

A masked man plunged a zombie knife into Oshay Woolley in Winston Green, Birmingham, despite laws around zombie knives being introduced in England and Wales several years ago

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2 w. ago I’m a sleep expert – follow my eight simple tips throughout the day to guarantee good shut

FORMER PM MARGARET THATCHER famously got by on just four hours’ kip, while wartime leader Winston Churchill hit the hay for just a few hours a night. A study suggests the average person gets just six hours and 50 minutes sleep – and others are getting less than three hours. But a good night’s shut-eye...

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2 w. ago Giants to bench struggling Russell Wilson after fans chant for Jaxson Dart

Rookie first-rounder set to start against ChargersGiants have fallen to 0-3 with veteran at QBMore than a few New York Giants fans at the Meadowlands chanted, “We want Dart!” after Russell Wilson threw an interception during a third consecutive loss to start the season on Sunday night. Now they are getting him. The Giants are turning to rookie Jaxson Dart to start at quarterback in their next game Sunday against the Los Angeles Chargers, according to two people familiar with the decision.Dart replaces Wilson with the Giants off to an 0-3 start and the unbeaten Chargers coming to town. Wilson is expected to dress as the backup with journeyman Jameis Winston remaining third on the depth chart. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Do you speak Sylheti? Tamajaght? Klingon? Inside the Festival for Endangered Languages

Every two weeks, a language is lost – and by the end of the century, half of the world’s 7,000 tongues could have vanished. We meet the artist using eyeliner and chokeberries to rescue everything from Ogham to ArablishIn his studio, Sam Winston appears less artist, more linguistic alchemist. He is experimenting with manufacturing inks out of tobacco from Marlboro cigarettes, the juice of Belarusian chokeberries imported in a 100g packet small enough to make it past customs and a strange brew of kohl eyeliner from the Middle East and galena – the mineral form of lead sulfide – from Wales.The coloured substances are used to conjure words on to giant canvas flags that will soon hang from the ceiling of London’s Barbican Centre – connecting a group of poets’ native languages with materials from their native landscapes. The quintet speak marginal or at-risk languages covering five continents, and their newly commissioned poems all speak to their sense of home. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Winston & Strawn Continues Strategic Growth of its Finance Practice in London with Partner Richard Semple

Winston & Strawn Continues Strategic Growth of its Finance Practice in London with Partner Richard Semple  PR Newswire

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2 w. ago Arsenal: Ben Winston hails 'dream come true' after appointment to board

Award-winning Hollywood film producer is one of four new faces in the Gunners boardroom

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3 w. ago Travellers who bulldozed field near Sir Winston Churchill's family home to erect site in just 48 hours can STAY for now after High Court battle

The group caused outrage among locals after transforming the Kent site into a caravan park in just 48 hours - working at an 'extraordinary pace' in an alleged bid to avoid council action.

Events

3 w. ago Young people’s bereavement charity launches new text service

The UK’s first children and young people’s bereavement charity, Winston’s Wish, is calling on the local community to spread the word about its new bereavement text service designed especially for young people.

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4 w. ago NFL panic meter: Is Russell Wilson cooked? Is the Chiefs’ golden age over?

It’s risky making calls after just one week. But there are a few worrying signs for prominent teams, players and coaches early in the seasonFun fact: the Giants returned 10 of their 11 offensive starters from last year, despite finishing 29th in EPA per play last season. The only change came at quarterback, with the Giants signing Russell Wilson, Jameis Winston, and trading up in the first round of the draft for Jaxson Dart. Continue reading...

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