News about Winston Churchill

Ever felt eyes on you whilst venturing for your connecting tube - that's because may have been someone watching. London is famed for its beautiful skyline where the past meets with the present, with world-famous sky-scrapers and historical buildings sitting in close proximity. The capital is also renowned for its vast and somewhat complicated network of tunnels that lie beneath the surface - getting bustling commuters to and fro on the daily. Less widely shared are the various unused and forgotten tunnels - with nothing but ghostly memories - as hoards of passengers unknowingly walk by them ever day. Since 2022, the public were once more allowed to walk these old passages as the London Transport Museum began offering tours of the century, with one TikToker deciding to explore one of the old underpasses that time - and Londoners - forgot.

It was an incident that appalled and concerned the watching public in equal measure. Terrified horses from the Household Cavalry bolting through London at rush hour, causing mayhem and injury, one of them covered in blood. But how did it happen? Who's to blame? And can anyone stop it occurring again? GUY ADAMS investigates...It's around 8.20am on Wednesday, and a detachment of seven horses plus six soldiers from the Household Cavalry are clip-clopping through London's Belgravia on an 'extended exercise' to prepare for Trooping the Colour, the first big ceremonial event of the summer, which kicks off with the so-called Major General's Review on the first Saturday in June.

It was an emotional day for Queen Camilla (right), who earlier today visited The Royal Lancers - the regiment her later father served with - in North Yorkshire for the first time since being appointed as their Colonel-in-Chief. Despite winning a Military Cross for valour, Major Bruce Shand (pictured left in 1946) was a modest and self-effacing man who chose not to speak about his wartime exploits until his grandchildren were born.

An Antiques Roadshow guest was left 'astonished' after receiving a staggering valuation for his World War II 'fighting knife'. Expert Robert Tilney said the 'wonderful, wonderful thing' had 'totally made my day' as one of only 'a few thousand'. The knife was used by the guest's father when he worked for the Special Operations Executive (SOE), also known as 'Churchill's Secret Army'. It was explained that the hand-made Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife was bought in order for Lieutenant L.H. Massey to complete commando training for the force and then train the Polish resistance the same way. With the blade, was a pass for the 'Inter-Services Research Bureau' (ISRB) - a fake organisation based in Baker Street as a front for the SOE.

Richard Haldane, a former Lord Chancellor, was famous for a dry sense of humour. On one occasion, Churchill prodded Haldane's portly tummy. 'What's in there?' Churchill asked. 'If it is a boy, I shall call him John. If it is a girl, I shall call her Mary. But if it is only wind, I shall call it Winston,' he replied. The U.S. poet Ezra Pound had some controversial words to say in a 1945 interview. He said of Churchill: 'Winston believes in the maximum of injustice enforced with the maximum of brutality.'

EXCLUSIVE: Last year, Britannia was named the UK's worst large hotel chain by Which? for the 11th year in a row. Ahead of the summer holidays, MailOnline visited five coastal Britannia hotels to see what residents living in the shadow of the hated chain's impressive property portfolio thought of their stewardship.

AN invitation to Knebworth House was never a humdrum affair. Fellow guests might include the Rolling Stones , Led Zeppelin , Queen or Oasis, whose sell-out concerts in the Seventies, Eighties and Nineties saw the place immortalised as the stately home of rock 'n' roll. Even so, there were some strict rules for overnight stays. 'It didn't matter who you might be sharing the bed with, you had to be out of your room by 10am because that's when the velvet rope was back in place and the paying public were let in,' recalls one regular visitor. 'If you were running late, you could stuff everything under the bed and sneak back later.' This was a rare concession from Knebworth's chatelaine Lady ­Cobbold, to those unwilling to break off their romantic entanglements until the last possible moment. For she had to manage the ­precarious business of keeping the house afloat with a sharp eye on the bottom line, even though it seemed at odds with her fey, hippyish beauty and other-worldly air. For decades, Chryssie Lytton ­Cobbold, who has died aged 83, and her late husband David, the 2nd Lord Cobbold, kept the family seat and its 250 acres of parkland afloat with a mixture of flamboyance, ­optimism and rock 'n' roll.

Eiza Gonzalez looked elegant in behind the scenes photos from her new movie of The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare, which opens on Friday.  The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare is  the new Guy Ritchie film that takes place during WWII. Gonzalez sports several looks in the photos, including a stylish and elegant white dress and white fur stole and minimalist vivid green dress leaving little to the imagination.

President Milei has been accused of playing 'two different games', as the famously unpredictable leader recently vowed to establish a diplomatic 'roadmap' towards the UK handing over the territory. The contentious issue came up during a meeting between Milei and UK Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron in January (left), during which the pair said 'they would agree to disagree, and do so politely', according to the Foreign Office. Today, Argentine Defence Minister Luis Alfonso Petri met with the Deputy Secretary General of NATO to submit the country's formal request to join the security alliance's list of 'partners across the globe'. Pictured right: Milei brandishes a chainsaw on the campaign trail in September. Inset: British and German forces participate in NATO exercises.

With its L-shaped lawn and rose beds commissioned by Margaret Thatcher (inset), the garden at Number 10 Downing Street has played host to some historic moments. In recent years, they have ranged from David Cameron's love-in with Nick Clegg in 2010 (top right) to Dominic Cummings' defiance (bottom right) after his lockdown drive to Durham. Now, ordinary Britons have the chance to tour the historic garden, which dates in its current form back to 1736.The tour is being run as part of the London Open Gardens weekend, during which more than 100 normally private gardens will open their doors. During the Second World War, prime minister Winston Churchill (left) had brief moments of respite in the garden as Britain fought against Nazi Germany.

Buckingham Palace has been the official residence of the monarch since 1837. It is the go-to place on great ceremonial occasions, when crowds fill the length of the Mall to see the King - or Queen - on the famous balcony. On special occasions there are fly-pasts above it and so this great edifice in the centre of London has come to represent stability at the centre of national life. As for those who live inside it the story is rather different, however. It is by no means the favourite home of the Kings and Queens who have occupied it.

Prices for a single 99 flake have spiked to shocking highs of £5.75 - showing the drastic shift as Britain's favourite cone becomes unaffordable for much of the country. And at stalls in London , Birmingham and Newcastle stalls had all breached £3.50 as they flogged sweet treats to sun-drenched tourists. Outside a stall on the Serpentine lake in Hyde Park , prices for a 99 are edging towards £6 - with extra toppings costing 25p extra. Parents lining up with small children grimly accepted the rocketing costs as they prepared to fork out on the soft-whip desert.

Winston Churchill's enjoyment of a fine Havana is the stuff of legend and he was repeatedly pictures with one gripped in his pugnacious jaw. He even has a line named after him. But a senior minister has suggested the legendary wartime leader and Tory icon would have backed Rishi Sunak 's plan for a smoking ban. Health Secretary Victoria Atkins used Churchill to hit back at party critics of the plan for a rolling age limit on using tobacco, amid claims that the legislation is 'unconservative'.

MPs will get a free vote on the policy of increasing the minimum age for buying tobacco every year in an effort to phase out smoking, which formed a major part of Rishi Sunak's speech to the Conservative Party Conference last year. It comes after Mr Johnson attacked the flagship policy of his successor-but-one as he questioned 'some of the things that we are doing... in the name of conservatism'. Mr Johnson wondered why 'the party of Winston Churchill wants to ban cigars' in an appearance at a Canadian conference.

SIR KEIR STARMER: Watching a nuclear submarine being built is a humbling experience. It takes some of our finest engineers harnessing the world's most cutting-edge technology, all in an extremely high-security environment. I'm proud that today I'll be the first Labour Party leader in over 30 years to visit the shipyard of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, to see these incredible boats being built. And in the face of rising global threats and growing Russian aggression, I'm proud to confirm to Mail readers that Labour's commitment to our nuclear deterrent is total. Visiting the historic Barrow site today, I want to personally thank the Royal Navy personnel, the workers and the apprentices who are building Dreadnought: the next generation of Britain's nuclear deterrent. Arriving in the town yesterday, I felt the weight of history here. The generations of families who have worked to defend our country, and the scale of the decisions taken by past political leaders.

MIKE KEEGAN'S AUGUSTA DIARY: Gary Player was on typically forthright form when he and his fellow old boys faced the Press. One of the topics of conversation with Player, Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus centred on legacies. 'Personally, I don't believe in legacies,' said the legendary 88-year-old South African and three-time champ. 'If you take my all-time heroes, Winston Churchill, he was probably the greatest leader for the last 200 years, without going into the Ottomans and all the great leaders.

Boris Johnson last night channeled cigar-loving Winston Churchill as he hit out at Rishi Sunak 's 'absolutely nuts' smoking ban. The former prime minister attacked the flagship policy of his successor-but-one as he questioned 'some of the things that we are doing... in the name of conservatism'. Mr Johnson wondered why 'the party of Winston Churchill wants to ban cigars' in his criticism of Mr Sunak's plans to phase out the legal sale of tobacco. The ex-premier also used an appearance in Canadian capital Ottawa to join Tory calls for Mr Sunak to boost the UK's defence spending in today's 'more dangerous' world. The PM is under increasing pressure to push Britain's military budget to 2.5 per cent or even 3 per cent of GDP. 'Now is the moment for an even more robust posture,' Mr Johnson told the Canada Strong and Free Networking Conference. 'We all need to recognise the world is more uncertain, more dangerous, we all need frankly to be spending more on defence - that goes for the UK as well as everybody else.'

Keane Duncan (right) said that as part of his campaign to become North Yorkshire's first citizen, he would use public cash to 'wrestle the hotel free' from the grip of current owners, Britannia Hotels. The towering 413-bed coastal venue (left) in Scarborough was built in 1867, with its striking design once leading to it being dubbed one of seven wonders of the English seaside by Historic England. But in recent years the Victorian behemoth has been slammed by customers for its dated 'filthy' rooms - and it now holds the ignominious title of Yorkshire's most complained about hotel, with more than 4,100 terrible reviews on Tripadvisor. Councillor Duncan has vowed that if he is elected mayor of York and North Yorkshire, he will buy the hotel back from Britannia - which has been named the UK's worst hotel firm for 11 years running - and use it to 'return Scarborough to its glory days'.

At the general election, Nigel Farage predicted that his Reform UK party would gain more seats than the 'doomed' Tories. In terms of numbers, the rebel party would be backed by more voters than the Conservatives, according to the ex-UKIP leader, who now serves as the Prime Minister of Reform. Mr Farage has yet to announce whether he will return to frontline politics to lead Reform's general election campaign. However, he said the Tories could overtake them 'with or without me" and that Winston Churchill, the party's leader, would not save them. Mr Farage made the remarks shortly after Richard Tice, the current Reform leader, used a Westminster press conference to set his sights on 'woke' Labour. Mr Tice outlined Reform's proposal to abandon Britain's push for Net Zero and instead use saved funds to improve the NHS and reduce wait lists. However, he was also required to alert Reform's general election candidates that they should not use social media after drinking alcohol. Following allegations regarding their social media pages, reform has dropped seven candidates, including derogatory remarks toward Muslims and black people.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu demanded that Washington expedite the delivery of arms on the same day he was warned by President Joe Biden that future military help could be dependent on how he handles concerns regarding civilian casualties and a escalating humanitarian crisis. In a meeting with visiting Republican members of Congress, Netanyahu delivered a defiant message. He rebuffed calls for a two-state solution, which is the long-term goal of US policy.

The Centre Room at Buckingham Palace (pictured left recently and top right in 1939) is a destination for nerves and excitement since Queen Victoria's reign. It is now home to a recently restored glass chandelier that is shaped to resemble a lotus flower and two Chinese 18th-century silk wall hangings that were delivered to Victoria by the emperor of China to celebrate her Diamond Jubilee in 1897. However, it's the conversations that the royals have had inside that are the most interesting, rather than the stunning appearances. Meghan Markle, who was outing on her first balcony outing in 2018, reportedly told her husband Prince Harry that she was 'nervous,' so it was in the Centre Room where she would have to calm those jitters. When Prince William and Catherine married in 2011, they shared a kiss on the balcony. However, some of Britain's most well-known politicians have also appeared in the royal waiting room. Winston Churchill (inset) joined the Royal Family - including Princess Elizabeth in uniform - on the palace's balcony on VE Day in 1945.

If we all had barcodes tattooed on our foreheads at birth, it would be extremely useful to the authorities. After all, if you have nothing to worry and have done nothing wrong, you have nothing to fear, or at least you can say - and we'll get to that. However, there's more to life than the convenience of state bureaucrats sat behind desks. And my prediction is that even if we did submit to such injustices, we would still spend a significant portion of our lives waiting for formalities and being denied. Lord Blunkett is now as wrong as he was 20 years ago when he proposed Identity Cards, a supposed solution-all for our problems, but his backers never stopped worrying about the subject. If they did, they might wonder why they are always called 'ID' cards for short. What does the 'D' stand for? Nobody knows. No one can tell what use they might be used in the same way. They were certainly less than no use at all when they were imposed on this world at the start of World War II in September 1939. I have combed the archives for any evidence that they ever helped uncover a spy-ring or anything of that kind

A thief has confessed to stealing an 18-carat gold toilet (pictured top) from Blenheim Palace, costing a whopping £4.8 million, while three other men (top left) have pleaded not guilty. Through videolink at Oxford Crown Court today, James Sheen (bottom left) pleaded guilty to burglary, transferring criminal assets and plotting to do the same. The 39-year-old retired from HMP Five Wells, Northamptonshire, where he was serving a 17-year sentence for a string of burglaries, including ATMs.

Winston Churchill's letter revealed his dissatisfaction with the breeding of tropical fish at his Chartwell home just as he began dealing with the Cold War following Britain's victory in WWII. One would guess that in August 1951, the great wartime king's thoughts would be on the forthcoming general election and the intensified links with Soviet Russia. However, at the time of writing, Churchill was preoccupied with a more domestic problem, his new Siamese Fighting fish, Golly and Cleopatra, was already occupied.