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The woman behind the man: How netball star Kelsey Browne, 28, has been the biggest support to her beau Ryan Papenhuyzen, 22, as he claims the illustrious Clive Churchill Medal in NRL Grand Final against the Panthers By Kristy Johnson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 13:46 GMT, 25 October 2020 | Updated: 13:46 GMT, 25 … Read more
The Mayfair mansion where Hollywood legend Fred Astaire entertained guests including Winston Churchill is now on the market for £9.5m. The five-storey townhouse on Chesterfield Hill served as a pied-à-terre for Astaire and his sister Adele in the roaring twenties when the pair were starring in the 1927 musical Funny Face in London’s West End. … Read more
The Battle of Blenheim is being re-fought, with the Duke of Marlborough leading the charge. But, unlike his illustrious ancestor 216 years ago, the Duke doesn’t have tens of thousands of French in his sights but a rather smaller force – the allotment holders of the Oxfordshire village of Cassington. This motley army has been … Read more
Baptist pastor’s son, 18, accused of spray-painting Winston Churchill statue with the words ‘is a racist’ is ‘threatened with hanging as he enters court’ Benjamin Clark was ‘threatened as he entered court’ with his father Andrew Onlookers shouted ‘he should hang’ outside of Westminster Magistrates’ Court Clark charged with one count of criminal damage after incident in … Read more
Chartwell, Kent Chartwell’s land has history dating back to the 14th century and it is thought to have been built on as early as the 16th century, with Historic England noting that some of the Tudor brickwork is still visible on external walls. Chartwell, now a Grade I listed building, became the family home of … Read more
President Donald Trump compared his response to the coronavirus to the actions of the great leaders of World War II: Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Winston Churchill. At a campaign rally in Michigan Thursday night, Trump defended himself after coming under fire when revelations in Bob Woodward’s upcoming book ‘Rage’ showed he privately acknowledged the dangers … Read more
Who do you think you are kidding, Mr Johnson? Just after 4pm on Wednesday, Boris’s carefully cultivated reputation as a Churchillian champion of British liberty crumbled like stale Stilton cheese. ‘We will boost the local enforcement capacity of local authorities by introducing Covid-secure marshals to help ensure social distancing in town and city centres, and … Read more
Winston Churchill said he would consider bombing Russia and China if he was Prime Minister during the Cold War, a newly-discovered memo has revealed. The then-76-year-old World War II hero told former-US army officer Julius Ochs Adler that if he ‘could secure the agreement’ of the US government he would give the Soviet Union ‘an ultimatum’. … Read more
Heavily armed pro-Trump supporters in combat gear gather near Churchill Downs vowing to protect Louisville from Breonna Taylor protests during the Kentucky Derby – as spectators begin to arrive Pro-Trump activists and far-right militia members gathered at Cox Park in Louisville, Kentucky on Saturday Men dressed in military gear and armed with semi-automatic weapons were … Read more
On the evening of Sunday, January 24, 1965, the BBC made a last-minute change to its schedules. Following Winston Churchill’s death, Prime Minister Harold Wilson had asked to address the nation. Wilson’s opening words set the tone. ‘Tonight,’ he said simply, ‘our nation pays its tribute to the greatest man any of us have known.’ … Read more