THE SINISTER sound of a patrolling army dies away outside and in the desolate, leaky room, a sensitive looking man opens the old volume he has just unearthed, kisses its pages and sniffs in their scent with a happy smile of remembrance. Mr Hurd, who was reporting to the Parliament on the results of the [...]

Thanks to the full Allied technological array and the courage, endurance and skill of the Royal Navy, the RAF and the merchant seamen, the U-boats began to lose more boats than they sank. Secret district auditor reports uncovered by the Independent in an investigation with Computer Weekly earlier this year showed how large amounts – [...]

The 39- year-old Ryder Cup player had six shots in hand for his second victory on the Tour in four weeks, having previously triumphed in the Madeira Open. On top of this he received pounds 59,000 – the mortgage interest on his house in Selby, North Yorks.What kind of a home costs pounds 59,000 in [...]

I hope they keep up the battle on our behalf.Joanna Blythman presents ‘The French Fight Back’ in Food File on Channel 4 at 8.30pm on 30 March.. On Thursday, National Power announced the closure of five coal-fired power plants.. David Hemp was a cheap casualty and Matthew Maynard an irresponsible one, top-edging an ill-chosen pull [...]

We have escaped a lot of criticism within the party because of the successful campaign against the Tories on tax,’ one source said.Mr Blair has summoned members of the Shadow Cabinet to a special conference in September to thrash out Labour’s strategy against the Tories. This album contains the original tracks sampled for such landmark [...]