Tony Blair slammed for turning UK into ‘surveillance state’ with digital ID cards plot
The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change has made the case for a ‘superapp’ (Image: Thomas Kronsteiner / Yui Mok) Britain is in danger of becoming a “surveillance state” if digital IDs are rolled out, a former Conservative party chairman warned…
Exposed: Labour lawyer told Starmer aide to claim £740k donations were ‘admin error’
A Labour legal adviser instructed Starmer’s chief of staff to brand £740,000 in concealed donations (Image: Getty) A senior Labour legal adviser instructed Keir Starmer’s chief of staff to brand £740,000 in concealed donations as nothing more than an “admin error”, leaked correspondence…
September 1939: The German invasion of Poland – The beginning of the Second World War _de
In the early morning of September 1, 1939, an event began that would change world history forever: Germany invaded Poland, triggering World War II. The attack was the culmination of years of political tension, aggressive expansionism, and the ideological obsession…
Pictures from the Trench: German Infantry in War – Part 2 _de
The beginning of the Siege of Warsaw: the arrival of German tanks on the outskirts of the capital (September 8, 1939) Pictured: Civilian refugees in Warsaw. The population had fled the German advance and sought refuge in the city. The…
Jewish Prisoners After Being Liberated from a Death Train, 1945 _us
Picture was taken by Major Clarence L. Benjamin at the instant a few of the train people saw the tanks and first realized they had been liberated. It’s Friday, the 13th of April, 1945. A few miles northwest of Magdeburg…
That Time the USS Wisconsin Collided With a Destroyer _us
On May 6, 1956, the USS Wisconsin, a massive Iowa-class battleship, collided with the USS Eaton, a smaller Fletcher-class destroyer, during a training exercise off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia. The collision occurred as the Wisconsin was executing a turning…
D-Day: 17 stunning photos from 1944 show how hard the Normandy invasion really was _us
On June 6, 1944, Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy in Nazi-occupied France during World War II, forever reshaping the progress of the war and history during the D-Day operation. Thousands of ships, planes and soldiers from the United States,…
Heartbreaking Photographs of Child Soldiers from WWI and WWII _us
The military use of children can take three distinct forms: children can take a direct part in conflict as child soldiers; they can be used in support roles such as porters, spies, messengers, and lookouts; or they can be used…
World War I Fact: Millions of Gas Masks Were Made (And They Were Terrible) _us
With the “Great War“ in seemingly a stalemate situation, the Germans in late April of 1915 introduced a horrific and new weapon. For a conflict that is known for reaching new heights in man’s inhumanity to man, this new weapon…
EU threatens Brexit war over Nigel Farage’s immigration crackdown
Reform plans to negotiate with Brussels to prevent EU citizens with (Image: Getty) Reform plans to negotiate with Brussels to prevent EU citizens with “settled status” from claiming benefits if it wins the next general election. But European sources have poured cold water…