Winston Churchill
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Streeting cites Churchill after Trump envoy calls Putin ‘humanitarian’
Defence Secretary Wes Streeting said there is a “clear line between appeasement and a peace process” after Donald Trump’s chief negotiator on the Ukraine war described Vladimir Putin as a “humanitarian”. Speaking on BBC Newsnight on Thursday (22 October), the defence secretary said: “I understand when people are undertaking, you know, the path of diplomacy, that sometimes you might feel the need to be gracious to the host sitting in front of you. “But I’ve got to say there is a very clear line between appeasement and a peace process, we should be in no doubt that Vladimir Putin is a cold-blooded killer.” Asked if he was saying this is appeasement by the US, he said: “I’m saying don’t feed the crocodile”. The phrase refers back to a comment Winston Churchill made on neutral nations during the early stages of the Second World War, most commonly cited as “an appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last”.
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Hegseth demanded the world. His staff dropped it during the move
Defense Secretary’s team declined to wait for help from military historians, who were furloughed at the time, the Washington Post reports
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MI5 monitored politician behind NHS for two decades, newly-released files show
Aneurin ‘Nye’ Bevan first came to the attention of the security service in the 1930s amid concern about his links with prominent communists
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Internet can’t stop laughing at White House press secretary’s awkward briefing
Katie Zacharia, Trump’s new White House press secretary, pulled the plug on the briefing after 14 minutes
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Winston Churchill dropped for wildlife drawings on new bank notes
Four animals will feature in the new series that will be launched over the next few years, the Bank of England said
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Bank of England to release 4 new banknotes after 'highest ever' public response
Bank of England will release four redesigned banknotes featuring animals to celebrate the natural world.
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Bank of England to release 4 new banknotes after 'highest ever' public response
Bank of England will release four redesigned banknotes featuring animals to celebrate the natural world.
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Bank of England to release 4 new banknotes after 'highest ever' public response
Bank of England will release four redesigned banknotes featuring animals to celebrate the natural world.
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Bank of England reveals the four animals to feature on banknotes
The decision comes after nearly half a million people cast their votes from a shortlist of 18 creatures.
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Cows, collapses and Churchill - the remarkable story of a pioneering Teesdale bridge
THE wonder of Whorlton is back! Last Friday, after seven years, £12m and 1,728 new components, Britain's earliest surviving iron chained suspension bridge with pylons at each end was re-opened to traffic.
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Sir Alex Ferguson on brain haemorrhage and games that shaped his life
Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson speaks to BBC Breakfast as he approaches his 85th birthday.
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Either we ask the very rich to pay more in tax or the burden will fall on the rest of us - Andy Brown
It is said that the most likely way to make a small fortune is to start out with a large one. Starting with money, connections and an expensive education is also the most likely way to become very rich. No one ever made their first billion by saving it up from their wages or by being a selfless public servant.
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100 years since the death of Gertrude Bell, perhaps the Tees Valley's greatest woman
GERTRUDE BELL is probably the most remarkable woman ever to emerge from the Tees Valley.
