Dorfman theatre, LondonThe director and writer of the hit 2014 film deliver a stage celebration of togetherness in the face of adversityA group of 1980s LGBTQ+ activists begin fundraising for a south Wales pit village in the...
Read MorePete Wilcox says point of investigation into infamous 1984 clashes with police is to ‘enable communities to move on’ Former miners will finally get the chance to speak the truth about their experiences after four decades of...
Read MoreTerms of reference are to seek fullest disclosure of information and to produce a report by spring 2028UK politics live – latest updatesThe government has announced the formal start of the promised official inquiry into the...
Read MoreArchives reveal options considered by Tony Blair’s government for dealing with Zimbabwean dictator in 2004The Foreign Office cautioned against UK military intervention to overthrow the former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe...
Read MoreThen PM wrote on note from aide in 2005 that case ‘must not’ be dealt with in civil court, archives revealTony Blair put pressure on officials to ensure that British soldiers accused of beating an Iraqi man to death while in...
Read MoreFormer PM’s team suggested initial less-politicised drafts seemed patronising and appealed to ‘fuddy-duddy Britain’Brown’s allies could wreck Labour’s 2005 election hopes, Mandelson warnedTony Blair’s key advisers agonised over...
Read MoreTony Blair was told that tensions with his then chancellor would need to be carefully managed, files reveal‘Too complacent’: how Blair’s advisers misjudged his disastrous WI speechPeter Mandelson warned Tony Blair not to allow...
Read MoreThe prosecutions of 95 miners charged with riot and unlawful assembly in 1985 collapsed amid accusations of police officers lying in courtMinisters have announced an inquiry into the violent policing at Orgreave and the...
Read MoreMove follows decades of campaigning over violent policing and collapsed prosecutions at South Yorkshire coking plantMore than four decades after the violent policing at Orgreave during the miners’ strike and a failed prosecution...
Read MoreMiner who was seen on TV being beaten by officer said he was not aware of report’s existence before it was destroyedDocuments destroyed by police relating to operations at Orgreave during the miners’ strike in 1984 are believed...
Read MoreRachel Reeves’s distress may help destigmatise emotional response to stress or professional frustrationRachel Reeves’s tears this week triggered a fall in the pound and attracted widespread derision from political columnists,...
Read MoreForce says it disposed of papers last year despite forthcoming inquiry into scenes of violent policing in 1984Police have destroyed documents relating to the Battle of Orgreave in 1984 during the miners’ strike, which is the...
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