The Tower of London was a prison until the 1950s (Image: Rudy Sulgan/Getty) The mass escape of Allied airmen from a German prisoner of war camp remains one of history’s most famous jail-breaks. Stalag Luft III was designed to be escape-proof but
For years, Syria’s civil war has been a largely frozen conflict, the country effectively carved up into areas controlled by the Damascus government of President Bashar Assad, various opposition groups and Syrian Kurdish forces. But as the conflict entered its 14th year
This 14th century manor house with royal connections is on the market – for a king’s ransom of £8.5 million. Hazelbury Manor, in Wiltshire, originally belonged to the Croke family and was visited by Queen Elizabeth I in 1575 when four Somerset
Sadiq Khan has been slammed for staying silent on knife and gun crime in London, and instead “declaring a war on motorists”, as the number of teenagers murdered in the capital reaches 14 this year. This means that as many teenagers have
US House of Representatives Republican leader, Kevin McCarthy, came close to winning the speakership despite losing a 14th consecutive vote after four grinding days of intra-party voting. As a tentative deal appeared to be put together on Thursday evening and on Friday,