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The British Homefront – Surviving WWII with Strict Rationing
This is how rationing shaped life on the WWII homefront. US Jobs Growth Explodes in Major Win For Trump Jeff Bezos' Amazon quietly launches plan to take down Elon Musk National Security Agency ...
Smithsonian Magazine4d
Carrots Can’t Help You See in the Dark. Here’s How a World War II Propaganda Campaign Popularized the Myth
The British government claimed that eating carrots helped its fighter pilots shoot down German planes at night. In truth, the ...
Variety10d
BAFTA Chief Addresses British TV Crisis, Celebrates Creative Strength of Current Landscape: ‘There’s No Silver Bullet’
Jane Millichip, CEO of BAFTA, has expressed confidence in the resilience of British television despite recent industry challenges, describing the creative and craft quality of U.K. TV as being at ...
Time29d
The Press: British Ad-Rationing
British newspapers last week got orders from the Ministry of Supply to cut advertising space to 40% for morning and Sunday papers, 45% for evening papers. Reason: a further cut of 10% in already ...
Sky24d
British woman allegedly raped by man in Delhi hotel room
A man has been arrested on suspicion of raping a British woman at a hotel in Delhi, Indian police have said. Officers have also arrested a second man who is accused of trying to silence the woman ...
The Mirror21d
British public warned 'you will be conscripted' if WW3 breaks out with Russia over Ukraine
The UK armed forces has about 138,00 personnel with about 75,000 being enlisted in the British Army. Former British Army officer and Tory MP for Bournemouth East Tobias Ellwood called on the ...
Wall Street Journal22d
How to Fix a Pothole the British Way: Public Shaming
BRACKLEY, England—The U.K. has a pothole plague. These Brits won’t rest until the blights are out of Blighty. Gearheads including rock star Rod Stewart and TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson have ...
BBC29d
Poppies to return to Tower for WW2 anniversary
A display of ceramic poppies will again go on show at the Tower of London, to "reflect on the lasting legacy of conflict" and mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two. More than five ...
Daily Record22d
British gran on death row in Indonesia 'gives away belongings in hope of being free soon'
A British woman sentenced to death in Indonesia for drug trafficking, is hopeful she may soon be freed after more than a decade on death row. Reports suggest Lindsay Sandiford has begun giving ...
Birmingham Mail11d
ALL the UK supermarkets introducing rationing and strict limits this week
All the supermarkets introducing RATIONING and strict limits on a viral product this week have been revealed. As the Dubai chocolate craze and trends sweeps the country, supermarket shoppers are ...
Reuters17d
Prince William wears battle gear on visit to British troops in Estonia
TAPA, Estonia, March 21 (Reuters) - Prince William donned battle gear to visit British troops in Estonia on Friday on a trip aimed at underlining his country's support for NATO operations in ...