Dominic Cummings’ message to the generals? Top aide flashes letter about military tech

Dominic Cummings sent a less than subtle message to Britain’s generals to accept new technology this morning over his modernisation drive that could revolutionise the Armed Forces. Boris Johnson’s famously unkempt top aide is currently overseeing a defence spending review that could make sweeping changes and cost-cutting, including a greater use of drones and increased … Read more

Afghan translators send letter to UK to beg for sanctuary

Don’t abandon us: More than 100 Afghan translators who worked with British troops beg Boris Johnson to help them find sanctuary in UK More than 100 former Afghan translators for the British military fear the Taliban will hunt them down  In a letter to be handed in to the British embassy in Kabul today, they … Read more

Afghan translators send letter to UK to beg for sanctuary

Don’t abandon us: More than 100 Afghan translators who worked with British troops beg Boris Johnson to help them find sanctuary in UK More than 100 former Afghan translators for the British military fear the Taliban will hunt them down  In a letter to be handed in to the British embassy in Kabul today, they … Read more

Mum whose son has spent ‘half of his life in coronavirus lockdown’ pens open letter for parents

A Melbourne mother has written an honest open letter about the realities of being a mum to a one-year-old during the coronavirus lockdown, and it has struck a chord with parents around the world. A Melbourne mum has written an honest open letter about the realities of being a mum to a one-year-old during COVID-19 … Read more

Mum whose son has spent ‘half of his life in coronavirus lockdown’ pens open letter for parents

A Melbourne mother has written an honest open letter about the realities of being a mum to a one-year-old during the coronavirus lockdown, and it has struck a chord with parents around the world. A Melbourne mum has written an honest open letter about the realities of being a mum to a one-year-old during COVID-19 … Read more

The secret letter & my dad’s long-lost love

Matthew’s father Tadeusz with his fiancée Ella, 1939 – shortly before they were torn apart by war When grieving son Matthew discovered a yellowed letter in his late father’s wallet, he found himself gripped by a tragic wartime romance…   Leafing through a large leather wallet full of his late father’s most important documents, Matthew Lutostanski … Read more

Holiday park worker pens open letter to ‘abusive’ staycationers who left her in tears

Cornwall tourism workers say the county has been beset by ‘rudest tourists ever’ after holiday park receptionist slams staycationers for ‘refusing to wear masks, queue jumping and no social distancing’ in open letter Receptionist Beth Richards asked tourists to remember staff are human too She said she was called ‘stupid, idiotic or a b****’ for … Read more

Holiday park worker pens open letter to ‘abusive’ staycationers who left her in tears

Holiday park worker in Cornwall pens open letter to ‘abusive’ staycationers who left her in tears for trying to enforce social distancing rules and tells them ‘we are human too’ Receptionist Beth Richards asked tourists to remember staff are human too She wrote an open letter to customers on social media that has now gone … Read more

Letter written by mother of JFK and Robert Kennedy to Wallis Simpson emerges for sale

A poignant letter from the mother of John and Robert Kennedy to Wallis Simpson reflecting on the assassination both her sons has come to light 52 years later. Rose Kennedy penned the stoic correspondence in October 1968, four months after the murder of senator Robert Kennedy and five years after JFK was killed in Dallas, … Read more

Open letter by 100 black professionals calls for boycott of BBC

A collective of over 100 black professionals have penned an open letter urging people to boycott the BBC in the wake of the recent use of the n-word in multiple broadcasts. The BBC received over 18,000 complaints when white historian Lucy Worsley used the offensive term just three days after social affairs correspondent Fiona Lamdin. … Read more