Hammer hijacker

This fantastic plan, which led the then Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (DCAS), Air Vice-Marshal Arthur T Harris, to remark ‘the story, that appears too fantastic for words, might have a fortunate outco

When Buckingham Palace was hit by bombs on 15 September 1940, it brought the war to the very front door of King George VI and his wife Elizabeth, the Queen consort. Just over two weeks later, the war

THIS YEAR MARKS THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEADLIEST TERRORIST ATROCITY IN THE UK SINCE LOCKERBIE – THE BLOODY 7 JULY BOMBINGS

Flight’s glamorous beginnings

Twenty years on, Closer speaks to Sajda Mughal about that fateful day

On 7 July 2005, four suicide bombers struck London’s Tube and bus network, killing 52 people and injuring more than 770 others. Twenty years on, three people caught up in the 7/7 attacks recall the day and its aftermath. By Fiona Hamilton and Sean O’Neill