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The Pacific: episode four | The Pacific

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Deep in the PacificThe PacificThe Pacific: episode fourLeckie sheds his soft, romantic image and stands up to his superiors as the action moves to PavuvuSPOILER ALERT: This blog is for those who are watching The Pacific on Sky Movies. Don't read on if you haven't seen episode four – and if you've seen more of the series, please be aware that many UK viewers will not have done … Paul MacInnes' episode three blog Read More...

The Windsors at War by Alexander Larman review rollicking account of the king, the duke and the

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Winston Churchill, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth after the bombing of Buckingham Palace, 1940. Photograph: Mathieu Polak/Sygma/Getty ImagesWinston Churchill, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth after the bombing of Buckingham Palace, 1940. Photograph: Mathieu Polak/Sygma/Getty ImagesHistory booksReviewThis riotous and engaging biography has it all: two brothers at each other’s throats, two wives who loathe each other, and the duke’s ill-advised visit to Germany Netflix’s The Crown has revolutionised the way we view the royal family, triangulating as it does between three competing sources: the truth, fiction and rumour. Read More...

What is Tottenham Hotspur billionaire Joe Lewis accused of?

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UK newsExplainerJoe Lewis has been accused of 16 counts of securities fraud in the US. We examine the allegations through the companies he invested in Spurs billionaire pleads not guilty to securities fraud US prosecutors have published their indictment of Joe Lewis, the British billionaire whose family owns Tottenham Hotspur FC, who they accuse of orchestrating a “brazen” insider trading scheme to enrich his friends, lovers and private jet pilots. Read More...