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‘Who controls the present controls the past’: What Orwell’s ‘1984’ explains about the twisting of history to control the public
Power, Orwell appreciated, allowed those who possessed it to create their own historical narrative. It also allowed those in power to silence or censor opposing narratives, quashing the possibility of ...
Brits travelling to Spain warned over new charge for cabin bags
Holiday plans to Spain might hit a snag with new cabin bag rules. As airlines tighten their grip on overhead storage, ...
London’s V&A Storehouse museum lets visitors get their hands on 5,000 years of creativity
Most big collections have only a fraction of their items on display, with the rest locked away in storage. But not at the new ...
'We need more people living in Hanley' - Plans backed for 99 Telecom House flats
Councillors hope the conversion of an empty office building into 99 flats will help boost the city centre economy. Planning ...
Chinese hackers and user lapses turn smartphones into a ‘mobile security crisis’
Cybersecurity investigators noticed a highly unusual software crash — it was affecting a small number of smartphones ...