Anyone with an internet connection can volunteer to transcribe historical documents and help make the archives' digital catalog more accessible ...

For decades, one question has lingered – when was the Queen told about Blunt’s betrayal? New evidence offers some answers ...

Rookie wartime MI5 "watchers" were advised they needed to be prepared to offer a big tip if they had to tell a taxi driver to ...

The guidance will feature in a new exhibition at the National Archives focusing on the work of the Security Service.

MI5 feared film star Dirk Bogarde could be target of KGB sting attempt - Newly declassified files show the actor’s name was ...

A ticket to the world-famous Kew Gardens was just 1p (9p in today's money) in 1974, now rising in price from between £12 and £24 per adult. In 1974, entry to the Tower of London was 10p - the ...

Papers from the National Archives show Tony Blair was warned of an immigration surge from Eastern Europe following the 2004 ...

Newly released files show the Italian prime minister accused Tony Blair of ‘betrayal’ after being excluded from a summit with France and Germany.

Papers released to National Archives in Kew, west London, show deputy prime minister John Prescott and foreign secretary Jack Straw both urged delay, warning of a surge in immigration unless some ...

documents unearthed by the National Archives suggest. Centuries-old recipes which explain how to make extra-large versions of the festive treat have been found in the vast repository in Kew ...

More than 170 plants and fungi previously unknown to science have been named for the first time in 2024 by scientists from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and their partners. New finds of toothy ...