'The BBC has learned...'
'Figures obtained by the BBC suggest...'
and the final straw, on the 9 a.m. bulletin 'BBC weather forecasters report that there were strong winds in the Highlands last night.'
a) This is news?
b) No one else noticed?
Astonishingly, the day after Waterloo, Napoleon writes to his brother Joseph that all is not lost and begins working out how many troops he could…
Why did Napoleon lose the battle of Waterloo? He said that this time fate was against him but the truth is that he did everything wrong and…
On Elba, rather than have a rest, Napoleon shows his usual energy and begins a programme of reforms such as paving roads and building a hospital.…