Parliament is re-called to meet the emergency. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy and do not...

Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy and do not represent the opinions or editorial policies...

Evacuated children in the countryside, so stay in stately homes like these taken in by Sir William and Lady Jowitt. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...

Ministers and Service Chiefs carry their gas masks. The 'Nippies' have their own gas mask container. At the wedding of Miss Ann Bailey and Pearce Sinnott gas masks are much in evidence. Prince Monolulu as 'a gas mask'. Disclaimer:...

Mr Churchill received a warm welcome from General de Gaulle on his arrival in Paris. At the Armistice Day ceremony in the city the Premier and General laid wreaths and the walked down the Champs Elysees together. The Parisians cheered...

For the fourth time during the war Mr Churchill is entertained at the Guildhall by the City of London. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...

SOME OF THE 1672 - Nomination Day in the General Election and candidates can be seen in their constituencies. Amongst the prospective MP's seen are Herbert Morrison, Brendan Bracken, Edith Summerskill and Sir William Beveridge. Mr...

SOME OF THE 1672 - Nomination Day in the General Election and candidates can be seen in their constituencies. Amongst the prospective MP's seen are Herbert Morrison, Brendan Bracken, Edith Summerskill and Sir William Beveridge. Mr...

Mr Churchill was mobbed by the crowd at the City Hall where he received an official welcome. Mr Roosevelt went to Ottawa where he addressed Parliament. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...

Mr Churchill was mobbed by the crowd at the City Hall where he received an official welcome. Mr Roosevelt went to Ottawa where he addressed Parliament. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...

Mr Churchill was mobbed by the crowd at the City Hall where he received an official welcome. Mr Roosevelt went to Ottawa where he addressed Parliament. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...

Residents and relatives of US president-elect Joe Biden begin celebrating the results of the US election in his ancestral home of Ballina, Co Mayo, Ireland.

""I know of no other person who could have welded the allied forces into such a fine fighting machine."" ® - ""You have to go back to George Washington to find another American who was first in war - first in peace and first in the...

At the White House President Ford and wife welcome Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh - a visit planned to coincide with America's Bi-Centennial Celebrations. The Royal Couple lay wreaths at the Arlington National...

On board a Coast Guard Cutter, Captain Carlsen returned to his home port to receive the kind of welcome New York gives to heroes. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the...

The New Zealand liner ""Rangitoto"" docked at Southampton, bringing home the leader of the Commonwealth Transantarctic Expedition. Dr Fuch's wife and daughter Hillary were there to welcome him and the team. During the expedition there...

Prince Philip, visiting the Picasso exhibition at the Tate Gallery, was accompanied by its organiser, Mr Penrose, a friend of the artist. His Royal Highness was attending the reception given by the Institute of Contemporary Arts. Pablo...

Aug.08 -- Consumer DNA tests have taken off in popularity, promising to give you clues to your heritage and health. But after the test is done, who owns your personal genetic data? Bloomberg QuickTake explains why you should think twice...

There are seven world heritage sites in Ukraine and experts are warning of an "unfolding cultural catastrophe."

He was overwhelmed, he was speechless and very happy and asked if he could tell anyone and asked if he could tell his wife and I said that was OK" says Thomas Perlmann, member of the medecine Nobel commitee about breaking the good news...

Mar.02 -- Police around the U.S. have embraced "genetic genealogy," which uses DNA consumers offer up to the internet to identify criminal suspects. The method has helped solve rapes and murders dating back to the 1970s. But a key facet...

Various of vehicles at Vavuniya border crossing; people at Vavuniya border crossing; Military police checking papers and searching luggage; parked vehicles; group of Muslim men; Military police directing traffic; UNHCR vehicle crossing...

Washington was under snow on the day of Mr Kennedy's inauguration as President of the United States. ® Ex-President Truman, President Eisenhower and their wives were present to witness the ceremony. Mr Kennedy then took the oath,...

The U.K.'s biggest airlines have asked the government for economic support as the travel restrictions threaten to upend the peak Christmas season for a second year. Bloomberg's Siddharth Philip reports on "Bloomberg Markets: European Open."