John Profumo, who died on Thursday night aged 91, was associated in most people's minds with the scandal that bore his name and led him to resign from the Conservative government of Harold Macmillan ...

The death of the disgraced former British secretary for war, John Profumo, at age 91, reminded me of my first intervention in the public affairs of my country. I was 14 at the time, and it was just ...

John Profumo derided lover Christine Keeler as ‘simple’ as he admitted a ‘sordid’ affair with her, newly released files show. The former cabinet minister confided that he had sexual relations with the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A newly-released FBI memo has suggested Prince Phillip could have been involved in the Profumo affair. (Getty) A newly-released ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It was one of the 20th century's biggest political scandals on the other side of the pond, but many Americans have never heard of ...

John Profumo, a rising British political leader who fell into disrepute when his affair with a young prostitute was exposed in the 1960s in one of the country's most notorious government scandals, ...

Tabloid newspapers under pressure from politicians. Ministers misleading Parliament. The ugly underbelly of society revealed in judge-led inquiries. Tales of drunken high jinks involving ...

Valerie stars today as Estella in the timeless Charles Dickens classic Great Expectations, which airs on BBC Two at 2pm. The British drama is widely regarded as one of the greatest films ever made, ...