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NATIONAL ARCHIVES  The National Archives is at the heart of information policy - setting standards and supporting innovation in information and records management across the UK, and providing a practical framework of best practice for opening up and encouraging the re-use of public sector information. As the official archive for England, Wales and the central UK government, The National Archives holds records ranging from parchment and paper scrolls through to digital files and archived websites. WEBSITE SPONSORS
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 Disruption to UK Government Web ArchiveDue to technical difficulties, the Web Archive is currently inaccessible. We are working to fix this as soon as possible, and apologise for any inconvenience caused. New Security Service files releasedSecurity Service files released today include personal files on ballet dancer Marina Lee, Nobel Prize winner Maurice Wilkins and James Bond screenwriter Cyril Wolf Mankowitz. Improvements to our reading roomsThe reading rooms at Kew will be undergoing some essential redevelopment during autumn 2010. Pakistan Floods Appeal - how you can helpGo to Directgov to find out what the British government is doing to help and how you can donate to the DEC Pakistan Floods Appeal. Living the Poor Life: untold history of the poor now onlineThousands of pages of Victorian workhouse and poor law records have been made available online today following the conclusion ´Living the Poor Life´, a major project by The National Archives. Lord McNally goes underground to see historic documentsMinister of State for Justice Lord McNally visited Winsford Rock Salt Mine in Cheshire, used to store documents on behalf of The National Archives. Latest UFO files releasedThe latest batch of UFO files has been released by The National Archives today at www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ufos Discover the Normans through DomesdayA new three-part series on BBC Two begins this week examining the impact the Normans have had on our civilisation and takes a look at one of their most remarkable achievements: Domesday. Actors search ancestry at The National ArchivesWho Do You Think You Are?, the popular TV series in which celebrities trace their ancestry and uncover secrets from their past, is back on our screens on BBC One. Next Page | Last Page | |
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RECENT NEWS SUMMARY 30-year rule review - consultation period extendedNew opening hours at Kew from 31 March 2008 Have your say at our user forum on 25 March 2008 First Local Authority archive survey reveals wide variations Online National Register of Archives expands Reduced seating capacity continues to cause disruption at Kew New image format a great step forward for digital preservation Have your say at our user forum on 21 February 2008 Operational Selection Policies for public consultation Surplus used microfilms and microfiche offered for disposal |