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Today we have made available a selection of previously top secret files from MI5. The records cover a range of...

The John le Carré literary archive has been accepted in lieu of tax by the government. You can find more...

Today, we can announce a groundbreaking exhibition in partnership with MI5 exploring the vital work of Britain’s domestic intelligence agency....

Extraordinary new evidence has been found at The National Archives which offers a fresh clue about what happened to The...

Three Downing Street visitor books are included in this December’s Cabinet Office file release. The red leather-bound volumes are the...

Our Chief Executive and Keeper, Saul Nassé, has presented his first Archive Service Accreditation certificate since joining The National Archives...

  We have been awarded £1.3m to upgrade our analytical research laboratory creating a centre of excellence available to collections...

Would you like to represent the views of archive users and help to improve The National Archives’ services? If you...

Following a recent Archive Service Accreditation Panel, the UK Archive Service Accreditation Committee is pleased to announce that the following...

  The National Archives welcomes the appointment of two new non-executive Board members, Lopa Patel MBE and Nigel Baker. They...