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In an exclusive excerpt from his new book, My Paper Chase, Harold Evans recounts how The Sunday Times unmasked Kim Philby, the most notorious spy of the Cold War.

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New revelations in Germany have shattered the wall’s official story. A secret meeting and carefully planned government plot preceded the "spontaneous" protest 20 years ago. By Tim Mohr.