Churchill’s real Darkest Hour: new evidence confirms British leader’s role in murdering 3 million Bengalis

• Soil sampling from the period of the second world war was reported in a science journal, concluding that the Bengali famine of the 1940s was caused only by ‘complete policy failure’. And it’s not the only evidence out there
• But last year, a Churchill biopic glorifying the former British PM was nominated for top honours at the Oscars