YOUNG mathematicians entered the world of spies, secrets and espionage as they became code-breakers — inspired by an original Enigma machine. Year Seven girls at Bolton School had a chance to see the ...

A CODE breaker who was instrumental in helping to bring down Hitler and end the Second World War has been honoured after more than 60 years. John Whiteside, aged 92, worked with some of the country’s ...

Code- and cipher-breaking have been in operation for centuries. However, cryptanalysis – the art of deciphering encoded messages – took on a new importance during WW2 as British boffins strived to ...