Google 'exploring' why picture of Churchill went missing from search

Google has said it is exploring why a picture of Winston Churchill went missing from a search list of former UK prime ministers, amid controversy over the legacy of the wartime leader. The company apologised on Sunday morning for the disappearance of the picture from its "knowledge graph" listing, adding that many photos of Churchill could still be found on its search engine. In a statement made on Twitter, Google's search liaison team said: "We're aware an image for Sir Winston Churchill is missing from his Knowledge Graph entry on Google. This was not purposeful and will be resolved." The problem, which was fixed at around midday on Sunday, was allegedly not specific to Churchill, with a similar problems occurring with images of former prime ministers Harold Wilson, Ramsay MacDonald and Stanley Baldwin.