19 h. ago Booker Prize announces launch of first award for children’s fiction

The Children’s Booker Prize winner will be chosen by a combined panel of child and adult judges and awarded £50,000.

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22 h. ago Sally Becker's emotional Pride of Britain reunion with woman she saved from death

Maja Kazazic was just 16 years old when Sally arrived at the makeshift hospital in Bosnia, to find her clinging onto life. She presented the award on behalf of all children whose lives were saved by Sally, the 'Angel of Mostar'

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28 h. ago The Rest of Our Lives by Benjamin Markovits audiobook review – an American road trip with a twist

A law professor leaves his failing marriage and faltering career and hits the open road in this Booker-shortlisted novel of midlife turmoilAt the start of The Rest of Our Lives, we learn that Tom, a 55-year-old law professor from New York, plans to leave his wife just as soon as he has dropped their youngest child off at college. Tom and Amy have been together for 30 years. He believes theirs to be a “C-minus marriage” which was irreparably ruptured when Amy had an affair 12 years previously. And so, after leaving their daughter Miriam at college in Pittsburgh, he keeps on driving, revisiting old friends and places in search of his departed youth.Benjamin Markovits’s 12th novel – which has been shortlisted for this year’s Booker prize – could be seen as a companion piece to Miranda July’s celebrated All Fours in its exploration of the dissatisfaction of middle age. Tom is not a reliable narrator of his life, though he is nonetheless a compelling protagonist even in his flagrant mome...

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3 d. ago Is Ian McEwan right – has the water bottle trend become ‘deranged’?

As the Booker Prize-winning author claims that the modern obsession with slaking our thirst has gotten out of hand, Helen Coffey looks at why hydration routines are the next big generational divide

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4 d. ago UK’s Perpetuus expands tyre production to Asia following Indian joint venture

Perpetuus Advanced Materials, following the successful launch of its sustainable graphene-enhanced natural rubber masterbatch, had announced a joint venture with Asiatic Rubber Pvt. Ltd, last week (18).

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2 w. ago Brooklyn Beckham fends off legal battle with tennis star Roger Federer as he continues attempts to expand his hot sauce company amid family rift

The son of Victoria and David Beckham , 26, announced the launch of his spicy condiment, Cloud23, back in October.

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2 w. ago Stormzy among stars reading from Booker Prize novels shortlisted for 2025

Pop star Dua Lipa and Pulp singer Jarvis Cocker are among previous stars to have read excerpts from Booker Prize-nominated novels.

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3 w. ago Leading European customer service provider launches advisory board

A leading European customer service outsourcing provider has announced the launch of its advisory board today (2).

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3 w. ago Charlotte Tilbury announces epic new celebrity ambassador to launch Christmas gifts

Queen of glam Charlotte Tilbury is kicking off Christmas gifting season with an incredible new celebrity face for the brand's 2025 Christmas campaign

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3 w. ago EA announces free Battlefield 6 content to expect immediately after launch

Here's what players can look forward to in the first season of Battlefield 6

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3 w. ago Lorraine Kelly strips topless as she launches National Check Your Boobs Day to promote breast cancer awareness

In its seventh year of championing breast cancer awareness, Lorraine's Change + Check campaign has announced the launch of National Check Your Boobs Day.

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3 w. ago RFK Jr caught secretly popping 'Gen Z's favorite weight loss drug' behind Trump's back

Kennedy appeared alongside Trump to announce the launch of TrumpRx, which is a new website that will allow customers to buy prescription drugs directly.

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3 w. ago Who will win this year's Booker Prize? Our reviewers share their thoughts

We review the books on this year's Booker Shortlist.

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3 w. ago The Guardian view on the 2025 Booker prize: bringing posh bingo to the BookTok generation | Editorial

With this year’s shortlist announced live to the public, Britain’s most prestigious literary award is finding ways to engage new audiencesWith its reputation for stuffiness and elitism, the Booker prize may seem unsuited to the age of social media. Back in the 1980s, when writers’ spats and affairs made headlines, the winning ceremony was televised by the BBC. It was the book world’s Oscars. Today, the idea of tuning in to watch the dinner-suited literati tuck into supper in London’s oak-panelled Guildhall seems preposterous. But the UK’s most prestigious literary prize still needs to reach as wide an audience as possible. How do you sell “posh bingo”, as Julian Barnes memorably dubbed it, to the BookTok generation?It is no longer enough to tell people what they should be reading. Readers expect to be part of the conversation – to be in the bingo hall. This year’s shortlist was announced live by the chair and former Booker prizewinner Roddy Doyle at an event at London’s So...

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4 w. ago Cute fluffy characters and Egyptian selfies: Meta launches AI feed Vibes

Under Mark Zuckerberg’s publicity video for Vibes, one Instagram user commented: ‘Bros posting ai slop on his own app’Facebook and Instagram to charge UK users £3.99 a month for ad-free versionCat videos, selfies and dad jokes are typical fare for any social media feed but Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta is introducing a new twist: they’re all made by artificial intelligence.The Meta founder and chief executive has announced the launch of Vibes, a new feed on the Meta AI app comprised entirely of AI-made videos. Continue reading...

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last month This was my favourite read of the summer – now it’s been Booker 2025 shortlisted

Judge Sarah Jessica Parker described whittling down the list as “real agony”

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last month Wishaw’s Argos store announces midnight opening for highly anticipated launch of EA FC26

Attendees will be among the very first to get a physical copy of the game as soon as it’s officially released.

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last month Kiran Desai among top contenders for 2025 Booker Prize with first novel in 2 decades

Desai last won the Booker in 2006 with her novel ‘The Inheritance of Loss’

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