55 h. ago Freddie Mercury’s ‘alternative versions’ of Queen hits revealed in new book

Handwritten notes offer window into the Queen frontman’s ‘brilliant, creative mind’, his closest friend Mary Austin says

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3 d. ago Scouts’ honour: ‘I think many believe the job is like Football Manager’

Watching footballers for a living is not as glamorous as it may seem and, as this book extract reveals, the job is changing with technology“I once travelled from Greece to Denmark to scout a goalkeeper. I went straight from the airport to the stadium, only for him to face zero shots. After away fans rioted, the match was abandoned, and the police had to intervene. My phone battery died, and I only made it to my hotel late at night, just in time for four hours of sleep before flying back. Despite the chaos, that game still provided valuable insights: I saw first-hand how much the home fans adored the player and observed his leadership and quality, even if all his shot-stopping happened in the warm-up.”Here, then, is the life of those involved in one of the most misunderstood aspects of the game. Their stories reveal a side of football that rarely makes headlines – one of adaptability, forbearance, and sometimes, outright audacity. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says she can't quit smoking... she might 'kill somebody'

The 48-year-old recently revealed in a book that she had started smoking again after quitting 13 years ago - and joked that cigarettes had helped her bond with foreign leaders.

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4 d. ago The 'eerie' new travel book that shares 111 of Scotland's darkest places to visit

Scotland has no shortage of dark tourism sites

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4 d. ago 'I met Ian Watkins in Monster Mansion prison and his appearance had totally changed'

Details about the changing appearance of former Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins were revealed in a book published last year about HMP Wakefield

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6 d. ago EastEnders' Natalie Cassidy says 'I didn't deal with my mum's death' in sad admission

Former EastEnders star Natalie Cassidy has opened up about her life beyond Albert Square and has revealed how writing her new book helped her deal with the grief of losing both parents

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6 d. ago Great writers and the cats who owned them by Susannah Fullerton: Charles Dickens and his furry, feline letter opener

New book reveals what should be no surprise to cat lovers, all of the best writers had a cat by their side - making sure they get proper rest, keeping them company and entertaining.

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1 week ago Peter Kay says 'all joy evaporated' on his honeymoon as it was ruined by traumatic event

Stand-up comedian Peter Kay and his wife Susan Gargan had a honeymoon they'll never forget but, sadly, for all the wrong reasons as the star reveals in his new book

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1 week ago Have you news of My Boy Jack? Rudyard Kipling's heartrending search for his only son after he went missing fighting in WWI is revealed in The Jungle Book author's pleading letters

In one of the two letters being sold at auction, Kipling pleads with the matron of a military hospital to ask injured soldiers about the whereabouts of his son John.

Culture

1 week ago Street battles, invented languages and gigs in psychiatric hospitals: France’s lost rock revolution of 1968

Bands such as Magma and Art Zoyd provided a soundtrack for the student protests that shook the country. Little remembered now, a new book reveals their decisive influence on later successes such as Air and Daft PunkThe seismic shock that May 1968 had on the French way of life has been widely documented. The student protests, which erupted at the Sorbonne before spreading around the country, hastened the end of the Gaullist regime, politicised French philosophy, and spawned a wave of radical films such as Jean Eustache’s The Mother and the Whore.Much less is known – outside France, at least – about how the revolutionary ideas of 1968 expressed themselves in music. Australian musician and journalist Ian Thompson, for one, knew little about French underground rock when he stumbled upon a box of old vinyl, labelled “French prog-rock” on a pre-Covid trip to Paris. He was blown away. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Revealed: The best day of the week to book a holiday and save money

Holidaymakers planning a staycation in the UK often choose to book a long weekend away.

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2 w. ago Revealed: Loyalty schemes are the cheapest way to book hotels, according to new research

Much like supermarket loyalty cards, the world's biggest hotel chains offer free schemes that can equal big discounts for those who stay faithful.

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2 w. ago UK's 'comfiest hotel chain' revealed and you can book rooms from £35 a night

The UK's most comfortable hotel chains have been ranked on factors including their beds and customer reviews, and you won't need to break the bank to stay

Economics

2 w. ago Muv by Rachel Trethewey: The British aristocrat who raised two Nazis and a communist

Unity and Diana Mitford were two of the most infamous British fascists of their time. A new book reveals that it was their mother who pushed them into Hitler's orbit.

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3 w. ago How the Queen was reduced to tears by Prince Philip's blazing row with Churchill: Bitter feud revealed in new book by royal blockbuster author ANDREW MORTON... and the revelations don't stop there

Winston Churchill sat up in bed, scattering sheafs of state papers, his prominent blue eyes welling with tears. He had just been told that his wartime friend King George VI had died.

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3 w. ago Tesco reveals exact date you can book Christmas delivery slots – and it’s sooner than you think

TESCO has revealed its Christmas slots for 2025 - and it's sooner than you might think. The supermarket giant is the latest to reveal when shoppers can order their Christmas food delivery as people start preparing for the festive season. Tesco slots open for all customers at 6am on November 11. Meanwhile, anyone signed up...

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3 w. ago From a skateboarding pig to the world’s longest custom banana car – new Guinness World Records book revealed

IT’S the quickest bacon roll ever — with a new world record set for the fastest pig on a skateboard. Norbert did ten metres in a boarly believable 11.32 seconds — ensuring his spot in the 2026 Guinness World Records book. Hailing from the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois, the 150lb hog has become a hit...

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3 w. ago Elvis Presley plotted to hire a hitman to kill wife Priscilla’s lover, book reveals

Priscilla Presley said the singer wanted her lover Mike “dead” and even asked his road manager Joe Esposito to “find a hitman”, according to a new bombshell book

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4 w. ago Bjorn Borg reveals his 'shame' as a father and how he fled to London to battle drug issues in new extracts from his book

The 11-time Grand Slam champion is famously private. He has spoken rarely about his private life but now, in Heartbeats released on Tuesday, he bares all.

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