14 h. ago Andrew Hunter Murray: ‘Every time I read Pride and Prejudice I find more jokes’

The author and podcaster on taking inspiration from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, welling up to Charles Dickens, and the enduring appeal of Jane AustenMy earliest reading memoryAt a secondhand book sale at school, a kind teacher recommended my mum buy Brian Jacques’s Redwall. Noble monastic mice battle thuggish rats: catnip for a seven-year-old.My favourite book growing upThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. The mad robots and two-headed aliens are great for the teenage brain, but beneath all that is the sadness, and the questions about why life has to be like this, all filtered through poor Arthur Dent. I sometimes pull it off the shelf to read half a page, just to remind myself how comedy writing is done. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Multimillionaire divorcee ordered out of her £19m mansion where Dickens once lived after losing court fight with bank

High-end estate agent Deborah Fiorentino, 63, was sued after she failed to pay the mortgage on her Grade-I listed Regents Park home leaving her more than £10m in debt.

Economics

15 h. ago Estate agent ordered out of her historic £19m London mansion after losing battle with bank

Deborah Fiorentino, the former wife of both Italian aristocrat Giovanni Fiorentino and celebrity British divorce lawyer RaymondTooth, ran up massive arrears after taking out a £17.85m loan

Economics

3 d. ago ‘It Wasn’t Me’ singer caught up in court battle over dead father’s fortune

Rik Rok teamed up with Shaggy on the 2001 hit, but has now been pulled into a family feud

Events

4 d. ago College Library Turned London Home Is Every Bookworm’s Dream

College Library Turned London Home Is Every Bookworm’s Dream  Mansion Global

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6 d. ago Charles Dickens’s Regent’s Park mansion at centre of bitter £10 million court battle

A former property magnate is being sued for possession of the Grade I-listed home after failing to make her mortgage payments

Economics

6 d. ago Heavily pregnant burglar posing as cleaner stole jewels worth £500k from £105 million mansion that's London's second largest home after Buckingham Palace

Prolific thief Luminita Zamfir, 24, told staff she had been sent by an agency for a trial shift and was escorted into a £105million mansion in central London.

Economics

6 d. ago Heavily pregnant burglar posing as cleaner stole jewels worth £500k from £105 million mansion that's London's

Heavily pregnant burglar posing as cleaner stole jewels worth £500k from £105 million mansion that's London's  Daily Mail

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7 d. ago London mansion once home to Charles Dickens at centre of £17m court battle between multimillionaire divorcee and her high society bank

Deborah Fiorentino, 63, the former wife of both Italian aristocrat Giovanni Fiorentino and celebrity British divorce lawyer Raymond 'Jaws' Tooth, could lose her Regent's Park mansion.

Economics

7 d. ago London mansion once home to Charles Dickens at centre of £17m court battle between multimillionaire divorcee a

London mansion once home to Charles Dickens at centre of £17m court battle between multimillionaire divorcee a  Daily Mail

Economics

8 d. ago Supreme Court gender case battle cost Scottish Government almost £160,000

The bill – which may not be the final total – was revealed in a freedom of information request by he Scottish Conservatives.

Economics

8 d. ago Legal battle over use of park for music festivals reaches High Court

Brockwell Park in Lambeth hosts a series of events called Brockwell Live, attracting hundreds of thousands of people to six festivals.

Events

8 d. ago Andy Murray's net worth, Emma Raducanu apology, wife Kim's 'hard living with him' admission

Throughout his rollercoaster professional career, Andy Murray's off-court life has often mirrored the drama, intensity and emotion of his on-court battles over the years

Events

1 week ago Amber Heard's new quiet life in 'exile from Hollywood' as she celebrates 'completing family'

Following her explosive court battle with ex-husband Johnny Depp, actress Amber Heard has opted for a 'life of isolation' in Spain and has since welcomed twins to the 'Heard gang'

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2 w. ago Clarins Beauty Heiress Lists London Home She Designed Herself

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2 w. ago Inside the stunning £10m London mansion that Frank Lampard shares with wife Christine

Frank Lampard needs as few as two wins in his next three matches as Coventry manager to complete a stunning revival of the Sky Blues since his appointment in November.

Economics

2 w. ago Frank Lampard and wife Christine own stunning £10m London mansion with ‘she shed'

Chelsea legend Frank Lampard is looking to secure promotion back to the Premier League with Coventry City in the Championship play-offs, backed by the support of wife Christine

Economics

2 w. ago Campaigners stage 'No Walls' protest at Brockwell Park as High Court legal battle approaches

A High Court hearing is set for Wednesday, May 15

Events

2 w. ago Wrexham agrees 'common sense' plan with Welsh government after LDP battle

The council previously won its Supreme Court battle with the Welsh Government over the adoption of the Local Development Plan (LDP)

Politics

2 w. ago Rebakah Vardy agrees to pay almost £1.2m of Coleen Rooney’s Wagatha legal costs

Mrs Vardy lost a High Court libel battle against Mrs Rooney in 2022.

Economics