13 h. ago Lucy Steed’s debut novel named as Waterstones Book of the Year

A romantic-mystery debut novel, The Artist by Lucy Steeds, set against the sun-drenched backdrop of southern France, has been crowned the 2025 Waterstones Book of the Year.

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6 d. ago Neil Young set to perform at World Heritage Site as part of Blenheim Palace Festival 2026

The folk rock legend is the latest huge name to be announced for the debut festival next year.

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7 d. ago Full cast of Man on the Inside season two from Bosch actor to Taskmaster star

There are a number of big names making their debut for the Netflix show's second season

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8 d. ago Sarah Ferguson's new book to be 'pulped before release' after Epstein scandal

Last month, Waterstones said the publication date for the book had changed and that the retailer had not set a new one, but it has now emerged it will never hit the shelves

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2 w. ago Audi unveil new look F1 car and confirm name as bold promise made ahead of 2026 debut

The team currently competing in Formula 1 as Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber will transform into the Audi works outfit in 2026 and the German carmaker has pulled the covers off its new identity

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2 w. ago Bournemouth star Alex Scott addresses famous namesake and Man Utd hero sister before England bow

Bournemouth midfielder Alex Scott is in line to make his full Three Lions debut as his more famous namesake flies to Australia for I'm A Celebrity - Get Me Out Of Here

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3 w. ago Jake Weatherald in contention for Test debut after being named in Australia’s Ashes squad

Opener included in 15-man squad for first Test in PerthAnalysis: Australia keep options open with few surprisesOpener Jake Weatherald has won a place in Australia’s Ashes squad and is the leading contender to partner Usman Khawaja at the top of the order for the first Test in Perth.But the Tasmania batter has not yet secured a spot in the XI for the series opener, with chief selector George Bailey saying he would wait until the end of the coming round of Sheffield Shield matches before making a decision on the final line-up. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Down Cemetery Road review – Emma Thompson is magnificent in this thriller from Slow Horses’ creator

The Oscar winner’s turn as a no-nonsense private investigator is a role model for women everywhere. She really shines alongside Ruth Wilson in this pacy, twisty thriller based on Mick Herron’s debut novelI always forget how good Emma Thompson is. That is partly because she tends to work in film rather than television and I last made it to the cinema in the mid-90s. It is also partly because she is always so how can I put this? so Emma Thompson in all her interviews and award speeches that I can’t envisage her putting herself away enough for Proper Acting.But of course she can – and does as the private investigator Zoë Boehm, a woman of flint and diamond, in the new eight-part thriller Down Cemetery Road, Morwenna Banks’ adaptation of Mick Herron’s debut novel of the same name. Herron has since become known for Slow Horses, the series about the busted spies in Slough House pushing paper under the world-wearied eye of Jackson Lamb, ever hoping to get back in the game. Gary Oldman, who...

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