1 hour ago Lady Annabel Goldsmith dies: Matriarch who gave her name to famous London club passes away aged 91

Lady Annabel Goldsmith, the renowned society beauty whose name was immortalised when her husband named a Mayfair nightclub after her, has died at the age of 91.

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2 h. ago Liverpool backed into corner as Marc Guehi transfer statement made

Liverpool failed to sign Marc Guehi this summer but, amid their injury issues and fresh reports, they could well be forced to move for the England star in January

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2 h. ago Lady Annabel Goldsmith dead: Princess Diana's pal with Mayfair nightclub named after her dies

Lady Annabel Goldsmith has died at the age of 91. The socialite's husband named popular Mayfair nightclub after her. The news has been announced today

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3 h. ago Afghanistan and Pakistan to hold peace talks in Doha after airstrikes kill cricketers

Kabul and Islamabad seek to defuse border conflict after latest Pakistani strikes kill at least 10 Afghan civilians

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3 h. ago Four men are arrested in France over plot to kill Putin critic who fled Russia after exposing prison abuses

Police in France have detained four people suspected of plotting to kill a high-profile Russian critic of Vladimir Putin.

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5 h. ago Marc Guéhi will leave Crystal Palace next year after rejecting contract offer

England defender rejects London club’s offers to stayPlayer can leave Selhurst on free transfer next yearOliver Glasner has revealed the Crystal Palace captain, Marc Guéhi, has told the club he does not want to sign a new contract and will leave next year.The England defender’s deal expires at the end of the season and it is understood that Guéhi has rejected all attempts to persuade him to prolong his stay in south London after leading Palace to their FA Cup triumph in May. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago ‘A glimpse of genius’: what do unpublished stories found in Harper Lee’s apartment tell us about the To Kill a Mockingbird author?

When she died, the writer left behind a cache of notebooks and manuscripts. Her biographer reveals what they tell us about her unlikely rise to literary stardomWhen To Kill a Mockingbird was published in the summer of 1960, it seemed to have sprung from nowhere, like an Alabamian Athena: a perfectly formed novel from an unknown southern writer without any evident precedent or antecedent. The book somehow managed to be both urgently of its time and instantly timeless, addressing the era’s most turbulent issues, from the civil rights movement to the sexual revolution, while also speaking in the register of the eternal, from the moral awakening of children and the abiding love of families to the frictions between the self and society.But no writer is without influences and aspirations: Harper Lee had, of course, come from somewhere and worked tremendously hard to become someone. It was only because she did not like talking about herself that her origins seemed so mysterious, and i...

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5 h. ago Zara Tindall hatched brutal plan after husband Mike Tindall’s 4am drunken antics

Princess Anne’s daughter Zara Tindall hatched a hilarious plan when her husband Mike stumbled home from a night out, even though he had to attend a major event the next morning

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5 h. ago Marc Guehi next transfer plan confirmed as Liverpool on red alert amid Crystal Palace talks

Liverpool failed in their attempts to sign England defender Marc Guehi on transfer deadline day as the plug was pulled on his Crystal Palace exit.

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6 h. ago Marc Guehi will leave Crystal Palace next year, Oliver Glasner confirms

The Crystal Palace captain and England international will not sign a new deal at the club

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6 h. ago 'I am so overwhelmed by chilli heat I can barely breathe.' TOM PARKER BOWLES tries a TikTok viral chicken shop in London and finds 'no pleasure, just pain'

At this TikTok-trending London spot, the chicken's so hot you have to sign a waiver. How will Tom fare?

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6 h. ago Bruno Fernandes gives Man United response to Sir Jim Ratcliffe's Ruben Amorim sack stance

Sir Jim Ratcliffe's public backing of Ruben Amorim's future at Manchester United has been outlined by Bruno Fernandes as a sign of stability at Old Trafford.

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7 h. ago 'I worked with Meghan Markle, she bluntly told me to address her with surprise title'

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are no longer working members of the Royal Family, but it has been claimed that some staff were asked to address them with particular titles

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7 h. ago New Zealand v England: first men’s T20 cricket international – live

Updates from the series opener in Christchurch Sign up for The Spin newsletter | And mail JamesThe players emerge onto the outfield of a blustery Hagley Oval. Looks like a double cable knit sort of evening to me. Let’s play!Mitch Santner – not at all reminding me of the ‘Weatherfield One’ Deidre Barlow when he wears his oversized specs wins the toss. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Mike Tindall summed up his thoughts on Prince Harry with scathing one

Mike Tindall, the husband of the King's niece, Zara, allegedly once made a brutal comment about Prince Harry

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11 h. ago Shabana Mahmood was told of Maccabi Tel Aviv ban plans a week ago and 'had not objected': Hamas victim likens police decision to a sign saying 'no Jews allowed'

Sir Keir Starmer and Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood were locked in an extraordinary stand-off with the police last night over controversial plans to ban Israeli football fans from an Aston Villa match.

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12 h. ago International treasure hunt for Lady Gabriella husband's missing cash: RICHARD EDEN

Perhaps even Thomas Kingston - the charming, cool-headed former hostage negotiator who married - sometimes felt daunted by the intricate challenges presented by his commercial ventures.

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13 h. ago ‘It was a normal evening before my daughter had a cardiac arrest aged 7’

Jayne Biggs and her husband had to perform CPR on their daughter for seven minutes before paramedics arrived with a defibrillator

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14 h. ago Horoscope today, October 18, 2025: Daily star sign guide from Mystic Meg

OUR much-loved astrologer Meg sadly died in March 2023 but her column will be kept alive by her friend and protégée Maggie Innes. Read on to see what’s written in the stars for you today. ♈ ARIES March 21 to April 20 Venus boosts couple goals, while Mars inspires attraction totally out of the blue...

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15 h. ago Sarah Ferguson can no longer refer to herself as the Duchess of York after Prince Andrew gives up his titles

She's been known as the Duchess of York for nearly 40 years but tonight Sarah Ferguson has lost her precious royal title after her ex-husband Prince Andrew agreed to give up his own.

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