2 h. ago Jack the Ripper copycat who stalked same streets as notorious serial killer dies in jail as victims’ remains never found

A JACK the Ripper copycat who stalked the same streets as the serial killer has died in jail. Derek Brown has died at the age of 64 after being taken to hospital. Brown was sentenced to a minimum term of 30 years on October 6 2008 after he was found guilty of murdering DVD seller...

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3 h. ago Rajvir Jawanda dead: Beloved singer dies at 35 after horror accident left him on life support

Rajvir Jawanda, a beloved singer, has died at the age of 35 - just days following a horror accident with his motorbike, which left him on life support

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4 h. ago Louis Tomlinson says Liam Payne's death was 'impossibly difficult' as he addresses 'really uncomfortable' moment 

The 33-year-old singer has reflected on the death of his late One Direction bandmate - who died age 31 on October 16, 2024

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11 h. ago UK’s housing crisis laid bare as record number of homeless people – including 11 children – died last year

Eleven children – including four under the age of one – died while homeless last year, data from The Museum of Homelessness found

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16 h. ago Amazon has put Our Place's Wonder Oven in its Big Deal Days sale

The 6-in-1 device might be made for small households but comes packed with Goliath-worthy features and performance

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22 h. ago Skylight Digital Calendar Review: Is this home organising tool worth the price?

We review the Skylight digital calendar to see if its features justify its price tag

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22 h. ago Jilly Cooper's funeral details from champagne and chocolates to renowned orchestra

Beloved author Dame Jilly Cooper, who was often referred to as the 'queen of the bonkbusters' for her scandalous novels, has died at the age of 88 following a fall

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26 h. ago Boyzone star Stephen Gateley's final hours and unanswered questions that haunted family

Boyzone star Stephen Gately died suddenly in 2009 at the age of just 33, leaving his loved ones devastated and desperate for answers in the aftermath of the tragic and unexpected event

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26 h. ago John Woodvine's An American Werewolf in London role explored after star's death

John Woodvine, who was best known for his role in An American Werewolf in London, has died at the age of 96, his agent has confirmed

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28 h. ago EastEnders and West End star dies 'way too young' as tributes paid to 'wonderful' actor

West End star Ben Lewis has died at the age of 46, with musicals legend Andrew Lloyd Webber among the first to pay tribute to the Australian star

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29 h. ago Brazilian fashion influencer Junior Dutra dies at age 31 after alleged 'fox eyes' procedure complications

The influencer - who goes by Junior Dutra on Instagram - passed on October 3, a month after claiming to have suffered complications from a 'fox eyes' surgery.

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39 h. ago EF5 tornado that killed 3 in North Dakota was the nation's first in 12 years

Meteorologists say a deadly tornado in North Dakota this summer has been upgraded to a top-of-the-scale EF5, and was the first on American soil in 12 years

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40 h. ago ‘Absolutely divine!’ How Jilly Cooper changed the world – one bonkbuster at a time

Her romances were so intelligent, raunchy and outrageously readable that she created her own category, bewitching generations of readersJilly Cooper, who has died unexpectedly at the age of 88, sold 11m copies of her various epic books over her half-century of writing. Beloved of anyone with any sense over a certain age (45), she was introduced to a new generation last year with the Disney+ adaptation of Rivals.Cooper purists would have preferred to watch the Rutshire chronicles in order: starting with Riders, first published in 1985, in which Rupert Campbell-Black, cad, heartbreaker, rider, is first introduced. But that’s a sidebar – what was striking about seeing Rivals as a box set was how well Cooper’s universe had aged. The chronicles distilled the 80s: the shoulder pads and puffball skirts; the obsession with class, aristocrats sneering at the Technicolored nouveau riche, both ignoring everyone else while they snipped about how warm their champagne was; the sexual politics, wi...

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41 h. ago Jilly Cooper tributes from racing trainers who helped inspire her best

Jilly Cooper, who has died at the age of 88, loved going to racing stables and courses while she was writing her novels. The Queen said the much-loved author was “wonderfully witty and compassionate”

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45 h. ago Teachers called her unholy terror & bosses sacked her 20 TIMES, but Jilly Cooper forged an empire by breaking ALL rules

KING Charles may have made her a Dame for services for literature but Jilly Cooper was the undisputed Queen of the Bonkbuster. Jilly, who died on Sunday, age 88, in a fall at her home in the Cotswolds, was best-known as author of the raunchy Rutshire Chronicles – a series of novels about bonking, horses...

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46 h. ago Jilly Cooper's Rivals and other 'bonkbusters' that became huge screen hits

Jilly Cooper, who became known for her multi-million selling bonkbusters, has sadly died at the age of 88 following a fall but here we take a look back her biggest hits that made it to the big screen

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47 h. ago Queen Camilla breaks silence on 'friend' Jilly Cooper's death with cheeky statement

The Queen has paid tribute to author Dame Jilly Cooper, who has died at the age of 88,

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48 h. ago Rivals cast 'devastated' they pay tribute to 'incredible force' Jilly Cooper

Dame Jilly Cooper has died at the age of 88 and the author was known for her raunchy romance books.

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48 h. ago Rivals cast 'devastated' as they pay tribute to 'incredible force' Jilly Cooper

Dame Jilly Cooper has died at the age of 88 and the author was known for her raunchy romance books.

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48 h. ago Dame Jilly Cooper's tragic cause of death at 88 leaves family in 'complete shock'

Dame Jilly Cooper, the author of 'bonkbusters' including Rivals, Riders and Polo, has died after a fall at the age of 88, with her devastated family paying tribute to her

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