26 m. 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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27 m. ago Ozzy Osbourne talks his own mortality as he admits 'death's been knocking at my door for six years' in posthumous memoir and reveals his 'biggest fear' was that wife Sharon would die first

The Black Sabbath legend died of heart failure at his Buckinghamshire home on July 22, just two weeks after performing a farewell concert with his bandmates at Birmingham 's Villa Park.

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29 m. ago Man, 67, stabbed stepdaughter and her husband to death 'in quick succession' before collecting their children from school, court hears

Parents-of-four Josh Bashford, 33, and Chloe Bashford, 30, were found dead at their home in Newhaven, East Sussex, on June 9 2023.

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31 m. ago Dedicated toilets for transgender pupils in Renfrewshire schools

Education chiefs at Renfrewshire Council confirmed the provision of single sex and gender neutral spaces as they prepare to implement new guidance published by the Scottish Government.

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39 m. ago Claire Sweeney shares emotional post on Ricky Hatton on first birthday since his death

In the week that Ricky Hatton will be laid to rest, his long term friend and former girlfriend Claire Sweeney on the day the sporting legend would have turned 47

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42 m. ago Rivals: How Jilly Cooper’s riotous bonkbuster brought us the ultimate unexpected love story

Danny Dyer and Katherine Parkinson were the unexpected heart of the hit Jilly Cooper adaptation, writes Helen Coffey

Politics

53 m. ago ‘A club nobody wanted to be a part of’: Families of Americans killed by Israel face uphill climb to justice

Dozens of American citizens have been killed by Hamas and Israel – but the US government has taken a very different approach to the latterWithin hours after they were told that Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi had been killed by an Israeli sniper while at a protest in the West Bank last year, her family was on a phone call with the parents of Rachel Corrie, a 23-year-old activist who was crushed to death by an Israeli army bulldozer in Gaza more than two decades ago.The families were introduced by a mutual contact in Washington state, where both Corrie and 26-year-old Eygi had lived. There were other parallels in their stories: Corrie was protesting against the demolition of a Palestinian family’s home in Rafah when a soldier drove over her; Eygi was at a protest against settlement expansion near Nablus. Both had traveled to the region with the International Solidarity Movement, a group that for years has brought foreign activists to stand with Palestinians against Israel’s occupation. An Israeli ...

Society

59 m. ago Corrie's Claire Sweeney celebrates ex Ricky Hatton's birthday one month after death

Coronation Street actress Claire Sweeney has paid tribute to her ex-boyfriend and former boxer Ricky Hatton on what would be his 47th birthday, just under a month since his tragic passing

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60 m. ago Bitcoin breaks price record as crypto market sees major shift

Crypto holdings on centralised exchanges fall to a six-year low as investors appear to shift to long-term holding strategy

Economics

78 m. ago Man stabbed stepdaughter and her husband to death in their home

Derek Martin admitted the manslaughter of the couple in August 2023, but denies murder.

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89 m. ago Graham Norton Show audience member makes explosive claims about 'uncomfortable' moment cut from broadcast that saw host shut down inappropriate question to Taylor Swift from Jodie Turner

The two stars both appeared on the iconic red couch on Thursday, alongside fellow famous guests, Cillian Murphy, Greta Lee, Domhnall Gleeson and Lewis Capaldi .

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92 m. 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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92 m. ago Queen Camilla’s tribute to ‘legend’ Dame Jilly Cooper after author’s death aged 88

Queen Camilla has paid tribute to Dame Jilly Cooper after the author died aged 88, describing her as a 'legend' and a 'wonderfully witty and compassionate friend to me and so many'

Culture

92 m. ago Queen Camilla’s tribute to ‘legend’ Dame Jilly Cooper after Rivals author’s death aged 88

Queen Camilla has paid tribute to Dame Jilly Cooper after the author died aged 88, describing her as a 'legend' and a 'wonderfully witty and compassionate friend to me and so many'

Culture

93 m. ago Man killed by falling tree as Storm Amy horror winds tore through Yorkshire

Police have confirmed the death of a man after he was struck by a tree which collapsed during fierce weather conditions brought on by Storm Amy in Barnsley Road, Upper Cumberworth.

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97 m. ago Storm Amy causes chaos in Stirling as residents left without power and roads flooded

The storm brought widespread disruption, with power outages, severe flooding and fallen trees causing havoc across the Stirling area over the weekend.

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98 m. ago James Morrison has found happiness with 'adventurer' girlfriend Mariel Jones following the tragic death of his estranged wife Gill Catchpole

Singer James Morrison has found love with girlfriend Mariel Jones.

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99 m. ago Rivals stars Emily Atack and Alexander Hassell lead cast paying tribute to 'wonderful and divine Queen' Jilly Cooper following her death aged 88 after her racy novels inspired the hit Disney+ show

The novellist, whose book of the same name inspired the hit Disney+ series, died after a fall, her family announced on Monday.

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1 hour ago Camilla’s tribute to ‘legend’ Dame Jilly Cooper after author’s death aged 88

The ‘bonkbuster’ author died after a fall on Sunday morning, her children announced.

Culture

1 hour ago 'May Jilly Cooper's hereafter be filled with impossibly handsome men and devoted dogs': Queen Camilla pays heartfelt tribute to Rivals author after her death aged 88

Camilla issued a statement hailing the national treasure author as a 'legend' and a 'wonderfully witty and compassionate friend'.

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