46 m. ago ‘He changed the rules for all of us who came after’: Lee Child remembers Frederick Forsyth

Forsyth did away with the conventions of thriller-writing and still kept readers enthralled. He reset the whole genre, the author of the Jack Reacher novels writes• Frederick Forsyth, Day of the Jackal author and former MI6 agent, dies aged 86I remember two things about the first full week of January 1972. I passed my driving test on the Monday, and on the Friday I made my weekly trip to the library and borrowed The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth. I had no idea I would one day be a writer myself – at that point I was merely an insatiable reader – but in retrospect that Friday marked an important way station on the journey from one to the other.I gobbled up the book and thought it was fantastic – fast, pacy, exciting, suspenseful and laced with detail and intrigue. Then I thought, wait, what? How was this book working? It was a twin-track thriller – an assassin hunts his target while law enforcement hunts the assassin. But the intended victim was Charles de Gaulle, a real per...

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47 m. ago Daily Shake meal replacement drinks take the headache out of healthy meal planning

Forget skipping dinner and emergency-dialling a takeaway, these shakes keep you full and taste sinful

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76 m. ago Matija Frigan to Rangers transfer fee could prove too rich as old pals push the boat out for Croatian hitman

The Westerlo frontman is on Kevin Thelwell's summer shortlist but Hamburg are going all out after return to Bundesliga

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79 m. ago Lennon Miller bursting with pride as he discusses first Scotland start

The Motherwell midfielder impressed as he helped the Scots to a comfortable friendly win in Vaduz

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1 hour ago Cole Cooper death still unexplained five days on as cops review CCTV

The 19-year-old was discovered dead in a wooded area near the Falkirk village on Friday, June 6.

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1 hour ago MG ALBA’s Margaret Cameron receives special recognition at RTS Scotland Awards

The Royal Television Society (RTS) Scotland hosted its annual awards ceremony on Friday (6 June) where Margaret Cameron, director of content at MG ALBA, was honoured with the prestigious RTS Scotland Special Recognition Award.

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1 hour ago Tribute paid to former bus driver killed alongside wife in cliff fall

Police were alerted on Friday evening after a Ford Mondeo car came off the road

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2 h. ago EastEnders' Colin Salmon says soap is in a 'good spot' as new boss takes over

t was announced in September 2024 that Chris Clenshaw - whose final episode credit will air on Friday - is leaving the BBC One soap

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2 h. ago Greg Monks' sister urges friends to 'stick together' in party resorts after body found in Portugal

"Before everyone left the hotel that night Greg made sure they all had a business card and a map from the hotel to help them find their way home. That is the kind of person he was."

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2 h. ago ‘Boil in the bag’ funerals could be introduced in UK after European roll

This surprising method could actually offer a more environmentally friendly send-off for your loved ones

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2 h. ago Best deals on fridge freezers for June 2025 from Hisense, Russell Hobbs, Haier and more

The coolest offers to shop now

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3 h. ago Voices: Why my friend Greta Thunberg had no choice but to sail an aid boat to Gaza

If I know anything about Greta, it is that she would want this moment to bring light to the ongoing repression and human rights violations of Palestinian civilians, writes fellow youth climate campaigner Scarlett Westbrook

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3 h. ago The sunny seaside Scottish town that was named 'prettiest' in country

It is home to gorgeous beaches, restaurants that serve up tasty food, and more.

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4 h. ago Britain’s voters can’t resist a messy drama. How fortunate for Nigel Farage and Reform | Marina Hyde

Former party chair Zia Yusuf was out – then he was back in. But the chaos won’t dent the party’s poll ratings one tiny bit It was a busy week for on-again off-again Reform chair Zia Yusuf, whose job over the past 11 months had been to reform Reform. (I know.) Zia quit on Thursday. Had his job split on Friday. Returned on Saturday. Chilled on Sunday. The job split seems to have endured though, as Yusuf will now run a UK version of Doge – as we know, the perfect role for highly emotional men – while this very morning, Nigel Farage was unveiling a new chair: Dr David Bull. David brings extensive experience with witchcraft, ghosts, spirits and beasts from his time as presenter of paranormal reality TV show Most Haunted Live, where he packaged the wailings of reekingly obvious charlatan/compelling spirit medium Derek Acorah for a studio audience. I can’t imagine what this CV could do for Reform, but Nigel Farage must have seen something in it.Derek Acorah crossed permanently to the spiri...

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5 h. ago Why did Starling block me from buying a EuroMillions ticket and lock my bank account for two days?

I couldn't buy a £2.50 Euromillions ticket on Friday as there was a gambling block I knew nothing about on my account.

Economics

5 h. ago Tragic last sighting of 'frail wife' and carer husband before they plummeted off 300ft cliff

John and Lynn King died instantly after their Ford Mondeo plummeted 300ft off a cliff on the Isle of Wight on Friday afternoon - with police now investigating the tragedy

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5 h. ago Diet mistake could trigger deadly Parkinson's, study suggests

The researchers studied 88 Parkinson's participants and found they had a less diverse gut microbiome-the community of 'friendly' bacteria that live in the gut and communicate with the brain.

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5 h. ago Hospitals to be made to offer women epidurals to boost birth rates

The initiative aims to foster a more "friendly childbearing environment" for women

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5 h. ago Italy blasted for 'ridiculous' new cabin rule on planes as passengers ask 'how is this okay?'

Italy has made a major rule change that's set to make air travel much more pet-friendly.

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6 h. ago Starling Bank blocked me from buying a EuroMillions ticket and locked my account for two days

I couldn't buy a £2.50 Euromillions ticket on Friday as there was a gambling block I knew nothing about on my account.

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