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Queen Camilla fought off sexual assault as teenager, book claims

Valentine Low’s Power and the Palace relays story in which young Camilla ‘whacked attacker in the nuts’ on train to Paddington

The Guardian - UK · Aug 31, 2025

Queen fought off pervert on train with shoe as he tried to grope her, new book claims

The revelation is contained a new book called Power And The Palace by former Times royal correspondent Valentine Low

Evening Standard · Aug 31, 2025

Netflix's newest No. 1 movie is a charming, star-studded crime comedy — and it's perfect for 'Knives Out' fans

"The Thursday Murder Club" is a breezy crime caper that's perfect for a holiday weekend, and it's already shot to the No. 1 spot on Netflix's charts.

Tom’s Guide · Aug 31, 2025

Kamala Harris' Secret Service Revoked by Trump Ahead of High-Profile Book Tour; CHP Steps In to Guard Former VP

Kamala Harris' Secret Service was removed by US President Donald Trump. The former VP's aides are now worried about Kamala's safety.

International Business Times UK · Aug 30, 2025

Netflix Just Quietly Released The Best Murder Mystery Movie Of 2025

'The Thursday Murder Club' adapts a hit mystery novel into a standard but still fun whodunit.

Inverse · Aug 30, 2025

Need a good cry? Amanda Lambe recommends a book that left her a ‘gibbering wreck’ and will stay with her ‘for a very long time’

Amanda Lambe couldn't help but shed a tear – or two – in her short review of Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall and we've never ordered a book so quickly before

Woman & Home · Aug 30, 2025

‘Literature can be a form of resistance’: Lea Ypi talks to Elif Shafak about writing in the age of demagogues

The Albanian author of Free and the Turkish novelist discuss the rise of populism, censorship – and how today’s conflicts all come from the unresolved trauma of the past

The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2025

Queen Elizabeth II privately opposed Brexit, new book claims

The claims are made in Power and the Palace, a forthcoming book by royal biographer Valentine Low

Evening Standard · Aug 30, 2025

Eve Muirhead: Writing my autobiography was so hard, but it shows the real me

Eve Muirhead has accomplished much during her life, including Olympic gold, but the hardest thing she's ever done, she says, is write her…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 30, 2025

The Bookseller of Hay: The wild man who rewrote the literary map

In 1977 Richard Booth announced Hay-on-Wye’s independence — and declared himself King Richard

Evening Standard · Aug 30, 2025