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Prince William upsets King Charles with ‘risky’ decision over his family’s holiday

The father and son have reportedly 'clashed' over the Prince's choice for Prince George, Charlotte and Louis

GoodToKnow · Jul 30, 2024

‘Racist’ Mountain Dew, cat ladies — and is that eyeliner? The ‘weird’ times of JD Vance

From anti-Trump op-eds to ‘cat ladies’ and the ‘civilizational crisis’ of people not having children, JD Vance hasn’t held back with his unorthodox views

The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2024

Kate and William Reportedly Felt "Pettiness" and "Jealousy" Because of Meghan’s Initial Popularity

"There were whispers..."

Marie Claire · Jul 29, 2024

Sometimes, when describing someone’s character, only an acronym will do

It’s crucial to have trusted friends to call on when your own judgement is a little shaky

The Guardian - AU · Jul 29, 2024

Racing’s new leaders will need to attack poisonous gaming betting

The British Horseracing Authority is currently trying to find both a new chair and new chief executive

The Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2024

OPINION - Edna O’Brien was an Irish great — and a Londoner

The opening sentence of Girl, Edna O’Brien’s last novel is, I think, unforgettable: “I was a girl once, but not any more...” And from there O’Brien, who died on Saturday, takes the reader into the unimaginable horror of the abduction and rape of the Chibok schoolgirls by the Islamist group,…

Evening Standard · Jul 29, 2024

‘A beacon of brazenness and defiance’: Edna O’Brien remembered by Anne Enright, Colm Tóibín and more

The acclaimed author of The Country Girls, which was burned in the market square of her home town, has died aged 93. Here, Irish novelists pay tribute to a titanic figure who liberated their country’s fiction

The Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2024

Bestselling author takes on grief after brother died ‘in seconds’ after family lunch

Amanda Prowse’s latest book will be called ‘Swimming to Lundy’

The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2024

Edna O’Brien: her fearlessness paved the way for today’s female Irish writers

The County Clare-born author was telling stories of women and their sex lives 50 years before Sally Rooney was bornIrish author Edna O’Brien dies aged 93

The Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2024

Adam by Gboyega Odubanjo review – in memory of the missing

Inspired by an unidentified boy found dead in the Thames, the first – and only – collection by the late poet is an imaginative meditation on death and those who disappear

The Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2024