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The Gold: Ex-detective's chance meeting led to £26million raid's middleman Kenneth Noye

BBC's new hit drama The Gold sees Jack Lowden play Kenneth Noye - ex-Det Supt Brown, now 82, was secretly tasked with finding the missing gold and said his only lead was a photo of the six robbers taken months before the historic raid

Daily Mirror · Feb 24, 2023

Roald Dahl ‘classic’ books to be published intact after backlash

The move comes after criticism of scores of changes made to “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and other much-loved classics for recent editions published under the company’s Puffin children’s label, in which passages relating to weight, mental health, gender and race were altered.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 24, 2023

Ricky Gervais mocks 'fragile' people in sweary rant amid Roald Dahl editing debate

Ricky Gervais has teased that he's been 'pondering' whether his work will be amended after his death, with his comments coming following the news that Roald Dahl books were being edited

Daily Mirror · Feb 24, 2023

Roald Dahl publisher announces unaltered 16-book ‘classics collection’

Series will be released alongside controversially amended versions to leave readers ‘free to choose which version they prefer’

The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2023

Roald Dahl classic novels to be released in original format after editing row

A 'classic collection' of Roald Dahl books will now be published alongside the controversial revised editions after changes to the children's authors novels were widely criticised

Daily Mirror · Feb 24, 2023

Penguin to publish 'classic' Roald Dahl books after backlash

Publisher Penguin Random House says it will publish “classic” unexpurgated versions of Roald Dahl’s children’s novels, after criticism of cuts and rewrites intended to make the books suitable for modern readers

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2023

Roald Dahl Classic Collection to be released after criticism of recent editing

The publishing company said they had ‘listened to the debate over the past week’.

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2023

Camilla forces U-turn in Roald Dahl censorship row

The Queen Consort let it be known that she championed the right of freedom of expression at a speech at Clarence House

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2023

Roald Dahl: ‘Classic Collection’ to ‘keep original works in print’ in wake of editing row

The classic collection will sit alongside the newly-released Roald Dahl books for young readers, which have been rewritten to cater for the sensitivities of modern audiences

Evening Standard · Feb 24, 2023

Puffin UK says it will now keep Roald Dahl's stories in print without changes

It follows controversy over changes to his original works

Wales Online · Feb 24, 2023