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Are you ready for the arrival of humanoid robots?

We are entering the era of Mechanical ai ‘beings’, says Chris Stokel-Walker, and all eyes are on China…

Evening Standard

Margaret Thatcher had two extramarital affairs, new book claims

A new book claims the former prime minister had an ‘extracurricular’ leg-rubbing friendship and two extramarital affairs

The Independent UK

‘The town poured in everything to make it happen’: how a film-making dynasty – and an entire community – celebrated an everyday hero

Inspirational teacher Stan Deen’s whole town contributed to the making of new film Brave the Dark, starring Jared Harris and directed by his brother, Damian. They also had some surprising help from Jonathan Aitken …

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Mohamed Al Fayed: a gilded life full of controversy

He acquired prestigious assets but got into plenty of fights, and is now accused of sexual assault by former employees

The Guardian - UK

Mohamed Al-Fayed, Outsider Shunned By British High Society

Mohamed Al-Fayed spent years trying to gain admission to the upper echelons of UK society but ultimately failed to win either acceptance or British citizenship.

International Business Times

Sir Oliver Popplewell obituary

High court judge who presided over the libel case brought by Jonathan Aitken against the Guardian

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - Rachel Johnson: Keir Starmer's handling of the Diane Abbott row makes the Tories' campaign look slick

Oh dear, oh dear. Who was it who said divided parties don’t win elections? Who could have guessed that civil war would be convulsing not the incumbents but their challengers only a week into GE 2024?

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Best podcasts of the week: Jonathan Aitken’s fall from Downing Street hopeful to convicted liar

In this week’s newsletter: Rob Delaney and Alice Levine investigate the end of the cabinet minister’s career in the latest series of British Scandal

The Guardian - UK

Mohamed Al Fayed: the ebullient entrepreneur who acquired Harrods

“If the novelists P.G. Wodehouse, Jackie Collins and Naguib Mahfouz had been asked to pool their creative talents, they would have struggled to invent a character as bold and controversial as Mohamed Al Fayed,” said Andrew Anthony in The Observer.

The Week

Mohamed Al Fayed: perennial outsider, savvy businessman and grief-broken father

The larger-than-life ex-Harrods owner, who has died aged 94, was never far from the headlines or controversy but was an indomitably bold figure

The Guardian - UK

Lady Annabel Goldsmith’s summer party draws A-listers

It was held at her Grade II listed home Ormeley Lodge this year

Evening Standard

From the nineties to now: A history of dodgy Tory behaviour

ONE of the first scandals to hit John Major’s premiership concerned the sale of arms by British companies.

The National (Scotland)

‘God knows how we got on air!’ 40 glorious, disastrous years of breakfast TV

It all started with one man in a velour V-neck. But thanks to the Green Goddess, Roland Rat, Parki and Anne and Nick, British breakfast TV became legendary. Stars recall four decades of early-morning highs, lows and record-breaking snogs

The Guardian - UK

What can we expect from Liz Truss on foreign policy?

The strong stance on Russia and China, along with promises of increased defence spending, may lead to a more forward international role for Britain on Truss’s watch, writes Kim Sengupta

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What can we expect from Liz Truss on foreign policy?

The strong stance on Russia and China, along with promises of increased defence spending, may lead to a more forward international role for Britain on Truss’s watch, writes Kim Sengupta

Daily Mirror

Jonathan Aitken's lovechild Petra Khashoggi has secret wedding with none of his family

Petra Khashoggi revealed that her dad, Jonathan Aitken, sent her a congratulatory email instead of walking her down the aisle as she tied the knot in New York, US

The Independent UK

Socialite Elizabeth Harris, wife of former Tory Cabinet minister, dies

Ms Harris is survived by her husband and three sons.

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