Grim photographs emerged in court showing a stash of barbarous weapons, an improvised drug lab and enough raw materials of the drug ricin to kill up to 12,500 people ...

A Nottinghamshire waterside café's attempt to welcome more visitors with a canal boat extension has been blocked over fears it would impact the tranquillity of a rural beauty spot. The Old Wharf ...

LONDON — David Lodge, a witty and prolific British novelist and critic who gently satirized academia, religion and even his own loss of hearing in such highly praised narratives as the Booker ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Share LONDON (AP) — David Lodge, a witty and prolific British novelist and critic who gently satirized ...

British Author David Lodge, Twice Nominated for Booker Prize, Dies at 89 LONDON (AP) — David Lodge, a witty and prolific British novelist and critic who gently satirized academia, religion and ...

Southport Pier, which is also the second longest in the UK, has been shut since December 2022 because of "serious health and safety" concerns. Sefton Council closed the Grade II-listed pier ...

By John Cotter David Lodge, the erudite author of academic comedy and a wide-ranging literary critic, died on Wednesday in Birmingham, England. He was 89. His death was confirmed by his literary ...

David Lodge has been described as one of the Booker Prize's "most notable unwinners" Author and critic David Lodge, best known for his Booker Prize-nominated comic campus novels Small World and ...

Author and critic David Lodge, best known for his Booker Prize-nominated comic campus novels Small World and Nice Work, has died at the age of 89. In the books, the former literature professor ...

The death of Booker Prize-shortlisted writer David Lodge at the age of 89 has been announced by his publishers Penguin Random House. Harvill Secker and Vintage Books UK said they are “deeply ...

A break at a spa hotel in Scotland's 'Town of the Year' can now be booked for half price, the perfect start to the new year. With 2025 now here, it's only natural to start looking ahead to fun ...

However, the Grade II listed Southport Pier remains closed after being shut down in 2022 by Sefton Council. For many Sandgrounders and visitors to the seaside town, the best possible birthday ...