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Little Britain

The Power and the Tory He’s the youngest British prime minister of the modern era. She’s thought to be wealthier than King Charles. Meet the U.K.’s newest power couple

T.G.I.S.

The Attention-Whore Index Can anyone stop Prince Harry’s run of victories? Kevin Spacey and others make their move. But the decision is up to you!


Books

The Royal Treatment

Eight Questions

Houdini of History Robert Harris, the master of historical fiction, discusses his Ancient Rome Trilogy, U.K. politics, and the subject of his latest novel, Prime Minister H. H. Asquith’s scandalous affair

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After the Beautiful Game

The Best of the Rest Its core titles are rarely out of the U.K. Top 5, and its chattiest, The Rest Is Football, debuted at No. 1. How did Britain’s foremost soccer star, Gary Lineker, quietly build a podcast empire?

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Modern Times

Do All Roads Really Lead to Rome? A female writer with no interest whatsoever in the Roman Empire takes stock of the viral social-media trend—and women’s response to it

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Television

Political Clout After a nine-year hiatus, the prescient Danish drama Borgen and its lead character, Birgitte Nyborg, have a lot to say

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But First …

The View from Here A new, unauthorized biography of Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister, Liz Truss, reveals a robotic woman who lives on a diet of espressos and mayonnaise-free food, but leaves its readers wanting more

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The Criminal Element

Londongrad’s Laundromat Kensington mansions and Premier League football clubs—how did London become the money-washing capital of the world?

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The Shuddering Class

Far from the Madding Hive Mind Inside the UnHerd Club, London’s liveliest—and most controversial—new literary salon

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Sex Scene

Your Cheating Heart A controversial relationship guru is not only endorsing infidelity—he’s teaching it in seven easy steps. There’s just one rule: Don’t get caught

Little Britain

Access Denied Quintessentially, the accounting-error-prone concierge company that once organized parties at Buckingham Palace, is reportedly facing a takeover


Bedroom Politics

Books

Callil Confidential For many years, Carmen Callil dominated London’s literary and feminist scenes. In a memoir, the outspoken Melbourne native travels back in time

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Across the Jillyverse Publishing her 18th novel at 86 years old, novelist Jilly Cooper is as prolific—and ready to talk about sex—as ever

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