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Kathleen Harriman, with father Averell, were in London at height of the Blitz (Image: Getty) Kathleen Harriman jumped at the chance to accompany her father on his wartime mission to London. A wealthy American tycoon, Averell Harriman was US president Franklin Roosevelt’s special envoy to Britain. “Ave” arrived in March …

Our great island nation has led way in everything from the Industrial Revolution to the Suffragettes (Image: Getty) Are we about to see yet another shift in the ever-changing relationship between the nations that make up Britain and Ireland? These isles – encompassing England, Scotland, the Irish Republic, Northern Ireland …

Dominic Sandbrook and Tabby Syrett, his co-presenter on the new podcast Book Club (Image: Courtesy Goalhanger Productions) Described by a recent interviewer as “middle-aged, balding and bespectacled… a picture of ordinariness”, Dominic Sandbrook makes an unlikely superstar. But if there was a Top of the Pops for podcasters, the 51-year-old …

House of the Dragon is set 200 years before Game of Thrones and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms 100 years prior to the War of the Five Kings. Now, a third prequel has been announced by A Song of Ice and Fire writer George RR Martin, but this one …

The Housemaid is finally available to stream on Amazon Prime via a purchase option after hitting the big screen in December, and fans are thrilled. The hit thriller was originally written in 2019, but wasn’t published until 2022 after pushbacks that it was “too dark”. It ultimately became the start …

For edge of your seat excitement, look no further. Our critics reveal four of the best new books this spring

Your Kindle reading experience could be seriously enhanced (Stock Image) (Image: Getty) If you’re a Kindle reader, you may want to listen up. A woman has shared that you may not be getting the full experience from your e-reader, so there may be some settings that you want to change. …

Traitors star Harriet Tyce photographed exclusively for the Express (Image: Jonathan Buckmaster / Daily Express) She set the “cat amongst the pigeons” in an explosive Traitors showdown that became one of the most watched TV moments of the year, before daring fellow contestants to vote her off Claudia Winkleman’s hit …

The violent protests in Tehran, Iran, last month almost overtook David’s McCloskey’s new book, The Persian (Image: Middle East Images /AFP via Getty) Former CIA analyst turned bestselling spy writer David McCloskey is either cursed or blessed to live in interesting times. Arriving in London this month to promote his …

The charming UK village was home to the Brontë sisters (Image: Getty) If you’re planning to go and see the new Wuthering Heights film this weekend, starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi, then you may want to visit the place where it all began. For lovers of Wuthering Heights, a …