Author Dame Jilly Cooper left an estate valued at approximately £8.5 million to her children following her death last year. The distribution of her fortune marks the conclusion of the financial affairs for the writer who shaped British popular culture with her best-selling novels and recent television adaptations.

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Keir Starmer has resigned as prime minister following record local election losses and a significant by-election defeat for the Labour Party. His departure triggers a leadership contest to address the government's declining popularity and internal pressures regarding defense spending and electoral strategy.

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