Thunder, lightning and 'biblical' levels of rain rocked London overnight, causing flash flooding across the city. Households ...

Dame Jilly Cooper has left her children with an £8.5 million fortune following her death at 88. The writer – known for her “bonkbusters” including Riders, Rivals and Polo – died after sustaining a ...

Watch as a tornado develops in a southern Illinois backyard. The man who shot this video called it the “scariest night ever.” ...

The second series of Rivals has put the bestselling author’s brand of saucy jollity back on screen, but what is her bonkbuster nonpareil? In the last of Jilly Cooper’s Rutshire Chronicles – her epic, ...

Dame Jilly Cooper reached a whole new audience when her novel Rivals was turned into a hit Disney+ TV series Novelist Dame Jilly Cooper scolded the team behind Rivals and told them to stop making her ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Season 2 of Rivals has landed on Disney+ with episode 1 featuring a heartfelt tribute to the late Dame Jilly Cooper. At the close of episode 1, a black and white title card appears on screen alongside ...

Dame Jilly, the author of Rivals and 10 other novels set in the world of Rutshire, died suddenly in October 2025 at the age of 88, but before her death, she gave her input into the second series.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dame Jilly, the author of Rivals and 10 other novels set in the world of Rutshire, died suddenly in October 2025 at the age of 88, ...

Dame Jilly Cooper wrote 18 novels over the course of her career, captivating millions of readers with the scandal-filled storytelling that made her 'bonkbuster' books so beloved. The acclaimed author, ...

The executive producer of Rivals has spoken about how Dame Jilly Cooper’s sudden death during the production of season 2 affected the cast and crew. Dominic Treadwell-Collins, who worked closely with ...