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Writing 26 books and a memoir in his lifetime, John le Carré is widely considered to be one of the best spy novelists of all time.

Peter Greene, the actor known for roles in Pulp Fiction and The Mask, has died aged 60.

Primal Scream have said a video containing alleged antisemitic imagery was a "piece of art" and was intended to "provoke debate, not hate".

Author Joanna Trollope has died aged 82, her family has said.

Glaswegian comic actor and impressionist Stanley Baxter has died at the age of 99.