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  "id": 12273671,
  "title": "Best-selling British author and fomer Conservative politician Jeffrey Archer dies, aged 86",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/best-selling-british-author-and-fomer-conservative-politician-jeffrey",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-06T01:14:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
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    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/books/article/2026/10/06/best-selling-british-author-and-fomer-conservative-politician-jeffrey-archer-dies-aged-86_6758283_33.html"
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  "summary": "British author Jeffrey Archer has died at the age of 86. His publisher, HarperCollins, confirmed that he died suddenly and peacefully at his home on Monday. Archer was a best-selling author, with over 300 million copies of his novels sold worldwide.\n\nArcher had a colourful life, marked by both literary success and personal scandal. He served as a Conservative MP and was convicted of perjury and perverting the course of justice. According to RTHK News - Finance, he had hoped to become mayor of London, but several scandals ended his political career. He had also revealed in 2014 that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer.\n\nArcher's latest novel, \"Adam and Eve\", was due to be published on Tuesday, and he had been set to appear at the Cheltenham Literary Festival to discuss the book. His editor, Kate Elton, described him as a \"master storyteller and an editor's dream\".",
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Jeffrey Archer: successful novelist, disgraced politician and convicted liar",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/jeffrey-archer-successful-novelist-disgraced-politician-and-convicted",
        "published": "2026-10-05T20:39:45.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "British author and disgraced politician Jeffrey Archer dies aged 86",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/british-author-and-disgraced-politician-jeffrey-archer-dies-aged-86-12241910",
        "published": "2026-10-05T21:26:07.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "British author and disgraced politician Jeffrey Archer dies aged 86",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/british-author-and-disgraced-politician-jeffrey-archer-dies-aged-86",
        "published": "2026-10-05T21:26:07.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Best-selling British author Jeffrey Archer dies at 86",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/best-selling-british-author-jeffrey-archer-dies-at-86",
        "published": "2026-10-05T22:29:07.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Jeffrey Archer, British author and politician, dies at 86 ‘between writing sessions’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/jeffrey-archer-british-author-and-politician-dies-at-86-between",
        "published": "2026-10-05T22:35:49.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Best-selling British author Jeffrey Archer dies aged 86",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/best-selling-british-author-jeffrey-archer-dies-aged-86",
        "published": "2026-10-05T23:36:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "RTHK News - Finance",
        "title": "Best-selling British author Jeffrey Archer dies at 86",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/best-selling-british-author-jeffrey-archer-dies-at-86-12262353",
        "published": "2026-10-05T23:43:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
        "title": "Jeffrey Archer, bestselling UK novelist and scandal-plagued politician, dies aged 86",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/jeffrey-archer-bestselling-uk-novelist-and-scandal-plagued-politician",
        "published": "2026-10-06T02:44:18.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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