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Telegraph
17-07-2025
- Politics
- Telegraph
Telegraph style book: Ff
F Facebook: Is the social media platform, Meta is the company face coverings or masks: Not 'face masks' Fairtrade Faithfull, Marianne Farah, Sir Mo Faroes far-Right: Only to be used with neo-Nazi groups such as the National Front and BNP, and not populist far Right (noun) without a hyphen; but adjective takes a hyphen, so far-Right activist, far-Right party etc farther: Used with distances; further: Means additional father of six: Not father-of-six Father Christmas: Preferred to Santa fatwa Fayed, Mohamed: not Al-Fayed. fazed (to be disorientated or disconcerted) and phased (introduced in stages) have different meanings fed up: We should soon become fed up with the ignorant usage 'fed up of' feelgood factor femmes fatales: Note both noun and adjective are pluralised feng shui fettuccine fewer: Fewer for countable things; less for uncountable filmic: An American adjective that has no place in the English language so long as cinematic exists Finnigan, Judy firefighter first past the post flammable: Not inflammable. The negative is non-flammable. Speeches remain inflammatory flaunt: Means display ostentatiously. NB celebrities do not flaunt their bodies; flout: Means treat with contempt flier: Someone who flies floccinaucinihilipilification: often cited as the longest non-technical word in major English dictionaries flyer: A small handbill advertising an event or product flypast focused/focusing: One S not two foetus: Not fetus Fogg: Phileas: Not Phineas formulas: Not formulae foxhunting: Is one word 4x4: For the vehicle Fourth of June: Happens at Eton, usually at the end of May Fourth Plinth: Capped up Francis of Assisi: St Francis was a monk, not a priest freedom of information laws / request: no caps. But Freedom of Information Act front line: As nouns always two words (adj. Front-line forces, Front-line combat etc.) front-runner fulfils: one L fullness: Preferred to fulness full-time fulsome: Means cloying or excessive, not copious, and is nearly always pejorative
Daily Mail
23-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Revealed in a shocking new book a year after the death of French screen legend Alain Delon... My father was 'the most beautiful man in movie history' – but he also beat up my mother and pointed a gun at me
The 'ice cold angel' of the golden age of French cinema, Alain Delon's mesmerising sex appeal was always tinged with a hint of danger. Dishonourably discharged from the French Navy after a tour of duty in Indochina, and caught up in a gangsters-and-orgies scandal in 1968, no one doubted that the man who memorably unzipped Marianne Faithfull's motorbike leathers with his teeth was a fighter as well as a lover.
Scottish Sun
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Singer and Mick Jagger's ex Marianne Faithfull left just £35k behind after she died aged 78 without writing will
Marianne passed away surrounded by her family LAST GIFT Singer and Mick Jagger's ex Marianne Faithfull left just £35k behind after she died aged 78 without writing will SWINGING sixties icon Marianne Faithfull left just £35,000, newly released documents show. The singer and actress, who died aged 78 in January, had no will. Advertisement 9 Singer and actress Marianne Faithful died aged 78 in January Credit: Redferns 9 Marianne with Mick Jagger Credit: Rex Features 9 The couple shared a four-year romance Credit: PA:Empics Sport Her only child, Nicholas Dunbar, has been appointed to administer her estate worth £43,000 gross and £35,000 after expenses. Documents show her registered address was a residential home in London for members of the theatrical profession. Faithfull was known for hits like As Tears Go By, which reached the UK top 10 in 1964. She also had starring roles in films including 1968's The Girl On A Motorcycle. Advertisement Faithfull was famously the girlfriend of Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger in the 1960s. She inspired songs such as Wild Horses and You Can't Always Get What You Want. When she died the Rolling Stones legend led tributes to her saying: "I am so saddened to hear of the death of Marianne Faithfull. "She was so much part of my life for so long. She was a wonderful friend, a beautiful singer and a great actress. Advertisement "She will always be remembered." Bandmate Keith Richards added he was "so sad" following Faithfull's death saying that he "will miss her". After a period of heroin addiction in the 70s she resurrected her career with the classic album Broken English. In recent years, she teamed up with songwriters like PJ Harvey and Nick Cave, who each cited her as an inspiration. Advertisement In 2009 she received the World Lifetime Achievement Award at the Women's World Awards. She was made a commandeur of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the government of France. 9 Marianne passed away in London Credit: Getty - Contributor 9 The actress on the set of The Girl on a Motorcycle Credit: Getty Advertisement 9 The singer with composer and friend Warren Ellis 9 Marianne Faithfull during the filming of Thank Your Lucky Stars TV show in May 1965 Credit: Redferns 9 The singer snapped at Granada Offices in Soho Credit: PA 9 Marianne with supermodel Kate Moss Credit: Reuters
The Irish Sun
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Singer and Mick Jagger's ex Marianne Faithfull left just £35k behind after she died aged 78 without writing will
SWINGING sixties icon Marianne Faithfull left just £35,000, newly released documents show. The singer and actress, who 9 Singer and actress Marianne Faithful died aged 78 in January Credit: Redferns 9 Marianne with Mick Jagger Credit: Rex Features 9 The couple shared a four-year romance Credit: PA:Empics Sport Her only child, Nicholas Dunbar, has been appointed to administer her estate worth £43,000 gross and £35,000 after expenses. Documents show her registered address was a residential home in London for members of the theatrical profession. Faithfull was known for hits like As Tears Go By, which reached the UK top 10 in 1964. She also had starring roles in films including 1968's The Girl On A Motorcycle. Read more Showbiz News Faithfull was famously the girlfriend of Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger in the 1960s. She inspired songs such as Wild Horses and You Can't Always Get What You Want. When she died the Rolling Stones legend led tributes to her saying: "I am so saddened to hear of the death of Marianne Faithfull. "She was so much part of my life for so long. She was a wonderful friend, a beautiful singer and a great actress. Most read in Showbiz "She will always be remembered." Bandmate After a period of heroin addiction in the 70s she resurrected her career with the classic album Broken English. In recent years, she teamed up with songwriters like PJ Harvey and In 2009 she received the World Lifetime Achievement Award at the Women's World Awards. She was made a commandeur of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the government of France. 9 Marianne passed away in London Credit: Getty - Contributor 9 The actress on the set of The Girl on a Motorcycle Credit: Getty 9 The singer with composer and friend Warren Ellis 9 Marianne Faithfull during the filming of Thank Your Lucky Stars TV show in May 1965 Credit: Redferns 9 The singer snapped at Granada Offices in Soho Credit: PA 9 Marianne with supermodel Kate Moss Credit: Reuters
The Sun
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Singer and Mick Jagger's ex Marianne Faithfull left just £35k behind after she died aged 78 without writing will
SWINGING sixties icon Marianne Faithfull left just £35,000, newly released documents show. The singer and actress, who died aged 78 in January, had no will. 9 9 Her only child, Nicholas Dunbar, has been appointed to administer her estate worth £43,000 gross and £35,000 after expenses. Documents show her registered address was a residential home in London for members of the theatrical profession. Faithfull was known for hits like As Tears Go By, which reached the UK top 10 in 1964. She also had starring roles in films including 1968's The Girl On A Motorcycle. Faithfull was famously the girlfriend of Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger in the 1960s. She inspired songs such as Wild Horses and You Can't Always Get What You Want. When she died the Rolling Stones legend led tributes to her saying: "I am so saddened to hear of the death of Marianne Faithfull. "She was so much part of my life for so long. She was a wonderful friend, a beautiful singer and a great actress. "She will always be remembered." Bandmate Keith Richards added he was "so sad" following Faithfull's death saying that he "will miss her". After a period of heroin addiction in the 70s she resurrected her career with the classic album Broken English. In recent years, she teamed up with songwriters like PJ Harvey and Nick Cave, who each cited her as an inspiration. In 2009 she received the World Lifetime Achievement Award at the Women's World Awards. She was made a commandeur of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the government of France. 9 9 9 9 9 9
