LONDON, March 8 (UPI) -- A series of love letters written by the late British author George Orwell offer a rare glimpse into the mind of the "Animal Farm" writer, his biographer says.

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EDINBURGH, Scotland, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Sir Bernard Crick, a British academic and political writer, died Friday in Edinburgh, Scotland, The Guardian reported. He was 79.

TRENTON, N.J., Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Respected editor Robert Giroux, who worked with many top writers during his career, has died at the age of 94 in Tinton Falls, N.J.

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LONDON, April 22 (UPI) -- A local council in London is paying plainclothes officers £30,000 pounds ($60,000) a year to track down homeowners who take out their trash at the wrong time.

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