Raymond Briggs Dies: ‘The Snowman’ Creator Was 88

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income on rent than any other age group, according to new data. An extensive new study from Dataloft, an agency that analyses the housing market, found that four in ten young people are now spending more than 30% of their pay on rent. According to the BBC, with whom Dataloft shared their data based on responses from 150,000 young people, experts warn that this level of spending on rent is unaffordable.

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Royal biographer Angela Levin has labelled Prince Harry and Meghan Markle "extremists" during a furious rant about the couple.The royal writer slammed the pair for their behaviour and conduct towards the Royal Family during an interview on GB News.The expert expressed her fury Live on TV and said: "Anybody who actually admires the way that Harry and Megan are behaving are extremely wrong and should be ashamed of themselves." Levin continued: "I think psychologically, they've cracked open something, that other people think ‘well, I wouldn't want to do what they're doing because they're extremists and they behave very badly, but there must be some way of earning more money out of that’." The stern faced critic went on to accuse Harry and Meghan of trying to make money out of their ties to the Royal Family, but have no respect for it. Angela's criticism of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex raged on: "That's another reason why they should be so ashamed of themselves because it's just not right.

French cartoonist Jean-Jacques Sempé, best known for the ‘Le Petit Nicolas’ (‘Little Nicholas’) children’s books, has died at the age of 89.

Beloved author and illustrator Raymond Briggs has tragically passed away at the age of 88.

Naman Ramachandran Raymond Briggs, the British illustrator, cartoonist, graphic novelist and author best known for “The Snowman,” has died. He was 88.“The Snowman,” a book without words and illustrated with pencil crayons, was created by Briggs in 1978. It was adapted as an animated television film for U.K.