Politics
Best-selling author and former politician Jeffrey Archer dies at 86
Jeffrey Archer, the prolific British novelist and former Conservative Party politician, has passed away at the age of 86. Throughout a career spanning five decades, he achieved global fame as a storyteller, selling over 300 million copies of his works, including popular titles like 'Kane and Abel'. Beyond his literary success, Archer led a complex public life marked by political ambition and legal controversy. After serving as an MP and deputy party chairman, his career was derailed by a perjury conviction in 2001. Despite these challenges, he remained a prominent cultural figure until his death, which occurred just days after the release of his final novel.