On the Hodder list, American authors outsell British authors by almost eight to one.

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According to King's UK publisher, Hodder and Stoughton, Doctor Sleep returns to the "characters and territory" of The Shining.

BBC: Jack Nicholson in The Shining

Hodder and Stoughton said the story was "an epic war between good and evil" that would "thrill the millions of hyper-devoted readers of The Shining".

BBC: Jack Nicholson in The Shining

The crash happened when a Thames Trains train driven by Michael Hodder, 31, went through a red signal and hit a London-bound Great Western express.

BBC: Paddington rail crash

This may be due to their faster reaction times - sticking their arms out to protect their fall, suggests Chris Hodder from the British Motorcyclists Federation.

BBC: Older motorcyclists 'more likely to be injured'