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Sarah Mullaly has been enthroned as the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury - and the first woman to take the role. In typically eccentric British tradition, Mullaly had to knock on the door of Canterbury Cathedral to be let in, a tradition which, of course, dates back centuries. Mullaly - a former...

Sarah Ferguson, the ex-wife of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor (formerly Prince Andrew before his brother the King stripped him of that title), no longer holds the Freedom of the City of York after the King stripped her of the title. King Charles III has stripped her of the title because of her...

King Charles III has awarded a former hospital patient with the George Medal for outstanding bravery in stopping a man detonating a bomb in a hospital. Nathan Newby, a patient at a Leeds hospital, spent several hours with the would-be attacker Mohammad Farooq, even hugging him to keep him calm...

"In the skies the skylarks rise above the sounds of war. Since that day I knew they'd stay with me forever more..." From the new single "Days We Left Behind" Sir Paul McCartney was born in Liverpool in 1942 at the height of the deadliest and most devastating war in history. As a young boy he...

Paul McCartney - "Days We Left Behind" (2026) The new single from the former Beatles vocalist and bassist... New album "The Boys of Dungeon Lane" is released 29th May. The album is inspired by his childhood in a deprivated post-war Liverpool...

Starmer has only ordered British naval might to the Strait of Hormuz because the United States has been scathing of lack of support from her closest ally. Starmer has been embarrassed into action by the United States. But hopefully a flotilla of Royal Navy autonomous minesweepers and drone ships...

Britain sends robotic ships to Iran Britain's Royal Navy is to send its fleet of unmanned robotic minesweepers and drone boats to the Strait of Hormuz in response to US calls for assistance. The Royal Navy currently has three autonomous minesweepers and will soon have 20 autonomous drone...

Iowan heavy metal band Slipknot's turntablist Sid Wilson, 49, and Kelly Osbourne, 41, have broken off their engagement. Sid - both of whom's parents are British despite being born in Des Moines - proposed backstage during last July's Black Sabbath concert at Villa Park in Birmingham as Kelly's...

Blink 182 - "What's My Age Again" (1999) The Californian punk trio had a No2 US and No10 UK hit with this song about youthful immaturity.

Pomp and ceremony: Britain welcomes Nigerian President like no other country can On a glorious spring day British soldiers glittered in the spring sunshine in front of the stage where their King and Queen greeted the Nigerian President and First Last. The world's sixth-richest country has...

Nigeria has Africa's largest economy. Britain has the world's sixth-largest economy, 11 times larger than Nigeria's. Nigeria has 236 million people has Britain has 70 million. Crazy.

This evening Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla and Nigerian President Bola Tinubu and First Lady Oluremi Tinubu agreed closer relations between the two Anglophone nations during a lavish banquet at Windsor Castle attended by 160 people. Britain is to give Nigeria £746 million...

Trump: "US-UK relationship was the best until Starmer came along" United States is still angry at Britain for feeble support in Iran war USA says Britain should exploit North Sea oil and condemns Britain for damaging her beautiful countryside by installing wind turbines US President Donald...

Britain and Nigeria say they can "tighten the grip of friendship" as the countries' Heads of State enjoy banquet together at Windsor Castle King Charles III and Queen Camilla have welcomed Nigerian President Bola Tinubu and First Lady Oluremi Tinubu on a State Visit to Britain. In the...

There's a young lady at the company I work for - Ultra Finishing - who has the hots for me. She's called Kirstie Fitzharris (which means she's descended from our Norman invaders, but there you go. She's a Norman). One of her best friends there is James Bradshaw, a very camp gay guy. Those two...

They always remind me of when our history teacher taught us about Jethro Tull, the guy who invented the seed drill in 1701 after whom the band is named, at high school. Every time I think of the band I always remember that class that day.

Muse: "Be With You" (2026) The new single from the Teignmouth, Devon, rockers. Upon releasing the new single, the band announced that their 10th studio album "The WOW! Signal" is to be released on 26th June...

Jethro Tull - "The Witch's Promise" (1970) The Blackpool folk band had a No4 UK hit with this in 1970. The band, still going to this day, are fronted by Ian Anderson, who is also the band's flautist. Born in Dunfermline, Scotland, Anderson and his family moved down to Blackpool on the...

The Royal Navy has released dramatic new photos showing Royal Marine Commandos on training off the coast of allied Norway in preparation for a covert attack on Russia...

"We don't need people who join wars after we've already won." Like the US in WWII.