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  1. Blackleaf

    What are you listening to right now?

    Dead or Alive: "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" (1985), One of the most quintessential 1980s songs and videos you'll ever see. The London band achieved the first UK No1 by the Stock, Aitken, Waterman production trio. Upon its release, the song became a gay anthem in nightclubs around the...
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    What are you listening to right now?

    Small Faces - "Itchycoo Park" (1967) Reaching No3 in the UK, the London band had a hit with one of the first songs to feature electronic sounds.
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    British Army to destroy WWII bomb found in Plymouth

    My grandparents were child evacuees during the War. They were sent away from the major towns and cities to escape the Luftwaffe bombs: Operation Pied Piper. They were sent to little villages or farms by trains equipped with gas masks. There are many photos of them online. Some children enjoyed...
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    British Army to destroy WWII bomb found in Plymouth

    When Goring's mob dropped that bomb I bet they didn't reckon that the British would encase it in a shield 80 years in the future to lessen its damage. When you describe it like that it sounds like a plotline from Dr Who.
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    Sir David Attenborough turns 100

    Sir David Attenborough - the great British naturalist, wildlife broadcaster and writer - turns 100 years old today, 8th May. Born 17 days after Queen Elizabeth II, Attenborough has narrated, written or presented over 100 nature documentaries, with his first being in 1954. Sir David is one of...
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    King and Queen start US State Visit

    Republican Louisiana Senator John Kennedy - who studied law at Oxford and is an advocate of close ties between the United States and Great Britain - urged the King to not hand over the British Territory of Diego Garcia to Mauritius...
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    King addresses Bermuda's Government House

    The King received a warm welcome from the people of Bermuda and a 21-gun salute as he arrived in the British Overseas Territory. The 64,000 residents of Bermuda are all Brits just like those living on the British mainland 3,500 miles away. Thousands cheered and the King was greeted by British...
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    British Army to destroy WWII bomb found in Plymouth

    The moment the British Army and Royal Navy destroyed a German 250kg bomb. Thousands of people were evacuated from their homes after the World War II bomb was discovered on a building site. The military couldn't ascertain whether it was safe to move so they destroyed the device in situ. The...
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    New portrait of Princess Charlotte to mark her 11th birthday

    The Prince and Princess of Wales (Prince William and Catherine) have released a new portrait of their daughter Princess Charlotte to mark her 11th birthday. Princess Charlotte was born at St Mary's Hospital in London on 2nd May 2015. She is Third in Line to the Throne after only her father...
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    King addresses Bermuda's Government House

    The King and His Excellency the Governor of Bermuda Andrew Murdoch His Majesty King Charles III is back in Britain - albeit a part of Britain which is 3,500 miles from the mainland. It's the King's first visit to the British Overseas Territory - located 650 miles off the coast of South...
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    King and Queen start US State Visit

    The King also exposed the Democrats The American "No Kings" Lefties are in disarray Democrats spent weeks screaming "No Kings" — then gave King Charles III the longest standing ovation Congress has seen in years. Donald Trump roasted them for it at the state dinner, King Charles joked about...
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    King and Queen start US State Visit

    The guy makes a good point. The Americans have been angry that Britain hasn't taken part in the Iran War (if they're so powerful why do they even want us?). But was the King's gift of the HMS Trump bell to Donald Trump and the King then saying "If you ever need us just give us a ring" the King's...
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    King and Queen start US State Visit

    Bonnie Greer: "We are now in the Carolinian Age." "We're in a new age. We are in the Carolinian age now. Before we were in the Elizabethan age, the age of his mom. Now we have a baby boomer king." American Bonnie Greer is the former Deputy Chair of the British Museum and an advocate for close...
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    King and Queen start US State Visit

    The King stunned by child's hilarious response After the formalities of meeting the US President, addressing Congress and attending a White House dinner the King enjoyed a more relaxing day at Harlem Grown, a community organisation and after‑school initiative tackling systemic health, education...
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    King and Queen start US State Visit

    "UK's most useful diplomat" Spiked Online Editor Tom Slater claims King Charles “turned on the charm” with US President Donald Trump during his US visit. “Just overnight we’ve seen the President lift tariffs on whiskey as a present to the King and the Queen,” Mr Slater told Sky News Australia...
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    King and Queen start US State Visit

    King Charles III tells Americans he values their friendship in NATO and AUKUS and then gifts them a bell During the White House State Dinner King Charles III gave US President Donald Trump a bell from World War II Royal Navy submarine HMS Trump as a gift in honour of AUKUS, the British...
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    King and Queen start US State Visit

    King's Top 12 jokes to the Americans King Charles III had Americans in raptures as he fired humorous potshots at their country and history. He's very British with his humour and banter.
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    King and Queen start US State Visit

    With the US President in attendance, the King made a humorous speech at the White House State Dinner. He made jokes poking fun at Americans, what we Brits call "friendly banter". The King's visit has helped to re-strengthen ties between the two allies after they have been strained recently...
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    King and Queen start US State Visit

    King persuades Trump to lift whisky tariffs The Americans seem to have been really left in awe by the King's speech so much so that after the speech President Trump decided to remove tariffs on Scottish whisky. Whisky is one of Britain's biggest exports, valued at over £5 billion annually...
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    King and Queen start US State Visit

    Britain displays her soft power might The United States is the world's military superpower but the King's speech to the United States which left that country in awe demonstrates that Britain is the world's "soft power" superpower. "The Americans have the brawn but the British have the brains."