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    Oasis set to announce reunion within hours

    Oasis have issued a warning against people reselling tickets for their reunion tour at higher prices. The newly reformed band wrote on X: "We have noticed people attempting to sell tickets on the secondary market since the start of the pre-sale. Please note, tickets can ONLY be resold, at face...
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    Space Thread

    Until we invent safe spacecraft like the starship Enterprise and continue to launch humans and other objects into space on rockets then these things will happen every now and then. The first starship Enterprise will be launched in 2245, so we're still in primitive space travel times.
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    The King adopts the 1 millionth British rescue chicken

    King Charles III has adopted the 1 millionth British rescue chicken and named her Henrietta. Rather than being killed and eaten, Henrietta will spend her life living in luxury in Highgrove Gardens. The lucky bird even travelled to her luxurious new home in style. The King is renowned for his...
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    Britain and Germany begin talks on new co-operation agreement

    German soldiers welcome Starmer to Berlin outside the Reichstag German soldiers give British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer a warm welcome to Germany in Berlin. Europe's two most powerful nations - not long ago deadly enemies - wish to co-operate more closely in various issues including...
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    Britain and Germany begin talks on new co-operation agreement

    Britain and Germany agree to work more closely in various aspects but Britain tells Germany it is not going to rejoin the EU Europe's two largest economies Britain and Germany are in talks over a new co-operation agreement and the two hope to soon sign a new treaty. Britain has ruled out...
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    What are you listening to right now?

    Kim Wilde - "Kids in America" (1981)
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    What are you listening to right now?

    Kim Wilde - "Trail of Destruction" (2024) Famous for her 1981 debut single "Kids in America", the London songstress is back with this new single and a new album in 2025 at the age of 63.
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    Oasis set to announce reunion within hours

    Wonderwall is the band's best selling hit. It became the first song from the 1990s to reach a billion streams on Spotify.
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    Oasis set to announce reunion within hours

    They are back: Oasis announce their reunion Manchester Britpop giants Oasis - who have sold over 75 million records worldwide - have reformed 15 years after breaking up and will go on a UK and Ireland tour in 2025. The band, renowned for hits such as "Wonderwall" and "Roll With It", were...
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    Oasis set to announce reunion within hours

    90s Britpop. The Cool Britannia era.
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    World's oldest man says he has no special secrets as he turns 112

    The world's oldest living man has declared he has no "special secrets" to pass on about his longevity as he celebrated turning 112. John Tinniswood, who was born in Liverpool on 26 August 1912, told the Guinness World Records he had "no idea at all" why he had lived so long. The lifelong...
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    At least two injured in London tower block fire

    Meanwhile, a fire broke out in an apartment in a skyscraper in Blackwall, east London. Half of a flat and balcony on the 25th floor of a 45-storey building was alight on Biscayne Avenue. Nobody was killed on a day in which two fires broke out in high rise buildings in the metropolis. Ten fire...
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    Oasis set to announce reunion within hours

    Manchester rock giants Oasis look set to announce a comeback. Oasis, who have sold 75 million albums and are headed by brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher split in 2009 after almost 30 years together. Yesterday, seconds after Stockport, Greater Manchester, band Blossoms' headline set at...
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    At least two injured in London tower block fire

    Four people have been injured - with two taken to hospital - after a fire devastated a tower block in Dagenham, east London. Work was ongoing in the building to remove "non-compliant" cladding. In 2017, 72 people were killed in a fire in London's Grenfell Tower after it spread rapidly due to...
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    King Charles III £1 coins enter circulation

    The £2 coin features the rose of England, the thistle of Scotland, the daffodil of Wales and the shamrock of Northern Ireland.
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    King Charles III £1 coins enter circulation

    The new King Charles III £1 coins are entering circulation. Britain's new coins feature British wildlife on their reverse - reflecting the King's love of nature - and the new £1 coins feature two bees. The numbers on each of the new coins are larger, to help children learn to count.
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    Former England manager Eriksson dies aged 76

    Former England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson has died aged 76. Eriksson - manager of England from 2001 to 2006 - passed away in Sunne, Sweden, the town where he was born.
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    Moray Cup: Chaotic scenes as popular Scottish fizzy drink is relaunched

    Soft power, a measure of a country’s ability to shape international outcomes without the use of force, largely through cultural exchange, dialogue, and cooperation Police have been called in as the relaunch of a popular Scottish fizzy drink caused chaotic scenes. Moray Cup, which ended in...
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    Britain maintains its position as the world's second most powerful country

    Great Britain has maintained her position as the world's second most powerful country after the United States. The United States maintains its dominance, clinching the top position with a score of 74.8. The UK and Germany trail closely, securing the second and third spots respectively. The UK...