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Up Helly Aa is one of many quaint traditions held throughout Britain throughout each year. Up Helly Aa is held every year at the end of January in the main Shetland town of Lerwick up in the far north of the country to mark the end of Yule. Shetland was part of Norway until 1472 when Scotland...

King and Princess of Wales leave hospital after receiving prostate and abdominal surgery respectively

A London YouTuber with lots of subscribers plays piano in various locations around different locations and uploads the videos of him doing so onto his highly popular channel. But a few days ago he had a run in with a group of Chinese commies who told him he mustn't film in public because it's...

Haddaway - "What Is Love" (1993) The German singer had a Europe-wide hit with this song

Tasmin Archer: "Sleeping Satellite" (1992) The British singer-songwriter had a UK No1 hit with this song about the Apollo Moon missions of 1968-1972. In 2015, via ESA, Archer, who is now 60, sent a message to British astronaut Tim Peake during his mission on the ISS. Archer won a Brit Award...

A judge has today sentenced Valdo Calocane to incarceration in a high-security hospital for murdering Barnaby Webber, Grace O'Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates last year in Nottingham. The judge did not state how long Calocane, 32, will spend in the secure mental unit but said it will likely be for...

Prince Edward, the King's brother, has met a circa 192-year-old tortoise during his visit to the South Atlantic island of Saint Helena. The tortoise, named Jonathan, was born circa 1832 during the reign of King William IV. Saint Helena is part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena...

Bullet For My Valentine - "Omen" (2023) Hailing from Bridgend, South Wales, the heavy metallers have sold over 3 million records worldwide

Skindred - "Set Fazers" (2023) The Welsh reggae rockers are back with new singles and a new album

Well the partnership has worked out quite well in recent decades. We're quite good at vanquishing the bad guys, from the Nazis to the Houthis. Sworn enemies 200 years ago to great friends today.

British Foreign Secretary David Cameron says that Britain and America will continue to degrade the Houthis' abilities to carry out attacks if the Houthis continue to ignore the allies' warnings

"Britain will not hesitate to respond in order to protect innocent lives and freedom of navigation" British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has today made a statement in Parliament in the wake of Britain and America once again bombing the Houthis

The largest known star: Stephenson 2-18

The Queen, Princess Anne and the Duchess of Edinburgh to stand in for the King as he undergoes prostate surgery in hospital. The King's wife, sister and sister-in-law will be vice-monarchs and will take care of affairs of state as the King is temporarily out of action.

New footage shows undercover Metropolitan Police officers, posing as members of the public, in the centre of the big city nabbing crooks who have stolen expensive designer watches...

The Animals - "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" (1965) This song by the Newcastle band reached No3 in Britain, No4 in Canada and No15 in the US

I'm just realising how good The Kinks were. Probably the best band of the Sixties. The godfathers of punk and with lyrics about modern Britain the godfathers or Britpop, although Ray Davies, who's still alive, disputes that.

The Kinks - "Waterloo Sunset" (1967) Penned by frontman Ray Davies, the song is about the aspirations of those growing up in wartime Britain and the world they wanted to have.

Do you know what those medals are?

There are too many trans queens about. We don't need another one.