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  1. Blackleaf

    Monday is new target date for UK space launch

    Twenty minutes to blast off The rocket, called LauncherOne, will blast off from Cosmic Girl around 20 minutes from now. The blast off will take place at a designated launch zone over the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of the Irish counties of Kerry and Cork - with permission from the Irish...
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    Monday is new target date for UK space launch

    Cosmic Girl was gone in a flash Jonathan Amos Science correspondent at Spaceport Cornwall It’s not every day you see a jumbo jet thunder down the runway with a rocket tucked under its left wing. Cosmic Girl was gone in a flash. Its navigation lights flashing, it hurtled past my position. It...
  3. Blackleaf

    Monday is new target date for UK space launch

    I'm watching this live now. A historic day for Britain as it becomes the first country to launch satellites from European soil...
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    Monday is new target date for UK space launch

    Workers make final checks on aircraft As we wait for the plane to begin its journey, live footage is coming in from technicians, engineers and others working on the aircraft to ensure everything goes to plan. At around 22:01 GMT, Cosmic Girl is expected take off from Spaceport Cornwall in...
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    Monday is new target date for UK space launch

    Cosmic Girl is good to go The first ever orbital space launch from British soil is getting ready to take off soon from Cornwall Airport Newquay. The plane is expected to begin its journey at around 22:01 GMT. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-64215127 Why this is a big moment for UK space...
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    Monday is new target date for UK space launch

    30 minutes until Cosmic Girl takes off from Cornwall... 'I wanted to be part of it' Johnny O'Shea Reporting from Spaceport Cornwall BBC Crowds at Cornwall Airport Newquay have filled out the viewing area with less than hour to go until the take-off window. There are about 10 rows of people...
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    Royal Navy's first Type 26 frigate HMS Glasgow afloat for the first time

    Type 26 frigate HMS Glasgow entered the water for the first time on 2nd December at Glenmallan. She was towed slowly from Loch Long back to Glasgow during the night arriving back at sunrise. HMS Glasgow will now begin fitting out at Scotstoun. HMS Glasgow is the first of 8 City-class frigates...
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    COVID-19 'Pandemic'

    Pro Lockdown Nut Cant Handle The Truth On GB News GB News debate turns heated as woman destroys pro-lockdown loon with facts
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    Taliban criticizes Prince Harry over Afghan killings comment

    He also says in his new book that he cried once after his mother's death and how is brother was violent towards him one day. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64197679 His new book is called "Spare." It must be hard for Harry knowing that his father is the King, his brother will one day become...
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    Monday is new target date for UK space launch

    Cornwall space launch: Virgin Orbit targets Monday for UK mission BBC News Saturday 7th January 2023 Cosmic Girl will carry the rocket out over the ocean, attached to the underside of the left wing By Jonathan Amos BBC Science Correspondent @BBCAmos The first ever orbital space launch from...
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    What are you listening to right now?

    Green Day - "Armatage Shanks" (1995)
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    The King plans to make Princess Charlotte the Duchess of Edinburgh

    After a bit of Googling I discovered that you're correct. It's amazing that an American has a better grasp of the English language than a BBC journalist.
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    The King kicks Prince Andrew out of Buckingham Palace

    Now that he's the boss, King Charles III has decided to kick his brother Prince Andrew out of Buckingham Palace. The King and his siblings after their mother's death last year This comes after the King snubbed Andrew to make his younger siblings Princess Anne - who is very popular with the...
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    Roman boxing gloves found near Hadrian's Wall

    Just to give you an idea of the mind-boggling history we have here in Britain (or it is mind-boggling to a Canadian or American or Australian): in September 2017 I went on a day trip to York during a week's holiday off work. It's just a couple of hours on a couple of trains from here in Greater...
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    The King plans to make Princess Charlotte the Duchess of Edinburgh

    Princess Charlotte is one higher in the Line of Succession than her younger brother Prince Louis, after Queen Elizabeth II changed the law so that males of any age DO NOT take precedent over females in the Line of Succession. I've corrected it, but could no longer edit it.
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    The King plans to make Princess Charlotte the Duchess of Edinburgh

    The King is believed to be planning on making his granddaughter Princess Charlotte the new Duchess of Edinburgh. After King Charles III acceded to the Throne on 8th September 2022 it was believed he would make his younger brother Prince Edward the Duke of Edinburgh. Instead, the King has...
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    King and Queen enjoy romantic New Year break at Birkhall

    The King and Queen with pups Beth and Bluebell, who once belonged to Queen Elizabeth II King Charles III and Queen Camilla have decided not to follow the Queen’s habit of remaining in Sandringham in Norfolk after Christmas until February. Instead, they have started 2023 with a romantic break...
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    Family find two-legged fox in their garden

    Maybe it's half fox and half wallaby. We have wallabies in the wild in Britain.