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    Little ships recreate Dunkirk Evacuation 85 years on

    Royal Navy ships formed a guard of honour for the little ships as they arrived at Ramsgate on Britain's south coast from Dunkirk, 46 miles away on the northern coast of France Eighty-five years on from the historic rescue of hundreds of thousands of Allied troops from France, a flotilla of...
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    What are you listening to right now?

    He's still going strong today, even amongst the youth. My six month old niece Jasmine is a Beethoven fan. Whenever she starts to get grumpy her mummy and daddy play Beethoven on the TV and she goes quiet, listening intently and watching the shapes moving across the screen and enjoying it. She's...
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    Britain to beef up military by 2034

    New UK weapons factories to be built 'very soon' Britain is to increase the size of her military. British Defence Secretary John Healey has announced that British defence expenditure will rise from 2.3% to 3% of GDP by 2034. The Labour Party has also announced that new weapons factories...
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    Paris Saint-Germain become second French club to win European Cup

    Well Spurs won the Europa League and Chelsea won the Conference League. That means English clubs won two of the three European trophies this season.
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    Paris Saint-Germain become second French club to win European Cup

    Californian nu-metallers Linkin Park performed at the Champions League Final in Munich, which is sort of like European football's equivalent of the Super Bowl, so why not Americanise it by having musical artists perform?
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    Paris Saint-Germain become second French club to win European Cup

    Two dead and 559 arrested in Paris after Paris Saint-Germain win the Champions League for the first time. 192 people were also injured during celebrations in the French capital after the team thrashed Inter Milan in Munich. Paris Saint-Germain lift the European Cup: Parisians go wild...
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    Paris Saint-Germain become second French club to win European Cup

    2025 Champions League Final Paris Saint-Germain 5-0 Inter Milan Allianz Arena, Munich Attendance: 64,327 Paris Saint-Germain are European Champions for the first time after winning the 70th European Cup/Champions League. They easily defeated Inter Milan in the Final in Munich to become...
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    What are you listening to right now?

    Beethoven's first hit - "Symphony No. 1 in C major" (1800) - actually failed to chart anywhere in the world, unlike The Beatles' "Strawberry Fields."
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    What are you listening to right now?

    The Beatles - "Strawberry Fields Forever" (1967) The Beatles are the most successful musical artists in history. The Liverpool band only reached No2 in Britain with this but they still topped the charts in many countries. Not only that, but the video is widely regarded as the forerunner to...
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    What are you listening to right now?

    The Kinks - "Lola" (1970) The London band who helped invent punk had a No2 UK hit with this. The song details a romantic encounter in a Soho bar between a young man and Lola, who is possibly a trans or cross dresser. In the song, the narrator describes his confusion towards Lola, who "walked...
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    Chelsea become first team to win every European trophy

    Bayern haven't won every European trophy. Only Chelsea have done that. As for dominating Europe, English teams have won two of the three European tournaments this season. The one that Spurs won last week - the Europa League - they beat another English team (Manchester United) in the Final. As...
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    Blatten, Switzerland

    I wish it had fallen on Blatter instead of Blatten.
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    What are you listening to right now?

    Gloryhammer - "On A Quest For Aberdeen" (2025) The brand new single from the British power metallers...
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    Chelsea become first team to win every European trophy

    Conference League Final Real Betis 1-4 Chelsea Wrocław Stadium, Wrocław London club Chelsea not only thrashed their Spanish opponents (from Seville) to win the Conference League tonight for the first time, but they made history by becoming the first club to win all five of Europe's...
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    King opens Parliament

    Canada's King Charles III has opened the country's parliament. Attended by Queen Camilla, the Canadian monarch announced the proposed policies of Prime Minister Mark Carney's Government. Carney - the former Governor of the Bank of England - was seated nearby...
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    Who is targeting Starmer's properties?

    Workers Party of Britain (WBP) leader George Galloway, 70, asks why three properties linked to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, 62, were firebombed in a coordinated attack. A 21-year-old Ukrainian male model was swiftly arrested - and questions arise over the sexuality of the man who runs a country...
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    The incomprehensible scales that rule the Universe

    Cheers, Soccy. I've known and loved you for over 15 years for the incomprehensible but lovable stuff you say about science. It's like you're trying to write in English but just can't quite manage to convey what you're trying to say. As you're an Israeli, maybe I should learn Hebrew to...
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    What are you listening to right now?

    Alestorm - "Killed To Death By Piracy" (2025) The new single from the British pirate metallers... Taken from their upcoming 8th studio album "The Thunderfist Chronicles", to be released 20th June...
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    Is this a fashion trend or something more sinister?

    Got to love all that immigration from shitty Third World nations. Anyone who objects is a Far Right racist. And we know that because the Lefties told us so.