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    King Charles III makes speech to his people on VJ Day

    King Charles III today addressed his country on the 80th anniversary of Great Britain winning World War II. During six years, during the reign of Charles III's grandfather George VI, Britain gave much in deaths and physical destruction of her cities to defeat Nazi Germany and her Japanese and...
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    King re-presents squadron standard to RAF No42 (Torpedo Bomber) Squadron

    King Charles III has re-presented the standard to RAF No42 (Torpedo Bomber) Squadron at RAF Lossiemouth in north east Scotland. Whilst doing so, the British Head of State and Colonel-in-Chief of the Armed Forces inspected one of the RAF's new P-8 Poseidons Britain will fire off modern and...
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    Apollo 13 commander James Lovell dies aged 97

    Jim Lovell, the commander of the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission to the Moon, has died aged 97. In 1970, Apollo 13 and its crew of 3 were meant to land on the Moon but a critical failure led to it returning to Earth with all onboard surviving.
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    King's nephew Peter Phillips announces his engagement

    The King's oldest nephew Peter Phillips, 47, has announced that he is to marry NHS nurse Harriet Sperling. Peter is the son of the King's sister Princess Anne, the Princess Royal, and is 19th in the Line of Succession. The King and Queen and the Prince and Princess of Wales have expressed...
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    England women win Euro 2025

    Euro 2025 Final England 1-1 Spain (after extra time) England win 3-1 on penalties St Jakob-Park, Basel England's women have retained their crown of European Champions by beating Spain in a nerve-jangling Euro 2025 Final in Basel, Switzerland, tonight. The winners of Euro 2021 came up...
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    Ozzy Osbourne dies aged 76

    Black Sabbath vocalist Ozzy Osbourne has died aged 76 just weeks after the band performed their farewell concert at Villa Park in Birmingham
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    Chelsea are World Champions after beating PSG to win Club World Cup

    Club World Cup Final Chelsea 3-0 Paris Saint-Germain Meadowlands Sports Complex, New Jersey London club Chelsea are the Club World Champions after an easy victory over European Champions Paris Saint-Germain. In the first ever all-European Club World Cup Final, the winners of last season's...
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    Passenger plane crashes at London Southend Airport

    A small passenger plane crashed shortly after takeoff at London Southend Airport in Essex today. The plane crashed just after takeoff and exploded in a huge fireball. The number of fatalities is still unknown. The incident happened around 4pm.
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    Oasis kickoff their worldwide reunion tour

    As British rock giants Black Sabbath gave a farewell concert, fellow British rock giants Oasis have reformed and have started their global reunion tour. Newly reformed Manchester rock giants Oasis - headed by brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher - played the opening night of their global reunion...
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    PM and London Mayor lay wreaths to mark 20th anniversary of 7/7

    Prime Minister Keir Starmer and London Mayor Sadiq Khan today laid wreaths at the 7/7 memorial in London to mark the 20th anniversary of the terrorist suicide attacks in the capital which killed 52 people. 52,000 white petals fell in St Paul's Cathedral - 1000 for each victim - as the names...
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    Liverpool and Portugal striker Jota killed in car crash

    Liverpool and Portugal striker Diogo Jota has today been killed in a car crash in Spain. The tragedy occurred two months after Liverpool won the Premier League, one month after Portugal beat Spain to win the Nations League and ten days since he got married.
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    Tory leader Badenoch leaves Chancellor in tears after devastating attack on Government

    It's almost one year exactly since the Labour Party swept to power in Britain for the first time in 15 years after they won the General Election in a landslide on 4th July 2024. Last week in the Commons during Prime Minister's Questions, Tory leader and Leader of the Opposition Kemi Badenoch...
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    Prince Edward explores Prince Edward's Island

    Prince Edward has visited Abegweit First Nation as part of his week-long tour of Canada. The Duke of Edinburgh joined a drum circle and met with indigenous families. He also met Canadian cadets on his trip to Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. The King's youngest sibling last visited the...
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    Two seriously injured after car crashes into fountain at Piccadilly Circus

    Two people have been left seriously injured after a car smashed into a fountain in central London's Piccadilly Circus. The road junction has been famous the world over for its neon lights advertisements for around 120 years. The capital's Metropolitan Police are investigating how the crash...
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    King orders the scrapping of the Royal Train

    The British Royal Train is being scrapped leaving the Royal Family without a dedicated set of railway carriages for the first time since the mid-nineteenth century. It is being decommissioned after King Charles III concluded the train was too expensive to run and it was being infrequently used...
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    United States bans rap band after anti-British tirade

    The United States has banned British rap band Bob Vylan after they made anti-British and anti-Israeli comments at last weekend's Glastonbury Festival. The band features Bobby Vylan on vocals and guitar and Bobbie Vylan on drums. The US has revoked the visas of the duo after their tirade...
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    92-year-old man found guilty of murdering woman born 133 years ago

    92-year-old Ryland Headley was convicted today at Bristol Crown Court of killing 75-year-old mother of two Louisa Dunne at her home back in June 1967. Matching palm prints taken at the scene almost 60 years ago led a jury to find Headley guilty on both charges. It's thought to be the UK's...
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    Black Sabbath prepare for farewell rehearsal show

    Black Sabbath - Villa Park, Birmingham, 5th July 2025 Ozzy Osbourne all giddy at Black Sabbath rehearsals ahead of epic farewell show Nearly two decades after last performing together, the members of Black Sabbath have reunited ahead of their final ever show. Formed in Birmingham in 1968 by...
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    King awards knighthoods to Beckham and Southgate

    King Charles III makes Beckham and Southgate knights King Charles III has bestowed knighthoods upon David Beckham and Gareth Southgate. Beckham - who played for Manchester United, LA Galaxy and Real Madrid and 115 times for England - was given the award for his services to football and for...