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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.
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    Biden diagnosed with prostate cancer

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    What are you listening to right now?

    Limahl - "Never Ending Story" (1984) Hailing from Wigan, Greater Manchester, Limahl was the lead singer of Kajagoogoo - who had a No1 UK hit with "Too Shy" in 1983 - before going solo. In 1984 he had a No3 UK hit with this, the title song of the 1984 fantasy movie of the same name...
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    Crystal Palace win FA Cup for first time

    Crystal Palace fans celebrate in Covent Garden in central London after their team won the FA Cup - the London club's first ever major trophy
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    Austria win the 69th Eurovision Song Contest

    Israel finished second with the song "New Day Will Rise" performed by Yuval Raphael. It got 357 points... Sweden is one of the most successful Eurovision countries, having also last winning it in 2023. They were amongst the favourites again last night but ended up finishing fourth with the...
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    Austria win the 69th Eurovision Song Contest

    Austria last night won the 69th Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland. The song "Wasted Love", performed by 24-year-old JJ, won it with 436 points. It's the third time Austria has won the competition, having also won it in 1966 and 2014. Israel finished as runners-up with 357 points...
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    Crystal Palace win FA Cup for first time

    Palace fans in shock after they win their first major trophy FA Cup Final Crystal Palace 1-0 Manchester City Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 84,163 Crystal Palace have won the 144th FA Cup. It is the first time the London club have won the world's oldest football tournament and it...
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    The incomprehensible scales that rule the Universe

    Brian Cox made his name back in the 1990s as the keyboard player of the pop band D:Ream, famous for their 1993 hit "Things Can Only Get Better." Now he is Professor of Physics at the University of Manchester and someone who has been tasked with engaging the British public in science. In this...
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    What are you listening to right now?

    The Troggs - "I Can't Control Myself" (1966) In the year that England won the World Cup, this hit from the Andover, Hampshire, band was banned on radio in the UK, US and Australia for its sexually suggestive lyrics. I can't imagine that happening nowadays. Still, it reached No2 in the UK...
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    King makes Prince William Grand Master of the Order of the Bath

    The full ceremony of the King making Prince William a Grand Master of the Order of the Bath, a position which the then Prince of Wales held until he became King in September 2022. It was a great day for both Londoners and tourists, who gathered outside Westminster Abbey to get a glimpse of the...
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    King makes Prince William Grand Master of the Order of the Bath

    King Charles III has made his son the Prince of Wales a Grand Master of the Order of the Bath as the two attended a Westminster Abbey service to mark the 300th anniversary of the Order of the Bath with traditional British pomp and ceremony. The lavish ceremony saw the King and his heir process...
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    What are you listening to right now?

    Madness - "My Girl" (1979) Released on 21st December 1979, the London ska band, fronted by Suggs and who are still going today, reached No3 in the UK with this
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    King and Queen pose with new portraits

    It doesn't matter what he's wearing. It's still a good portrait of our countries' monarch, of the type which has been traditional for centuries.
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    Queen unveils new Westminster Abbey building foundation stone

    Queen Camilla has unveiled a foundation stone for the brand new King Charles III Sacristy building at Westminster Abbey. The new £13 million addition to the ancient building - one of the most important buildings of Great Britain - will help preserve the abbey as a sacred space, housing...