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  1. Blackleaf

    Kid asks Prince William: "Are you the King?"

    Because, unlike his brother, William does his duties for his country that he's been brought up to do as Elizabeth II's grandson, and his mother Princess Diana would be proud of him. I'm not sure what she'd think of her younger wayward son. In William and Catherine we have a beautiful future...
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    The King fits tyre to celebrate JCB's 80th birthday

    Nizlopi - "JCB Song" (2005) The Leamington Spa, Warwickshire duo, consisting of vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Luke Concannon and multi-instrumentalist John Parker, had a huge UK No1 with this song in which Concannon reminisces about fun days out as a little boy with his father on his...
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    The Queen unveils statue of Aphra Behn

    Queen Camilla has unveiled a statue of the female playwright and poet Aphra Behn (1640-89) during her visit to the ancient Kent city of Canterbury. Rising from obscurity, Behn broke cultural barriers and served as a literary role model for later generations of female authors. Behn even came to...
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    The King fits tyre to celebrate JCB's 80th birthday

    King Charles III was given a royal salute by two JCBs as he visited the Staffordshire headquarters of the global British company JCB to mark its 80th birthday. The British Head of State changed a tyre on a rather large vehicle and helped to refuel a recently developed hydrogen-powered...
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    Britain to increase defence spending

    That 2% defence spending is a NATO agreement. It should be the case ALL THE TIME. Yet most of you don't pull your weight. The Americans and British, of course, meet their NATO requirements all the time. Even little Greece and Estonia meet their requirements. France, Germany and Italy even lag...
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    Kid asks Prince William: "Are you the King?"

    He's the GOOD son of the King. His younger brother is a bit of a dick.
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    Kid asks Prince William: "Are you the King?"

    William will never say that to a member of the public. Whatever you may think of royalty - as an American - he seems like a thoroughly decent guy.
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    Britain to increase defence spending

    An Israeli-style "Iron Dome" and AI military drones on Britain's shopping list as America's closest ally responds to America's demand for European countries to spend more on their defences. British Prime Minister warns the country - and the world - of "dangerous new era" as the deadliest war in...
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    Top British music artists release silent album in protest over AI

    More than 1,000 British musicians - including Eurythmics' Annie Lennox, Blur's Damon Albarn, Sir Elton John and Kate Bush - released a silent album on Tuesday in protest at the UK government's planned changes to copyright law. The artists said the plans would make it easier for AI companies to...
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    Britain to increase defence spending

    Oh, so it looks as though you're right but only RECENTLY. Go back just a few years and I would have been right.
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    Friedrich Merz looks set to be new German Chancellor

    Friedrich Merz looks set to be the new German Chancellor after winning the election. The conservative Christian Democrats and their sister party the Christian Social Union won the most votes in the Bundestag elections. However, the path to power after winning a national election in Europe's...
  12. Blackleaf

    Britain to increase defence spending

    The US has been doing almost all the heavy lifting in NATO for too long now. NATO countries are required to spend at least 2% of their wealth on defence. Only the USA, Britain, Estonia and Greece meet those requirements. The USA is also much bigger than any other NATO country so almost...
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    Britain to increase defence spending

    British Prime Minister Keir Starmer today announced that Britain will increase her defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027 as the USA pressures European nations to spend more on their defence. Britain will be one of the few NATO members to meet the NATO requirement for defence spending as...
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    Kid asks Prince William: "Are you the King?"

    A schoolboy asked Prince William: "Are you the King?" The Prince replied: "No. I'm his son!" A fellow kid then stole the kid's hat, leading Prince to say: "He needs it on. He needs to keep his ears warm!" The pair then posed for a selfie.
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    Trump's buddy Farage vows to make Britain great again in Maryland speech

    It's noticeable how different Farage and Truss are when doing their speeches. Farage shows just how incredibly charismatic he is. When he starts speaking you just want to listen to what he says. He is entertaining. He gets the audience on his side When Truss speaks she seems a bit nervous at...
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    Trump's buddy Farage vows to make Britain great again in Maryland speech

    Liz Truss - the former Tory MP for South West Norfolk and Britain's shortest-serving Prime Minister in history (6th September to 25th October 2022) - makes a speech at CPAC in Maryland in which she sounds the alarm about anti-West ideology in Britain and America. Truss, 49, is also Queen...
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    Trump's buddy Farage vows to make Britain great again in Maryland speech

    Well Churchill - and my grandparents who were child evacuees during the War (I'm sure you've learned about those) and a couple of them went to families who were pretty cruel to them - did what they did in order to prevent a foreign invasion of the country, and that's what Reform are striving to...
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    Trump's buddy Farage vows to make Britain great again in Maryland speech

    YouTuber 'Sargon of Akkad': "It looks as though Reform will be the next Government of the United Kingdom but it seems as though Reform don't FEEL as though they will be the next Government of the United Kingdom. So here is some advice."
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    Trump's buddy Farage vows to make Britain great again in Maryland speech

    Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage - Donald Trump's friend - says he 'will make Britain great again' in a powerful speech at CPAC in Maryland. Farage, 60, the MP for Clacton, also applauded US President Donald Trump's 'bravery' and Vice President JD Vance's Munich Security Conference remarks whilst...
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    What are you listening to right now?

    Cradle of Filth - "To Live Deliciously" (2025) The new single from the veteran Suffolk extreme metal band...