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    World's largest library to get 12-storey extension

    British Library £500m 12-storey extension approved by council BBC News Tuesday 31st January 2023 An artist's impression of the new wing By Julia Gregory Local Democracy Reporting Service The British Library is to set build an "exciting and distinctive" 12-storey extension, with extra...
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    Happy British Independence Day!

    Happy British Independence Day everybody! Today is British Independence Day - the wonderful day that Britain gained its independence from the EU at 11pm British time (twelve minutes ago) in 2020. I hope you're all enjoying it. I just hope it soon becomes a national holiday, as it should be.
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    Britain drops Covid jabs for under 50s

    Britain has abolished Covid vaccines for the under 50s, much to the consternation of the sinister jab-happy types...
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    A lot of Shakespeare: Coronation plans are revealed

    Plans for Britain's first Coronation since 1953 are starting to be revealed. The Coronation itself in Westminster Abbey - of King Charles III and Queen Camilla - on Saturday 6th May will be attended by less people than Elizabeth II's Coronation in 1953 due to modern Health and Safety but...
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    The King reportedly willing to make concessions to Prince Harry over Coronation

    GB News: 'I think the majority of people will be worried that this could overshadow the Coronation.' Former Royal Butler Grant Harrold reacts to reports King Charles III has asked the Archbishop of Canterbury to broker a deal to get Prince Harry to attend the Coronation.
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    Sunak out within months?

    British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak seems like a nice guy, except he doesn't seem to have the policies to be a successful PM. Sunak, 42, replaced the country's shortest-serving PM Liz Truss but looks like he himself will serve a short tenure due to his plummeting poll ratings. Labour are on...
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    Darvel stun Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup

    Darvel, a team from a tiny Ayrshire town who play in the sixth tier of Scottish football, have stunned Scottish football by beating Scottish Premier League side Aberdeen 1-0 in the 4th Round of the Scottish Cup...
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    Princess Eugenie pregnant with second child

    The King's niece Princess Eugenie, 11th in line to the Throne, is expecting her second child with her husband Jack Brooksbank. The couple already have a son named August Philip Hawke Brooksbank, who is 12th in line and named after his great-grandfather Prince Philip. He was born in February 2021.
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    Britain to remove all EU laws by the end of the year

    Almost three years exactly since Britain left the EU - Britain's Independence Day being 31st January - and on Wednesday the Commons voted 297 to 238 in favour of the Retained EU Law Bill which will remove all EU legislation from the UK statute books by the end of the year...
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    King's coronation plans include Windsor concert

    King Charles's coronation plans include Windsor concert BBC News Saturday 21st January 2023 The coronation weekend will include concerts, public celebrations and a bank holiday By Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent World-famous entertainers will perform at Windsor Castle as part of a weekend...
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    Europe's Juice mission to Jupiter's Galilean moons is ready for launch

    Europe's mission to Jupiter's icy moons ready for launch BBC News Saturday 20th January 2023 Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer: The mission has been nearly two decades in the planning By Jonathan Amos BBC Science Correspondent @BBCAmos Europe is about to undertake one of its grandest ever space...
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    Nesscliffe Hill sandstone carvings puzzle archaeologists

    Nesscliffe Hill sandstone carvings puzzle archaeologists BBC News Wednesday 18th January 2023 Archaeologists think the carvings could represent a figure Two archaeologists are asking for help to solve the meaning of mysterious carvings on a piece of sandstone. It was found during a dig last...
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    British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak fined £100 for not wearing seatbelt

    Rishi Sunak fined for not wearing seatbelt in back of car BBC News Friday 20th January 2023 Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been fined for not wearing a seatbelt in a moving car while filming a social media video. Lancashire Police said it had issued a 42-year-old man from London with a...
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    King and Queen come to town!

    The King and Queen were here in my hometown of Bolton, Greater Manchester, today to mark the 150th anniversary of Bolton town hall. I didn't see them in person as I was in work but I would have liked to have done. Bolton town hall was opened on 4th June 1873 (above) by King Charles III's...
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    Covid-crazed Ardern resigns as NZ PM

    Crazed big-toothed leftie lockdown loon Jacinda "Hard On" Ardern has resigned as New Zealand's Prime Minister after the public turn against her. She went woke and therefore went broke.
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    You know they wouldn't say this to other religions

    The Left in Britain is outraged that the Church of England is refusing to allow gay marriage. But where is the outrage from these leftards over the fact that Islam and other religions also don't allow it?
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    Prince of Wales cooks a chicken teriyaki as he visits young people's charity

    As the gruesome twosome continue to cause trouble in California, the real British royals continue to work hard in their duties for their country. The Prince of Wales has visited the Together as One charity in Slough, a charity dedicated to working with young people to create positive social...
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    The King to gift £250 million to his country

    The King has given up the chance to benefit from a £1billion-a-year windfall from a major expansion of green energy for the "wider public good." He has asked the Government to change the way the monarchy is funded to ensure that the extra revenue from six new offshore wind farm projects, which...
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    English football teams dominate world's richest list

    Eleven of the twenty richest football clubs in the world are Premier League clubs
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    The King welcomes new artworks to the Queen's Gallery in homage to his mother

    Since his accession to the throne, King Charles III has been ringing in subtle changes to royal life, as he prepares to modernise the monarchy. He has also made some changes in Buckingham Palace, with his birthplace now technically his official residence, despite choosing to continue living in...