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    England 1966 World Cup winner George Cohen dies

    George Cohen: England World Cup winner and Fulham right-back dies, aged 83 BBC News Friday 23rd December 2022 George Cohen, along with the rest of the England team, was introduced to Queen Elizabeth II before the final England World Cup winner George Cohen has died, aged 83, his former club...
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    Trooping the Colour: New roles for Queen and Princess of Wales

    Trooping the Colour: New roles for Kate and Camilla BBC News Thursday 22nd December 2022 Last year crowds gathered for the ceremony which took place during the late Queen's Platinum Jubilee By Andre Rhoden-Paul BBC News The Princess of Wales and Queen Consort have been given ceremonial...
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    Man who invented Britain's national dish dies

    Glaswegian who 'invented' chicken tikka masala dies BBC News Wednesday 21st December 2022 Mr Ali, in his Glasgow restaurant with the dish he is credited with inventing A Glaswegian chef credited with inventing the chicken tikka masala has died, aged 77. Ali Ahmed Aslam is said to have come...
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    Man who killed pregnant woman and three other children sentenced to die in prison

    Killamarsh murders: Damien Bendall given whole-life order BBC News Wednesday 21st December 2022 Terri Harris (bottom left) and her children John Bennett (top left) and Lacey Bennett (bottom right) were found dead along with Lacey's friend Connie Gent (top right) By Caroline Lowbridge BBC News...
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    First pictures of King Charles III banknotes revealed

    First pictures of King Charles banknotes revealed BBC News Tuesday 20th December 2022 The portrait of King Charles will appear twice on banknotes By Kevin Peachey Cost of living correspondent The new look of banknotes featuring the image of King Charles has been unveiled by the Bank of...
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    The King dances with Anne Frank's stepsister

    On Friday, the 99th day of his reign, King Charles III dances with Anne Frank's stepsister, Eva Schloss, during a celebration of Chanukah, whilst visiting a Jewish community centre in north London. Charles spent the afternoon at the JW3 community centre speaking to school children packing...
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    One dead and two critical in London concert crush

    Rebecca Ikumelo, 33, from Newham, east London, has died after being injured in a crush at a concert at the Brixton O2 Academy in London. Two other women - aged 21 and 23 - remain in critical condition in hospital, the Metropolitan Police said. Sky's Aisha Zahid looks into the cause of an...
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    Britain announces construction of AI fighter jet Tempest

    Britain has announced the starting of construction of its new sixth-generation AI fighter jet the Tempest. Italy and Japan are partnering with Britain in the project. British military giant BAE Systems has announced it's starting construction. The RAF is expecting at least 80 of the...
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    The King unveils plaque to his mother at Parliament

    King Charles III today visited Westminster Hall in the Houses of Parliament to unveil a plaque which marks the place of the Lying-in-State of his mother Queen Elizabeth II. Westminster Hall, built in 1097 by King William II, is the only part of the Houses of Parliament that wasn't completely...
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    At least four people killed after trying to reach UK

    Home Secretary Suella Braverman says that "these are the days that we dread" after the deaths of migrants attempting to cross the English Channel from France to England. A major search and rescue operation involving helicopters and the RNLI was launched at 3.05am on Wednesday after authorities...
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    Man sentenced to minimum of 38 years for murdering lawyer

    Serial offender Jordan McSweeney has been sentenced to a MINIMUM of 38 years for sexually assaulting and murdering 35-year-old aspiring lawyer Zara Aleena in Ilford, London. McSweeney will not be considered for parole until 2060, so could die in prison. The sentencing was one of the first to...
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    Lord Frost destroys Harry and Meghan over anti-Brexit comments

    Former Brexit minister Lord Frost destroys Harry and Meghan after their anti-Brexit comments
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    First coins with the King's head enter circulation

    Royal Mint begins circulating 9.6 million Charles coins | The Royal Mint begins circulating the first coins with the head of the new monarch King Charles III. A total of 4.9 million 50 pence coins will enter circulation across 9,452 Post Office branches throughout December with the remaining...
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    King and Queen visit Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds' football club

    King Charles III and Queen Camilla have visited Welsh football club Wrexham A.F.C., who are owned by Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney. Wrexham has just been made the UK's newest city. Wrexham play in the Vanarama National League, the fifth tier of the English footballing pyramid.
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    One dead and a dozen missing in Jersey fire

    One person is dead and up to a dozen missing in a fire that engulfed an apartment block in St Helier, the capital of the British Crown Dependency of Jersey.
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    The Stranglers drummer Jet Black dies

    Jet Black, the drummer for British punk band The Stranglers, has died aged 84. Black was the band's drummer from 1974 to 2018. Black's death follows that of the band's keyboardist/harpsichordist Dave Greenfield who died (supposedly) of Covid in May 2020. The Stranglers are renowned for their...
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    Former US spy is sentenced for killing British teenager

    A former US spy has been sentenced to eight months in prison suspended for 12 months for causing the death of Harry Dunn by careless driving in 2019. Anne Sacoolas, 45, was driving on the wrong side of the B4031 in Northamptonshire when she hit the 19-year-old, who was riding in the opposite...
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    Last Dambuster pilot Les Munro dies aged 96

    The last of World War II's Dambuster pilots has died aged 96. New Zealander Les Munro was part of the RAF's Dambusters team that destroyed strategic German dams in 1943.
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    The King is all smiles after attempted egging

    After mysteriously being met by a load of Africans in Luton, Bedfordshire, which made it look as though he was visiting the Masai Mara or Mogadishu, and then having some leftie student Remainer republican vegan Lib Dem Guardianista type throwing an egg at him during a time of national egg...
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    St Edward's Crown leaves Tower of London ahead of Coronation

    St Edward's Crown leaves Tower of London ahead of Coronation BBC News Saturday 3rd December 2022 The movement of the crown was kept a closely guarded secret The St Edward's Crown has been removed from the Tower of London to be resized for the King ahead of the Coronation. The historic...