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    Queen scraps ladies-in-waiting

    Camilla scraps ladies-in-waiting in modernising move BBC News Sunday 27th November 2022 The Queen Consort's newly-styled "companions" will help her for the first time at a reception next week By Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent Camilla, the Queen Consort, is ending the tradition of having...
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    King and Queen welcome South African president for state visit

    King Charles welcomes South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa at start of state visit BBC News Tuesday 22nd November 2022 By Rob Corp The King has welcomed South Africa's president at the start of the first state visit he is hosting as monarch. King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort...
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    2022 World Cup

    The 2022 World Cup starts in 30 minutes, with hosts Qatar taking on Ecuador at Al Bayt Stadium, which is located in Al Khor City. That game is in Group A. Tomorrow, in the tournament's second game, England take on Iran in Group B, followed by a Group A game with Netherlands taking on Senegal...
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    Spain fights EU over Brexit

    Whereas Britain is once again a proud, free and sovereign state thanks to the wise judgement of her people, EU state Spain has had to beg its unelected Brussels/Strasbourg overlords for more British visitors...
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    Remainer Oluwole berates Brexiteer Frost

    Oluwole tried to destroy the former Chief Brexit Negotiator in the street, but like most Remainers against Brexiteers he ended up like a Flat Earther against an astrophysicist: opposite ends of the IQ scale...
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    Charles III declares Princess Anne and Prince Edward his stand-ins his

    Princess Anne and Prince Edward to become stand-ins for King BBC News Monday 14th November 2022 Princess Anne and Prince Edward are proposed as extra counsellors of state who can act on behalf of the King By Sean Coughlan BBC News royal correspondent King Charles has begun the process of...
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    Birthday photo shows King Charles as park ranger

    Birthday photo shows King Charles as park ranger BBC News Monday 14th November 2022 A photo released for the King's birthday shows him in Windsor Great Park An official photograph has been released to mark the King's 74th birthday - showing him in his new role as ranger of Windsor Great Park...
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    King's coronation to be marked by Bank Holiday

    The UK is to have a Bank Holiday Monday two days after the King's coronation on Saturday 6th May
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    DNA bone analysis reveals Roman family tragedy

    Roman DNA bone analysis reveals Cheddington 'family tragedy' 9th October 2022 The grave was an unexpected discovery because no evidence of a farm settlement was found at the site By Katy Prickett BBC News, East DNA analysis of three late Roman-era skeletons found in the same grave has...
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    The King appears on The Repair Shop

    To mark the BBC turning 100 years old the King has appeared on the BBC's The Repair Shop. The BBC is the world's oldest and largest broadcaster. In the episode, the King invited the team to look at his broken clock...
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    Murderer is first in England and Wales to have sentencing broadcast

    A woman who killed her friend and dumped her decapitated body in Devon has today been sentenced to life in prison live on camera. She is the first murderer in England and Wales to have their sentencing broadcast. Jemma Mitchell, 38, killed Mee Kuen Chong, 67, at the older woman's home in...
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    The Ratcliff Highway Murders

    In December 1811 - 77 years before Jack the Ripper did his or her foul deeds - seven people were murdered by another unknown serial killer. Each victim suffered a horrific death and one of the victims was a baby. The suspect that was to be tried hanged himself in his cell before his trial...
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    Bill Gates meets soon-to-be British PM Starmer

    Pond life Bill Gates has met Britain's soon-to-be PM - the stale turd that runs the Labour Party - Keir Starmer...
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    Tory Party members want Truss out and Johnson back

    She's been British PM for just 42 days yet Tory Party members want Truss out and Johnson back in. After her bungling start, she could end up being one of the shortest-reigning British PMs ever...
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    Robbie Coltrane dies aged 72

    Tributes have poured in for actor Robbie Coltrane, who has died at the age of 72. Miriam Margolyes described her former Harry Potter co-star, who played Hagrid in the film franchise, as "huge in stature" and "in heart". Actor Stephen Fry, who starred with Coltrane in the TV show Alfresco, said...
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    Robot tells British Parliament that AI is a threat and opportunity

    A robot has told the House of Lords that AI is a "threat and opportunity"...
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    England to face Italy and Ukraine in Euro 2024 qualifiers

    The two Euro 2020 finalists England and Italy are to face each other in the Euro 2024 qualifiers. The two have been drawn today in Group C alongside Ukraine, North Macedonia and Malta. The tournament is being held in Germany. Group A: Spain, Scotland, Norway, Georgia, Cyprus Group B...
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    UK to host 2023 Eurovision Song Contest

    Liverpool will host the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, beating Glasgow in the bidding. Ukraine won this year's contest and the winning country usually hosts it the year after, but the war in Ukraine means the competition cannot be held there next year. So the UK, which finished second in this...
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    Ten killed in Irish gas station explosion

    A young girl is among 10 people confirmed dead following an explosion at a petrol station in Milford, County Donegal, in what has been described as a "freak accident". The victims are four men, three women, a teenage boy, a teenage girl, and a primary school aged girl, according to Milford...