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  1. Blackleaf

    Euro 2024

    Group F Turkey 3-1 Georgia Georgia have appeared in several Rugby Union World Cups but this was their first appearance in a major football tournament, coming up against their next door neighbours Group F Portugal 2-1 Czech Republic Cristiano Ronaldo is appearing in a record sixth...
  2. Blackleaf

    Euro 2024

    Well we Europeans do love our football.
  3. Blackleaf

    Heirs to the Throne gather to mark Father's Day

    Sunday was Father's Day and the day before that was the King's second Trooping of the Colour (above). Here GB News's Nana Akua attacks Harry and Meghan and declares her pride in being British
  4. Blackleaf

    Heirs to the Throne gather to mark Father's Day

    A new photo has been released showing Prince William, the Prince of Wales, with his three children to mark Father's Day. The Heir to the Throne, 41, was pictured on a beach with Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, 9, and Prince Louis, 6, who are 2nd, 3rd and 4th in line respectively. The...
  5. Blackleaf

    King and Queen lead Order of the Garter ceremony

    In one of those ancient British traditions which dates back centuries - in this case around 700 years - King Charles III and Queen Camilla donned robes and ostrich feathers in the Order of the Garter ceremony on Monday 17th June. Ladies and Knights of the Garter processed through the grounds of...
  6. Blackleaf

    Euro 2024

    Group E Romania 3-0 Ukraine Incredibly, Romania secured only their second ever win in a European Championships, their only previous victory being a 3-2 win against England at Euro 2000. Group E Belgium 0-1 Slovakia World No3 Belgium suffered a surprise defeat against World No48 Slovakia...
  7. Blackleaf

    Euro 2024

    It's wide open this tournament. None of the big guns have made convincing starts except maybe Germany and Spain, yet Germany's 5-1 win in the opening match - against Scotland - came against the team with the worst record coming into the tournament.
  8. Blackleaf

    Euro 2024

    Group C Slovenia 1-1 Denmark Group C Serbia 0-1 England Joint favourites England tend not to win their opening European Championship matches but they did so tonight in this first ever game between the two nations. England were sublime in the first half but didn't do so good in the second...
  9. Blackleaf

    Euro 2024

    England are absolutely magnificent right now against Serbia. It's going to be a long night for the Serbians. England are playing almost perfect football.
  10. Blackleaf

    Euro 2024

    Plenty of good German beer and banter and good humour all around amid the usually fierce rival England and Scotland fans in the Alter Markt in Cologne ahead of tonight's clash between England and Serbia in Gelsenkirchen
  11. Blackleaf

    Euro 2024

    Poland Vs Netherlands was Group D, not Group B.
  12. Blackleaf

    Euro 2024

    Group B Poland 1-2 Netherlands Volksparkstadion, Hamburg
  13. Blackleaf

    Euro 2024

    Hopefully it stays predictable and England beat Serbia in the first ever meeting between the two tonight.
  14. Blackleaf

    Euro 2024

    With 16 goals after 4 matches there have been more goals in this stage of a major tournament since Euro '76 in Yugoslavia. Spain's victory over Croatia was impressive in itself, but 16-year-old Lamine Yamal made history by becoming the youngest man to play at a European Championship. With an...
  15. Blackleaf

    What are you listening to right now?

    Bring Me The Horizon - "Top 10 staTues tHat CriEd bloOd" (2024) Hailing from Britain's fourth city Sheffield, the metalcore band - combining hardcore punk with heavy metal - have just released their new album. The video for the new single looks like it was pretty expensive to make... New...
  16. Blackleaf

    What are you listening to right now?

    The Arctic Monkeys - "Balaclava" (2007) The hyperactive Sheffield psychedelic rockers released this banger in the year Gordon Brown became Prime Minister
  17. Blackleaf

    What are you listening to right now?

    Pet Shop Boys - "Rent" (1987) Formed in London in 1981 and still making new music to this day, Tennant and Lowe have sold over 100 million records worldwide
  18. Blackleaf

    Euro 2024

    Former Manchester United and Republic of Ireland midfielder Roy Keane fumes after Scotland were destroyed by Germany in the opening match of Euro 2024. Germany may not be that good. It may just be that Scotland were dire.
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    UK General Election to be on 4th July

    New Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has declared himself the Leader of the Opposition today 19 days before up to 42 million people in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland vote on 4th July. Farage tells the country that his party will get more votes than the Tories and will be Starmer's...
  20. Blackleaf

    Euro 2024

    Yeah. Germany lacked a quality striker at Euro 2020. They had many chances to score goals in that tournament but didn't take lots of them. They scored just six goals at Euro 2020 before losing 2-0 to losing Finalists England in the Quarter Finals. In this Euros they've scored five after just one...