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    England destroy Scotland in 150th anniversary match

    Scotland 1-3 England England, ranked 4th in the world, put Scotland to the sword at Hampden Park in Glasgow tonight in a "friendly" match to mark the 150th anniversary of the first match between the two great footballing rivals - the two oldest international football teams in the world. The...
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    The imperial nostalgia of the EU flag-wavers

    The imperial nostalgia of the EU flag-wavers When did Last Night of the Proms become a celebration of fealty to the Brussels bureaucracy? TOM SLATER EDITOR 11th September 2023 Spiked One of the many amusing things about the Remoaners, those well-to-do liberals who have never reconciled...
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    911 revisited

    GB News America: Farage, who knew many victims of 9/11, attacks Biden for skipping ceremony
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    Isles of Scilly Iron Age warrior was probably a woman

    Isles of Scilly Iron Age warrior was probably a woman BBC News 27th July 2023 The remains were discovered alongside a 2000-year-old sword and mirror By Brodie Owen BBC News 27th July 2023 A decades-long mystery over whether an Iron Age warrior who lived on the Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, was...
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    Great Fire of London: Man who first raised alarm identified

    Great Fire of London: Man who first raised alarm identified By Tim Stokes BBC News 1st September 2023 The person who is thought to have first raised the alarm about a blaze at a bakery that became the Great Fire of London has been identified. The fire, which began in Thomas Farriner's...
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    Britain accuses China of interfering in its democracy

    British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said he "will not accept" Chinese interference in the UK's democracy, after it emerged a parliamentary researcher was arrested amid accusations he spied for China. During the debate on the matter in the Commons, Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle ordered MPs...
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    King and Queen attend memorial service to mark first anniversary of Elizabeth II's death

    Former Prime Minister Liz Truss reveals 'ominous sign' she received day before Queen Elizabeth II's death. The Queen died two days after she appointed Truss as PM. Truss would go on to be Britain's shortest-serving PM. Truss reveals that, despite the Queen's poor health, she was insistent that...
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    King and Queen attend memorial service to mark first anniversary of Elizabeth II's death

    King Charles III: One Year on the Throne On 8th September 2022 the course of history took a turn. As the sun set on Queen Elizabeth II’s historic reign, the world looked on as a nation and a family embarked on a new era, the centre of which is one man. He was Prince Charles for all of his 73...
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    King and Queen attend memorial service to mark first anniversary of Elizabeth II's death

    In this heartfelt video, King Charles III pays tribute to the enduring legacy of Her late Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, on the first anniversary of her passing. A rarely-seen photograph captured by Cecil Beaton in 1968, a poignant image chosen by King Charles III, has been released to...
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    King and Queen attend memorial service to mark first anniversary of Elizabeth II's death

    The King and Queen greeted well-wishers today outside a private church service to mark the first anniversary of the late Queen Elizabeth II's death. Charles III and Camilla made the short journey by car from the nearby Balmoral Estate to the Scottish church, at Crathie Kirk, Aberdeenshire...
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    Accession Day: Gun salutes mark King's one year on the Throne

    Between 1952 and 2022 Accession Day was 6th February. Now Accession Day is 8th September. Gun salutes today marked the first anniversary of King Charles III's accession to the Throne.
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    Queen Elizabeth II: Memorial committee put in place to consider a 'fitting tribute'

    Today marks one year since Queen Elizabeth II's final public appearance. On Tuesday 6th September 2022 Her Majesty met with Truss at Balmoral to appoint her the Prime Minister, to take over from Johnson. Just two days later the Queen would die at Balmoral - and Truss would eventually become...
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    What are you listening to right now?

    Cat Stevens - "How Good It Feels" (2023) The British melodic folk pop singer is back with a new album...
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    What are you listening to right now?

    Peter Sarstedt - "Where Do You Go To My Lovely" (1969) This song by the British singer-songwriter was No1 in the UK for four weeks
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    What are you listening to right now?

    The Rolling Stones - "Angry" (2023) New album "Hackney Diamonds" is released on 20th October...
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    Queen Elizabeth II: Memorial committee put in place to consider a 'fitting tribute'

    Corgis gather to remember the Queen Cute little corgis and their owners met for a walk outside Buckingham Palace today to mark the 1st anniversary of the death of Elizabeth II, which is this Friday 8th September...
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    Queen Elizabeth II: Memorial committee put in place to consider a 'fitting tribute'

    Well there are many statues and other memorials for other monarchs so it would be bizarre to not have one for our longest-reigning one. She should get something like the Queen Victoria Memorial at the end of The Mall in front of Buckingham Palace which was unveiled in 1911, ten years after...
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    Queen Elizabeth II: Memorial committee put in place to consider a 'fitting tribute'

    Plans for a permanent memorial to the late Queen and a national legacy programme in her honour will be unveiled in 2026 to mark what would have been Queen Elizabeth II's centenary year...
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    King dons new tartan as he attends Highland Games

    Subscriptions on YouTube are free. When you subscribe to a channel it means you get notifications when a new video is posted. And why wouldn't there be a Royal Family Channel. The royals are very popular and people wish to follow what they are getting up to.
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    King dons new tartan as he attends Highland Games

    King Charles III has attended the Highland Games for the first time as monarch. Attended by Queen Camilla and his sister Princess Anne and her husband Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, the King wore a kilt resplendent in the new King Charles III tartan for the Games not far from Balmoral in...