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  1. Blackleaf

    Verhofstadt can stick his dream where the Sun doesn't shine

    "Ukraine and Britain joining the EU in next 5 years" Guy Verhofstadt, former Belgian PM, now a Member of the European Parliament and the EU's former Brexit Coordinator, can stick his dream of Britain returning to the EU where the Sun doesn't shine. Verhofstwat made a comment on social media...
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    World's largest library to get 12-storey extension

    Located in Somers Town, in the London Borough of Camden, the British Library is the world's largest library, with an estimated 200 million books. The library receives copies of all books produced in the UK and Republic of Ireland. The library is adjacent to St Pancras International Station with...
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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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    COVID-19 'Pandemic'

    The BBC reports on French protests but fails to tell the sheep about this protest taking place outside its own building. IF GRETA WAS THERE THEY WOULD REPORT IT...
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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

    I think he should be banned from attending. His brother thinks he should be banned because he thinks Harry and Meghan will use this huge national event to cause trouble. The Archbishop of Canterbury should advise the King to keep them away. Harry decided to leave the Royal Family so they should...
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    The King reportedly willing to make concessions to Prince Harry over Coronation

    Prince Harry was born in 1984. Princess Diana and Hewitt didn't meet until 1986. Prince Harry's biological father is the King.
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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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    What are you listening to right now?

    British virtual rockers Gorillaz are back.. Gorillaz - "Skinny Ape" 2-D - Vocals, keyboards Noodle - Guitar, keyboards, backing vocals Murdoc Niccals - Bass Russel Hobbs - Drums The band's eighth studio album "Cracker Island" is released on 24th February...
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    What are you listening to right now?

    Depeche Mode - "Ghosts Again" There are now just two of them left since the death of Andy Fletcher in May last year but electropop giants Depeche Mode are due to release their new album "Memento Mori" on 17th March. (The other former members other than Fletcher haven't died. Vince Clarke...
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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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    Covid-crazed Ardern resigns as NZ PM

    Trust the anti-woke GB News to just say it as it is. You can't imagine BBC News or Sky News coming out with this... 'Jacinda Ardern, the Kiwi Mussolini is no more. Good riddance!'
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    Covid-crazed Ardern resigns as NZ PM

    Could it be that the pro-lockdown people were wrong and most people just don't agree with them? I think we all know why Ardern left. And I don't think she resigned. I think she was forced out.
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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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    Covid-crazed Ardern resigns as NZ PM

    Now that human Seabiscuit Jacinda Ardern has bolted from the stable the ponce above, former Covid Response Minister Chris Hipkins, looks set to become New Zealand's new PM...
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    Covid-crazed Ardern resigns as NZ PM

    I wonder why.