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The Pogues - "Fairytale of New York" (1987) It's that time of year and I'm going to have to do it again. In 1987 - the year Margaret Thatcher won a third consecutive British General Election and Coventry City won the FA Cup - the London Celtic punk rockers teamed up with the London songstress...

I don't drink much rum - I'm more of a beer man - but I'm quite partial to a few glasses of Captain Morgan's Spiced Rum on these bone-chillingly cold British winter nights. It certainly helps to warm me up after spending hours working in a freezing cold warehouse. A few years ago I found an old...

The Rasmus - "Banksy" (2025) The new single from the Finnish rockers which pays tribute to the anonymous British street artist known only as Banksy. Banksy's works have been inspirations for the band...

Have you got any of that rum left? If so, send me some.

Alestorm - "Hyperion Omniriff" (2025) The new single from the Scottish pirate rockers...

Since cementing his place in rock's hall of fame, for his role as lead guitarist and songwriter in one of Britain’s biggest ever bands, Queen, Sir Brian May has also completed a PhD in astrophysics. And he has now helped put together what's being described as the first ever book to explore the...

CONCACAF 2026 World Cup qualifier Jamaica 0-0 Curaçao Independence Stadium, Kingston Curaçao, with a population of only 156,000, has become the smallest country ever to qualify for the World Cup, after a 0-0 draw with Jamaica. Curaçao, an island in the Caribbean, isn't even a sovereign...

British tell Russians: "We see you. We know what you're doing." A Russian spy ship has used lasers for what is believed to be the first time to disrupt RAF pilots tracking its activity in UK waters. The vessel called the Yantar was north of Scotland and had entered UK waters for the second time...

My mistake: Tim Rice-Oxley plays the synthesisers in Keane, so he plays the synthesisers in this song.

Andy Bell ft Tim Rice-Oxley - "The Chance Won't Come Again" (2025) Andy Bell, lead singer of London electropoppers Erasure - famous for big hits in the 80s - and Tim Rice-Oxley, lead singer of rockers Keane, who are from Battle, East Sussex (where the Normans arrived from Normandy in 1066 to...

Mel C - "Sweat" (2025) The brand new single from the 51-year-old former Spice Girl (remember them?) New album "Sweat" is released 1st May 2026...

Dragonforce ft Alyssa White-Gluz - "Burning Heart" (2025) The fivesome London power metal band collaborated with the Canadian heavy metal singer for their latest single...

Scots celebrate a remarkable win to reach a World Cup for the first time since 1998 UEFA 2026 World Cup Qualifier Scotland 4-2 Denmark Hampden Park, Glasgow Attendance: 49,587 Almost 50,000 fans packed into Hampden Park in Glasgow tonight saw Scotland qualify for the World Cup for the...

Britain says that her Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales, currently docked in Italy, is on five days' notice to defend Britain and ten days' notice to come to the aid of a fellow NATO member. Remarkably, half the ship's crew are under the age of 25. The Royal Navy...

Alright, Gridiron is the daughter of rugby. Well the British Empire fought the enemy alone for for a period. Anyway, it was fun today ribbing Cameron, a New Zealand supervisor, over the game in work today.

Madness - "Mr Apples" (2025) The latest single from the veteran London ska band

After scoring twice against Albania tonight, England captain Harry Kane has overtaken Brazil legend Pele as the all-time leading international goalscorer...

Donald Trump has said he will sue the left-wing BBC for between $1bn and $5bn over the editing of his speech on Panorama. The US president confirmed he would be taking legal action against the broadcaster while on Air Force One.

Green Party Deputy Leader Rachel Millward says she hears countless stories of 'surgeons, doctors and lawyers' coming from countries like 'Eritrea and Afghanistan' on the small boats crossing the Channel to Britain. Surgeons, doctors and lawyers? That shows how deluded the Left are. Then she...

Magnificent England overcome the mighty All Blacks for just the ninth time England 33-19 New Zealand Twickenham, London Attendance: 81,953 As England's footballers celebrate becoming the first European side to qualify for the World Cup with a perfect record - 100% victories and no goals...