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    King fires gun during visit to Royal Regiment of Artillery

    King Charles III today fired a gun during his visit to the the Royal Regiment Artillery as part of his role as the regiment's captain general.
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    Russia says Britain has a hand in drone attack

    Tensions mount between two nuclear-armed powers Russia says Britain was behind the attacks The Russians have today accused the British of perpetrating the drone strikes which have destroyed 41 Russian planes. They have said that only the Americans and British can perpetrate such an attack -...
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    Russia says Britain has a hand in drone attack

    The Russians are accusing the British of playing a part in the Ukrainian drone strikes on their air bases which destroyed 40 Russian aircraft. They say only the British and Americans and capable of such an attack.
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    Russia says Britain has a hand in drone attack

    Kelin has accused the British of wanting World War III and says they aided the Ukrainians in the drone attacks Russia's UK ambassador has told Sky News that Ukraine's recent attacks risk escalating the conflict to "World War III" as he partly blamed Great Britain. Andrei Kelin warned that...
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    Britain to beef up military by 2034

    Britain to increase her stock of nuclear weapons Just before he was democratically elected as British Prime Minister on 4th July 2024, the former Head of the Crown Prosecution Service Keir Starmer admitted that he would order the firing of British nuclear weapons if necessary to defend his...
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    What are you listening to right now?

    Gorillaz ft De La Soul - "Feel Good Inc." (2005) The virtual London trip hop band Gorillaz (2-D, vocals, keyboards; Noodle - guitar, keyboards, vocals; Murdoc Niccals - bass; Russel Hobbs - drums) and Amityville, New York, hip hop band De La Soul had a No1 hit in their native countries with this.
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    What are you listening to right now?

    The Stranglers - "Golden Brown" (1981) The London rockers - still performing to this day - scored a No2 UK hit in the year Prince Charles married Princess Diana with this beautiful work of art. The main body of the song has a triple metre waltz rhythm, with beats grouped in threes, but the...
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    Britain to beef up military by 2034

    Starmer puts Britain on a war-footing British Prime Minister Keir Starmer wants Britain's army to be "10 times more lethal" by 2035. The British seem to be gearing up to fight a war once again. The threat this time seems to be from the Russians...
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    Britain to beef up military by 2034

    Britain announces she will build an extra 12 submarines (some of which will be armed with nuclear weapons), a "Royal Navy II" of autonomous ships and drones, and will spend billions on extra nuclear weapons as part of the AUKUS alliance with her best friends the United States and Australia
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    Britain to beef up military by 2034

    British Prime Minister Keir Starmer today announced the 2025 Strategic Defence Review (SDR) at a BAE Systems' shipyard in Glasgow. The SDR announced an increase in defence spending - Britain currently ranks No6 for defence spending - the construction of 12 submarines for the Royal Navy (some of...
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    What are you listening to right now?

    Groove Armada - "At The River" (1997). The London drum and bass duo comprising Andy Cato and Tom Findlay had a Top 20 UK hit with this in the year the Labour Party swept to power for the first time in 18 years and Princess Diana was killed in a car crash. My claim to fame: Andy Cato's little...
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    Britain to beef up military by 2034

    Britain to increase capability of detonating nukes on enemies Nuclear-armed Great Britain plans to build 16 new attack submarines (as part of AUKUS - the Australia, UK and US military alliance) - four of which will be armed with nuclear weapons - and invest £15 billion into warhead and...
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    Guillermo del Toro's "Frankenstein"

    A first look at the new movie "Frankenstein". Based on British author Mary Shelley's classic 1818 horror novel and directed by Mexican Guillermo del Toro, the movie is set to be released in November. Mary Shelley’s classic tale of Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist who...
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    Little ships recreate Dunkirk Evacuation 85 years on

    Royal Navy ships formed a guard of honour for the little ships as they arrived at Ramsgate on Britain's south coast from Dunkirk, 46 miles away on the northern coast of France Eighty-five years on from the historic rescue of hundreds of thousands of Allied troops from France, a flotilla of...
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    What are you listening to right now?

    He's still going strong today, even amongst the youth. My six month old niece Jasmine is a Beethoven fan. Whenever she starts to get grumpy her mummy and daddy play Beethoven on the TV and she goes quiet, listening intently and watching the shapes moving across the screen and enjoying it. She's...
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    Britain to beef up military by 2034

    New UK weapons factories to be built 'very soon' Britain is to increase the size of her military. British Defence Secretary John Healey has announced that British defence expenditure will rise from 2.3% to 3% of GDP by 2034. The Labour Party has also announced that new weapons factories...
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    Paris Saint-Germain become second French club to win European Cup

    Well Spurs won the Europa League and Chelsea won the Conference League. That means English clubs won two of the three European trophies this season.
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    Paris Saint-Germain become second French club to win European Cup

    Californian nu-metallers Linkin Park performed at the Champions League Final in Munich, which is sort of like European football's equivalent of the Super Bowl, so why not Americanise it by having musical artists perform?
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    Paris Saint-Germain become second French club to win European Cup

    Two dead and 559 arrested in Paris after Paris Saint-Germain win the Champions League for the first time. 192 people were also injured during celebrations in the French capital after the team thrashed Inter Milan in Munich. Paris Saint-Germain lift the European Cup: Parisians go wild...
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    Paris Saint-Germain become second French club to win European Cup

    2025 Champions League Final Paris Saint-Germain 5-0 Inter Milan Allianz Arena, Munich Attendance: 64,327 Paris Saint-Germain are European Champions for the first time after winning the 70th European Cup/Champions League. They easily defeated Inter Milan in the Final in Munich to become...