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Beethoven's first hit - "Symphony No. 1 in C major" (1800) - actually failed to chart anywhere in the world, unlike The Beatles' "Strawberry Fields."

The Beatles - "Strawberry Fields Forever" (1967) The Beatles are the most successful musical artists in history. The Liverpool band only reached No2 in Britain with this but they still topped the charts in many countries. Not only that, but the video is widely regarded as the forerunner to...

The Kinks - "Lola" (1970) The London band who helped invent punk had a No2 UK hit with this. The song details a romantic encounter in a Soho bar between a young man and Lola, who is possibly a trans or cross dresser. In the song, the narrator describes his confusion towards Lola, who "walked...

Bayern haven't won every European trophy. Only Chelsea have done that. As for dominating Europe, English teams have won two of the three European tournaments this season. The one that Spurs won last week - the Europa League - they beat another English team (Manchester United) in the Final. As...

I wish it had fallen on Blatter instead of Blatten.

Gloryhammer - "On A Quest For Aberdeen" (2025) The brand new single from the British power metallers...

Conference League Final Real Betis 1-4 Chelsea Wrocław Stadium, Wrocław London club Chelsea not only thrashed their Spanish opponents (from Seville) to win the Conference League tonight for the first time, but they made history by becoming the first club to win all five of Europe's...

Canada's King Charles III has opened the country's parliament. Attended by Queen Camilla, the Canadian monarch announced the proposed policies of Prime Minister Mark Carney's Government. Carney - the former Governor of the Bank of England - was seated nearby...

Workers Party of Britain (WBP) leader George Galloway, 70, asks why three properties linked to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, 62, were firebombed in a coordinated attack. A 21-year-old Ukrainian male model was swiftly arrested - and questions arise over the sexuality of the man who runs a country...

Cheers, Soccy. I've known and loved you for over 15 years for the incomprehensible but lovable stuff you say about science. It's like you're trying to write in English but just can't quite manage to convey what you're trying to say. As you're an Israeli, maybe I should learn Hebrew to...

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Alestorm - "Killed To Death By Piracy" (2025) The new single from the British pirate metallers... Taken from their upcoming 8th studio album "The Thunderfist Chronicles", to be released 20th June...

Got to love all that immigration from shitty Third World nations. Anyone who objects is a Far Right racist. And we know that because the Lefties told us so.

Limahl - "Never Ending Story" (1984) Hailing from Wigan, Greater Manchester, Limahl was the lead singer of Kajagoogoo - who had a No1 UK hit with "Too Shy" in 1983 - before going solo. In 1984 he had a No3 UK hit with this, the title song of the 1984 fantasy movie of the same name...

Crystal Palace fans celebrate in Covent Garden in central London after their team won the FA Cup - the London club's first ever major trophy

Israel finished second with the song "New Day Will Rise" performed by Yuval Raphael. It got 357 points... Sweden is one of the most successful Eurovision countries, having also last winning it in 2023. They were amongst the favourites again last night but ended up finishing fourth with the...

Austria last night won the 69th Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland. The song "Wasted Love", performed by 24-year-old JJ, won it with 436 points. It's the third time Austria has won the competition, having also won it in 1966 and 2014. Israel finished as runners-up with 357 points...

Palace fans in shock after they win their first major trophy FA Cup Final Crystal Palace 1-0 Manchester City Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 84,163 Crystal Palace have won the 144th FA Cup. It is the first time the London club have won the world's oldest football tournament and it...

Brian Cox made his name back in the 1990s as the keyboard player of the pop band D:Ream, famous for their 1993 hit "Things Can Only Get Better." Now he is Professor of Physics at the University of Manchester and someone who has been tasked with engaging the British public in science. In this...