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The Troggs - "I Can't Control Myself" (1966) In the year that England won the World Cup, this hit from the Andover, Hampshire, band was banned on radio in the UK, US and Australia for its sexually suggestive lyrics. I can't imagine that happening nowadays. Still, it reached No2 in the UK...

The full ceremony of the King making Prince William a Grand Master of the Order of the Bath, a position which the then Prince of Wales held until he became King in September 2022. It was a great day for both Londoners and tourists, who gathered outside Westminster Abbey to get a glimpse of the...

King Charles III has made his son the Prince of Wales a Grand Master of the Order of the Bath as the two attended a Westminster Abbey service to mark the 300th anniversary of the Order of the Bath with traditional British pomp and ceremony. The lavish ceremony saw the King and his heir process...

Madness - "My Girl" (1979) Released on 21st December 1979, the London ska band, fronted by Suggs and who are still going today, reached No3 in the UK with this

It doesn't matter what he's wearing. It's still a good portrait of our countries' monarch, of the type which has been traditional for centuries.

Queen Camilla has unveiled a foundation stone for the brand new King Charles III Sacristy building at Westminster Abbey. The new £13 million addition to the ancient building - one of the most important buildings of Great Britain - will help preserve the abbey as a sacred space, housing...

King Charles III and Queen Camilla have posed with new portraits of each other to mark the second anniversary of their Coronation which was 6th May 2023. It was only the 39th Coronation since the Norman Conquest of 1066 and Charles III is the 40th monarch since then.

Squeeze - "Cool For Cats" (1979) The London punk band had a No2 UK hit with this. Nowadays, keyboard player Jools Holland, 67, is famous in Britain for his annual live Channel 4 show "Jools' Annual Hootenanny" which welcomes in the New Year with a plethora of musical artists of various...

The new Pope made a speech today. As a Brit it was weird listening to an American speaking and not being able to understand what he was saying. It was weird. He was speaking foreign. God knows what it was.

Kelly Marie - "Feels Like I'm In Love" (1980) The song was written by Ray Dorset, the lead singer and guitarist of the British band Mungo Jerry - famous for their 1970 hit "In The Summertime" - for Elvis Presley. However, Elvis died in 1977 before recording it. The song was then picked up by...

Slipknot - "Wait and Bleed" (1999) The debut single from the Des Moines, Iowa, heavy metallists famous for having three drummers. They eventually became one of the biggest bands in the world. Lead singer Corey Taylor is an avid Anglophile. He's a fan of English folk music and references...

Korn - "Here To Stay" (2002) The Bakersfield, California, nu-metallers reached No12 in the UK and No72 in their native US with this. As a 43 year old it brings back fond memories of listening to this countless times in my youth.

Trump tells Sky News that the trade deal between the USA and Britain will get bigger "Many countries are very unhappy that we have chosen this one", said Trump American President Donald Trump has told Sky News the US-UK trade deal will only get bigger and better as relations between the two...

As the USA and Britain cosied up to each other things are rather frostier between the USA and Canada. As Trump effectively lowered British tariffs he bluntly told the world that he will not be doing the same for Canada in a White House meeting with new Canadian PM (and former Bank of England...

Cheers, mate. I don't know you. You're new. What country are you from?

Well I don't think all these people should have been allowed into my country in the first place. But now that they are here I don't think Indians and Pakistanis should have been allowed to live side by side in our cities. It's asking for trouble - especially now that the two countries are...

Trump keeps 10% tariffs on UK but cuts taxes on British autos, steel and aluminum with trade deal USA and Britain to join together in Economic Security Alignment

Mandelson cracks up the Americans by thanking them for their "11th hour call" demanding even more

Trump and British Ambassador Mandelson exchange banter over Rolls-Royce as the USA and Britain - those two great pals - got friendly in the Oval Office. Trump - whose mother was British - said "The British have always treated us with great respect."