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    What happens when a Labour MP visits a pub

    Britain is under the control of the Labour Party - which is something of a rarity because it usually has a Tory Government - after the Left-Wing party won the 2024 General Election back in July. Starmer's Labour won in a huge landslide - but most people did NOT vote for Labour. Here's the...
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    What are you listening to right now?

    Duran Duran - "New Moon on Monday" (1983)
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    What are you listening to right now?

    Duran Duran - "New Moon (Dark Phase)" (2024) The new single from the veteran Birmingham New Wave band is a reimagined cover of their 1983 classic hit "New Moon on Monday"
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    Kane becomes third England player to score in 100th cap

    England 2-0 Finland Wembley, London Attendance: 70,221 England captain Harry Kane became just the third player to score in his 100th match for England tonight as World No4 England comfortably beat World No63 Finland tonight. The only two other players to do it were Bobby Charlton in 1970...
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    San Marino won for first time in 20 years

    And it was only San Marino's second ever victory - their first also came in 2004, and also against Liechtenstein.
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    San Marino won for first time in 20 years

    San Marino 1-0 Liechtenstein San Marino are celebrating after the tiny country won its first football match since 2004. Their historic win came against fellow tiny country Liechtenstein in UEFA Nations League. San Marino - basically a little village on a hill surrounded all around by Italy...
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    Rugby: Argentina inflict record defeat on Australia

    Argentina 67-27 Australia The Wallabies (two-times World Cup winners) have suffered their worst ever margin of defeat - and conceded their most number of points - in a match in their entire illustrious history at the claws of the Pumas in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Australia were, at one point...
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    English beat Irish in Carsley's first game in charge

    Republic of Ireland 0-2 England Aviva Stadium, Dublin Attendance: 50,359 England have beaten neighbours Republic of Ireland in a British Isles derby in Europe's Nations League in their first game since their defeat to Spain in the Euro 2024 Final. The match was ex-Republic of Ireland player...
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    Princess of Wales completes her chemotherapy

    A message to the country from Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales...
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    Gun salutes mark two years of King's reign

    Gun salutes took place in London's Hyde Park today to mark the second anniversary of King Charles III's Accession to the throne. Gun salutes are usually fired on Accession Day (which is now 8th September), but because this year it fell on a Sunday when salutes traditionally do not take place...
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    Princess of Wales completes her chemotherapy

    The Princess of Wales has completed her chemotherapy and to celebrate the occasion she has released a video of her and her family - husband Prince William and children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis (first, second, third and fourth in line respectively) - spending time...
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    James Earl Jones does aged 93

    American actor James Earl Jones has died aged 93. Jones voiced good guy Mufasa in The Lion King and bad guy Darth Vader in the original Star Wars movies, although he was played by British actor David Prowse.
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    What are you listening to right now?

    Talk Talk - "My Foolish Friend" (1983) The London band had a hit with this in the year the wearing of seatbelts in vehicles became mandatory in the UK, the CD first went on sale in the UK, Aberdeen became the last team as of today to beat Real Madrid in a major European Final, people protested...
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    What are you listening to right now?

    Linkin Park - "The Emptiness Machine" (2024) The Californian rockers are back following the suicide of Chester Bennington. New album, "From Zero", is released on 15th November
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    Patel knocked out of Tory leadership race

    After the world's oldest surviving political party suffered its worse defeat in 200 years on 4th July, the Conservative and Unionist Party is now electing its new leader. Priti Patel has been knocked out in the first round. Kemi Badenoch is the favourite to win although Robert Jenrick leads...
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    Starmer refers to Sunak as "Prime Minister" five times during PMQs

    I reckon a combination of the two is the most likely theory.
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    Queen Camilla opens new cancer treatment centre

    Queen Camilla toured the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust’s new Dyson Cancer Centre, that centralises most of its cancer services under one roof where up to 300 patients can be treated daily. The Queen, who is enjoying a high popularity rating, spoke with patients receiving...
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    The King greets the PM at Balmoral

    King Charles III has hosted the Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Balmoral Castle in Crathie, Aberdeenshire. The Head of Government and his wife Victoria were invited to the British royal residence in Crathie by the Head of State. The Starmers arrived at Balmoral on Saturday and the PM and the...
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    Starmer refers to Sunak as "Prime Minister" five times during PMQs

    Either Starmer has a worse case of Alzheimer's than America's "Labour" President or both Starmer and Biden are a bit dim.
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    Starmer refers to Sunak as "Prime Minister" five times during PMQs

    Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer today accidentally called former PM Rishi Sunak "Prime Minister" five times during the weekly Prime Minister's Questions in the Commons when MPs grill the PM. Prime Minister's Questions is a weekly tradition in the Commons in our democracy when the people's...