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  1. Blackleaf

    What are you listening to right now?

    Paleface Swiss - "Please End Me" (2023) Hailing from Zurich in Switzerland, these guys are about as heavy as you can get.
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    Starmer hosts European Political Community summit

    British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has hosted the 4th European Political Community summit at the magnificent Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill. The EPC is a fairly new organisation of European nations.
  3. Blackleaf

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    Priest - "Black Venom" (2024) Another banger from the Swedish electro-rockers
  4. Blackleaf

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    I like this one from '92, when everyone in Britain was high on recreational drugs and dancing in acid house raves.
  5. Blackleaf

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    No. Sadly the band's lead singer is no longer with us but when he was around he was mental as fuck. But they didn't half make great music.
  6. Blackleaf

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    Ghost - "The Future is a Foreign Land" (2024) The popular Swedish rockers are back
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    The Prodigy - "Breathe" (1997) The Essex electro-punk rockers scored a massive No1 hit around Europe with this classic
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    Portugal. The Man: "Still Feel It" (2017) The Alaskan alt-rockers scored a top 10 hit in several countries with this...
  9. Blackleaf

    What are you listening to right now?

    Papa Roach - "Between Angels and Insects" (2001) The Vacaville, California, rockers managed to score themselves a No17 UK hit with this adrenaline-fuelling song. I can't imagine such a glorious song reaching that high in the charts today.
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    King Charles III opens the new UK Parliament

    Sunak and Starmer chat and laugh together as the King opens Parliament days after Labour's landslide election win. The PM and Leader of the Opposition are friendly with each other personally despite attacking each other over the Despatch Boxes when at work in the Commons.
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    Uncontacted humans are filmed in Peru

    Humans who are unaware that the rest of humanity exists have been filmed in Peru. Apart from the loggers felling trees where they live the Peruvian tribe is unaware that 8 billion other humans exist. They think they are the only ones. In 2022, the tribe killed a logger with a six foot arrow...
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    UK General Election to be on 4th July

    The election is very much over but Leftie tosspots still can't get over Reform's 5 seats...
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    King Charles III opens the new UK Parliament

    When I look at American Presidential elections I think: "Is it worth all this hoopla?" You guys make them run for 18 months or whatever. We have ours done in six weeks or so. You started your American election campaign months ago. The British later started and then finished their election...
  14. Blackleaf

    King Charles III opens the new UK Parliament

    Starmer vows "national renewal" Keir Starmer made his first speech to the Commons today as Prime Minister after Labour's massive landslide victory. 412 of the 650 MPs are Labour, so the Government and Starmer are very strong. Starmer and Leader of the Opposition Sunak, who are both...
  15. Blackleaf

    King Charles III opens the new UK Parliament

    Black Rod has the Commons door slammed in her face. She bangs on the Commons door demanding to be let in. Once let in she orders the MPs to go to the Lords to hear the King's Speech. Just to make sure the MPs comply to the King's demands, the Commons mace is then "stolen" and taken to the...
  16. Blackleaf

    King Charles III opens the new UK Parliament

    It also just happens to be the Queen's 77th birthday today.
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    King Charles III opens the new UK Parliament

    One thing the British are very good at is Royal Pomp and Ceremony. They were at it again today as the King and Queen travelled to the Palace of Westminster to open Parliament. People - locals and tourists - lined the streets as the Monarch and his Consort travelled to Westminster on a glorious...
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    King Charles III opens the new UK Parliament

    As far as I'm aware he's hasn't been due to visit the USA. The King and Queen are due to visit Australia and Samoa in October.
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    King Charles III opens the new UK Parliament

    In a ceremony that is around 700 years old, the British monarch today opened the new Parliament. This Parliament is massively changed as Labour are now the governing party with a huge 412 seats. It's only the third time since 1979 that a different party has taken to power in Britain (and they...
  20. Blackleaf

    What are you listening to right now?

    Suede - "The Beautiful Ones" (1996) The London rockers scored a big hit with this in 1996: In this year: Terry Venables resigns as England manager after Gareth Southgate's missed penalty against Germany in the Semi-Final of Euro 96 knocks England out. Southgate is now the current England...