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    Britain and Ireland involved in asylum seeker row

    Britain and the Republic of Ireland have become embroiled in a row over asylum seekers. Ireland is saying that asylum seekers are crossing over the border from Northern Ireland to the Republic and says it wants to return the illegals to Britain. However, Britain - which is not part of the EU...
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    What are you listening to right now?

    Depeche Mode - "People Are Good" (2024) Basildon, Essex, electro-rockers Depeche Mode were formed in 1980 and are one of the most successful artists in history, having sold over 100 million records worldwide, their dark music proving popular. 44 years on and here's their new single. The video...
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    What are you listening to right now?

    Erasure - "The Circus" (1987) This hit by the London electropop duo lamented the loss of Britain's once-mighty manufacturing industry, not long ago the biggest in the world
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    King gets back to public duties after cancer diagnosis

    Longer footage of the King and Queen meeting staff and patients of the Macmillan Cancer Support in London. The King, who himself has cancer, made the visit today to highlight to the nation the importance of early diagnosis of cancer...
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    King bestows new titles on William and Kate

    On 23rd April - St George's Day - the King bestowed new titles on Prince William and Catherine, the next King and Queen...
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    One dead and four injured in London machete attack

    I don't know. A cricket bat Vs a Samurai sword?
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    Duchess of Edinburgh meets Ukrainian President and wife

    The Duchess of Edinburgh has visited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and First Lady Olena Zelenska in the Ukrainian capital Kiev. Sophie, who is the wife of the King's youngest sibling Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, met the Ukrainian President at his Mariinskyi Palace. The King's...
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    King gets back to public duties after cancer diagnosis

    The King appeared to be in great spirits today as he was presented with flowers during his first public engagement since his cancer diagnosis. The King, 75, and Queen, 76, visited the Macmillan Cancer Centre in Fitzrovia in the London Borough of Camden and they were each given flowers by two...
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    One dead and four injured in London machete attack

    One person has been killed and 4 others have been injured after a man wielding a machete went on the rampage in Hainault, north east London. The attack occurred just after 7am and the fatality is a 14 year old boy. London's Metropolitan Police tasered and arrested a 36 year old man in Hainault...
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    King gets back to public duties after cancer diagnosis

    King Charles III has today carried out his first public engagement since his cancer diagnosis. King Charles III and Queen Camilla visited the University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre in London. The British Head of State and his wife were shown the world leading cancer treatment...
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    King to return to public duties

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    What are you listening to right now?

    The Cardigans - "Sick & Tired" (1994) In 1994, the Swedish band The Cardigans released "Emmerdale", an album named after the British soap opera. Here's a hit from the album...
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    Four injured as horses run amok in London

    I tell you what, though: That young soldier did his country proud. He didn't put a foot wrong. Unlike many of our politicians he just made a statement to his country and said it how it is with no sides taken. And he's probably young enough to be my son.
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    What are you listening to right now?

    Adam and the Ants - "Stand and Deliver" (1981) The London New Wave band had their first UK No1 with this song. "Stand and deliver your money or your life!" was what British highwaymen used to say to their victims in the late 1700s and early 1800s...
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    Four injured as horses run amok in London

    So are the Household Cavalry. They are the King's bodyguard and those horses are the Household Cavalry's horses. The Household Cavalry are the guys who stand guard outside Buckingham Palace. All the tourists think they are a laugh but they are British soldiers armed to kill anyone threatening...
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    St George's Day Vs Palestinian protesters

    Alright then. I will.
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    Four injured as horses run amok in London

    No, they aren't. Both the RCMP and the Household Cavalry serve His Majesty proudly. Unforseen events like loud noises sometimes cannot be predicted.
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    Britain and Germany hold talks in Berlin

    Yeah. And the family was so ashamed of it that they changed their name to Windsor in 1917 during World War I.