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  1. Blackleaf

    What are you listening to right now?

    Priest - "A Signal In The Noise" (2021) Priest are a Swedish dark synth band. Sweden is about to host the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest after winning it yet again last year. The Scandinavian nation, where English is spoken by 90% of its people, is a hotbed of popular music and is the home of...
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    What are you listening to right now?

    Ghost - "Absoluton" (2024) (Live in LA) The popular Swedish rockers, fronted by Tobias Forge, are back with a new single
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    John Swinney becomes Scottish First Minister

    John Swinney has become SNP leader and Scotland's First Minister after the previous incumbent Humza Yousaf resigned over a scandal. Swinney is the 8th person to be Scottish First Minister since Scotland acquired its devolved parliament in 1999. The role is similar to that of a US state governor...
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    King refuses to meet Harry during Prince's UK visit

    Joking aside, the King is a Burnley fan. The small town Lancashire club has just been promoted to the Premier League. Asked why he is a fan of the club, the King said: "Burnley has been through some very challenging times and I'm trying to find ways of helping to regenerate and raise...
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    King refuses to meet Harry during Prince's UK visit

    If Harry scores the goals for Bayern Munich against Real Madrid tomorrow night to make it an all-German Champions League Final against Bayer Leverkusen at Wembley then the King will probably forgive his son.
  6. Blackleaf

    What are you listening to right now?

    The Rolling Stones - "Mess It Up" (2024) Formed in 1962 the mighty London rockers The Rolling Stones, fronted by Sir Mick Jagger, have sold a staggering 250 million records worldwide and are still going strong after 62 years...
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    King refuses to meet Harry during Prince's UK visit

    King Charles III is back to work after his cancer diagnosis, today meeting Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka at Buckingham Palace for talks Prince Harry is visiting Britain to mark 10 years of his Invictus Games. The fifth in line to the Throne wanted to meet his father the King during his...
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    Gun salutes mark first anniversary of Coronation

    Looking back at the Coronation, one year on...
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    What are you listening to right now?

    The Libertines - "Merry Old England" (2024) The London rockers' new single is about the illegal immigrants arriving on England's shores - usually on dinghies from France - and the Tory Government's failure to deal with them
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    Gun salutes mark first anniversary of Coronation

    Gun salutes by the British Army in London's Green Park and Tower Wharf marked the first anniversary of the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla...
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    King and Queen presented with the Coronation roll

    In a tradition which dates back to the reign of King Edward II in 1308, King Charles III and Queen Camilla have been presented with the new Coronation Roll, a record of their Accession and Coronation, on what is almost the first anniversary of the Coronation. The scroll contains around 11,600...
  12. Blackleaf

    What are you listening to right now?

    Oops. My mistake. Deep Purple's "Hush" wasn't released in 1968. It was released in 1984. Deep Purple - "Hush" (1984)
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    What are you listening to right now?

    Deep Purple - "Portable Door" (2024) London band Deep Purple were formed in 1967 and are, along with Black Sabbath, one of the pioneers of heavy metal. They are famous for their 1968 hit "Hush" and others. Their new single "Portable Door" was released on Tuesday and is the first single from...
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    What are you listening to right now?

    Ringo Starr - "Gonna Need Someone" (2024) The former Beatles drummer and children's TV narrator is back with his 21st - yes, 21st - solo album at the age of 83... New album "Crooked Boy" was released 20th April...
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    Britain and Ireland involved in asylum seeker row

    Britain: "Why should we take Ireland migrants back when we can't send anyone back to France?" Britain is taking a tough line against the Irish in the war of words between the two neighbours over migrants. Non-EU Britain wants to send its illegals to Rwanda but this threat has driven many of...
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    Train named after Princess Anne

    Princess Anne, the Princess Royal, was today given flowers as a train was named after her. The King's sister, 73, was at London's Paddington Station as a Great Western Railways (GWR) locomotive was given the name "HRH The Princess Royal." Princess Anne was given the honour for her support of...
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    New photo released of Princess Charlotte for her 9th birthday

    Yeah. She's a pretty little thing. Her mum and dad aren't bad looking, either, so we know where she gets her beauty from.
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    New photo released of Princess Charlotte for her 9th birthday

    Kensington Palace has just released a new photograpic portrait of Princess Charlotte for her ninth birthday. Princess Charlotte is the third in line to the Throne after her father Prince William, 41, and older brother Prince George, 10, and was born on 2nd May 2015. She is the only daughter of...
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    Britain and Ireland involved in asylum seeker row

    GB News: Jacob Rees-Mogg: "We owe Ireland and the EU nothing in terms of refugee returns." An independent Britain's policy of sending its illegals to Rwanda has caused many of them to flee to Ireland. Therefore, Britain's Rwanda policy is proving an effective deterrent and is causing the...