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    Child arrested after Finnish school shooting

    I think you have more than the rest of the world combined.
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    What are you listening to right now?

    Pet Shop Boys - "Dancing Star" (2024) Going strong for 43 years, Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe are Britain's most successful music duo having sold more than 50 million records worldwide. They are one of the big guns in pop music, with massive hits like West End Girls (1984) and It's a Sin (1987)...
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    What are you listening to right now?

    Paul Weller - "Soul Wandering" (2024) The former lead singer of late 70s early 80s mod rockers The Jam is back with new work The new album "66" is out on 24th May, the day before Weller's 66th birthday...
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    King opens East Wing of Buckingham Palace to public

    As part of his desire to give the public more access to royal residences, the King is opening Balmoral to the public for the first time. Visitors will now be able to tour this magnificent palace in Aberdeenshire, where Queen Elizabeth II died. Over many years, Balmoral was a favourite retreat...
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    King opens East Wing of Buckingham Palace to public

    The opening of the East Wing of Charles III's birthplace is part of his desire to make royal residences more accessible to the public. The King has chosen not to make Buckingham Palace his official residence but it still remains the monarch's administrative headquarters where the King carries...
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    Paris 2024: French diver embarrasses himself in front of President

    A French diver has embarrassed himself in front of President Macron during the inauguration ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics swimming pool...
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    Child arrested after Finnish school shooting

    A 12 year old has been arrested after a 12 year old was killed in a school shooting in Vantaa, near the Finnish capital Helsinki. There are 1.5 million licensed firearms in Finland with a population of 5.6 million. In comparison, Britain has 2 million licensed firearms with a population of 68...
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    What are you listening to right now?

    Scooter - "Back In The UK" (1996) Scooter are the most successful German single-record act, having sold more than 30 million records globally. H.P. Baxxter, the lead singer of the happy hardcore band, is an Anglophile and this was their biggest hit in the UK...
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    What are you listening to right now?

    UB40 - "Forever True" (2024) Eighties reggae giants UB40, famous for their 1983 hit "Red Red Wine", are back with a new single that pays homage to their home city football club Birmingham City UB40 - "Red Red Wine" (1983)
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    Space Thread

    This planet would tear you apart... https://m.youtube.com/shorts/Eo9kiBYRhPw
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    Could the British Military handle a Major War?

    Could Canada handle a major war? Britain is one of a handful of countries with the capability to destroy entire nations and millions of people.
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    What are you listening to right now?

    Sum 41 - "Paint It Black" (2024) The Canadian pop punk band have covered The Rolling Stones' 1966 hit.
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    Queen hands out Maundy Money in behalf of the King

    The King delivers his Maundy Thursday message to his country. In the message the King reiterated Christ's example to serve and not to be served...
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    Queen hands out Maundy Money in behalf of the King

    The state religion of England is the Church of England and the Monarch is the Head of the Church of England. According to the Church of England the Thursday before Good Friday is Maundy Thursday and on Maundy Thursday the Head of the Church - the Monarch - should hand out special coins to...
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    Football: Two of the world's best international sides play out entertaining draw

    Of course it's football. They use their feet. They aren't allowed to to use their hands and arms except the goalkeepers, and even they can only do so in their own penalty areas.
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    Football: Two of the world's best international sides play out entertaining draw

    That's true. Neither side has won the Euros, either, although England almost won Euro 2020, only losing to Italy in a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw.
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    Fentanyl

    Essex fentanyl murderer sentenced to minimum of 37 years in jail. Luke D'Wit, 34, will be 71 before he is eligible for parole. IT worker D'Wit murdered grandparents Stephen Baxter, 61, and his wife Carol, 64, by lacing their medication with fentanyl at their home in West Mersea, Essex, in...
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    Space Thread

    I think the upcoming solar eclipse will not occur in my country. It will be seen in South America. But I remember the 1999 eclipse and the one in, I think, 2009 (I can't remember). One was total and one was partial. On both occasions I viewed it through a plastic kitchen sink bucket filled with...
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    What are you listening to right now?

    Muse - "We Are Fucking Fucked" (2023) More great music from the London rockers...
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    Iranically Iran, Middle East’s Karen…

    Onboard Royal Navy destroyer HMS Diamond as she faces Houthi attacks. She and her sister Daring-class ships can shoot down incoming missiles the size of tennis balls travelling faster than sound...