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  1. Blackleaf

    Bridge Collapse in Baltimore.

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/onlyfoolsandhorsestrotterfans/permalink/8077995212227984/
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    Football: Two of the world's best international sides play out entertaining draw

    Friendly England 2-2 Belgium Wembley Stadium Two of the world's five best international teams met each other tonight and cancelled each other out in an entertaining draw in London. England are ranked 3rd in the world and Belgium are ranked 4th with only World Champions Argentina (1) and...
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    Varadkar resigns as Irish PM

    Aged just 37, Simon Harris has become the youngest ever Toiseach (Prime Minister) of the Republic of Ireland. In his inauguration speech the new leader of the Fine Gael party condemned the use of the Irish tricolour on the coffin of an IRA member who murdered a garda (Irish police officer) and...
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    What are you listening to right now?

    DragonForce - "Burning Heart" (2024) The London power metallers are known for their retro video game-influenced sound. Marc Hudson - Vocals Herman Li - Guitar, backing vocals Sam Totman - Guitar, backing vocals Alicia Vigil - Bass, backing vocals Gee Anzalone - Drums, percussion, backing...
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    What are you listening to right now?

    Alestorm ft Patty Gurdy - "Voyage of the Dead Marauder" (2024) The British pirate metallers have teamed up with the German singer and hurdy-gurdy player...
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    What are you listening to right now?

    Uuhai - "Khar Khulz" (2024) This Mongolian band combines Mongolian throat singing, long song and horsehead fiddle music with heavy metal...
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    kate has cancer

    Prime Minister Rishi Sunak calls for support for Princess Catherine... Labour Party leader and soon-to-be Prime Minister Keir Starmer calls for an end to the speculation... King Charles III, who also has cancer, offers his support to his daughter-in-law...
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    kate has cancer

    The King and the Princess of Wales both have cancer. Crazy. Here's the Princess announcing it to the nation...
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    Man jailed for life for stealing phone slams Blair

    Britain has some of the most harsh criminal sentences in the world. For example, if you are found guilty of murder in Britain you will almost certainly be jailed for at least 40 years without parole, in many instances sentenced to spend the rest of your life in prison with no possibility of...
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    50 years since Princess Anne kidnapping attempt

    Yesterday (20th March) marked 50 years since Ian Ball attempted to kidnap Princess Anne, Queen Elizabeth II's daughter. Apparently when Ball told her to get into his car she replied: "Not bloody likely." Ball was taken down by a boxer who punched him in the face and he was later awarded the...
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    British PM urges public to support Princess of Wales

    British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has urged the public to get behind Princess Catherine after it emerged that her private medical records were breached by staff at the London Clinic, which is where she had abdominal surgery recently...
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    Varadkar resigns as Irish PM

    Leo Varadkar has announced his resignation as Toiseach (PM) of the Republic of Ireland and as leader of the Fine Gael (Irish for "Family of the Irish") party. Varadkar took to office in June 2017 until June 2020 and again from December 2022, the country's 14th Toiseach since it seceded from the...
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    Queen confers city status on Manx capital

    Queen Camilla has conferred city status on the Isle of Man capital Douglas. The Isle of Man is not part of the UK but is a British Crown Dependency in the Irish Sea between England and Northern Ireland. With a population of 84,000 the island depends on Britain for its defence and the King is...
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    Omnibus Jeffrey Epstein & Ghislaine Maxwell

    I was actually thinking that myself. It's Dana Scully and Rose Tyler. Scully, of course, wouldn't believe in Doctor Who. She'd try to come up with a more rational explanation.
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    Omnibus Jeffrey Epstein & Ghislaine Maxwell

    American-British actress Gillian Anderson, of The X-Files, plays former BBC News reporter Emily Maitlis in a new movie about Maitlis's 2018 interview with Prince Edward. The new new Netflix film also stars former Doctor Who actress Billie Piper...
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    Omnibus Russia Ukraine crisis

    The hypocrisy of the British Government over Putin's election win...
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    What are you listening to right now?

    Hue and Cry - "Labour of Love" (1987) Hailing from Lanarkshire, the band reached No6 in the UK charts with this hit...
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    What are you listening to right now?

    Kosheen - "Catch" (2000) Bristol drum and bass band Kosheen are celebrating their 25th anniversary. Their name derives from the name of Apache warrior Cochise. It was also discovered that, coincidentally, their name means "old-new" in Japanese. Drum and bass is a genre of music invented in...
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    King determined to attend Trooping the Colour

    King Charles III is determined to attend his second Trooping the Colour - the ceremony that marks the monarch's official birthday. Last year Trooping the Colour was on the 17th June and the King attended the event on horseback as his mother did for most of her reign. However, this year's...