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  1. Blackleaf

    "Frankenstein has lost control of his Monster."

    I'm reading Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" - released in 1818 - right now. I'm even taking into work with me and reading it in the canteen at break times. As a Brit I thought I can't die without reading one of my country's greatest works of literature. And it's a bloody good read. It's almost...
  2. Blackleaf

    What are you listening to right now?

    The Zombies - "She's Not There" (1964) The St Albans, Hertfordshire, band reached No12 in the UK charts with this song in 1964.
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    What are you listening to right now?

    Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich - "The Loos of England" (1967) The Salisbury band had a hit with this surprisingly catchy tune during the year of the Summer of Love...
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    King presented with Scottish Crown Jewels in Edinburgh

    King Charles III was today presented with the symbols of his authority in Scotland - the Crown, the Sceptre and the Sword of State, known as the Honours of Scotland - during a day of pomp, pageantry and prayer in Edinburgh. Scotland's leading figures gathered at St Giles' Cathedral for the...
  5. Blackleaf

    What are you listening to right now?

    Herman's Hermits - "I'm Into Something Good" (1964) The Manchester rockers scored a big hit with this song in 1964. The song also did well in America, at the height of the British Invasion...
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    What are you listening to right now?

    The Animals - "We Gotta Get Out Of This Place" (1965) This song was a UK No2 hit by Newcastle band The Animals in 1965 and it became very popular with American troops serving in Vietnam...
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    Trumpington burial: Teenage Anglo-Saxon girl's face reveal

    Trumpington burial: Teenage Anglo-Saxon girl's face reveal BBC News 19th June 2023 Without DNA analysis, forensic artist Hew Morrison could not be sure of her precise eye and hair colour By Katy Prickett BBC News, Cambridgeshire The face of a girl who died more than 1,300 years ago has been...
  8. Blackleaf

    What are you listening to right now?

    Spandau Ballet - "I'll Fly For You" (1984)
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    What are you listening to right now?

    Yazoo: "Situation" (1982)
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    Major search underway for missing Titanic wreck submarine

    The "ever tolerant" British Left shows its intolerance to the five rich people who were killed in the Titanic submarine disaster, three of whom were British...
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    Major search underway for missing Titanic wreck submarine

    We'll I haven't heard that. I'm just learning that now. I've been assuming that the submarine imploded without warning. Everything was fine and they were chatting away together and then suddenly it imploded. I haven't heard that they heard banging every 30 minutes. It seems to me that the thing...
  12. Blackleaf

    Reclaim Party leader Fox investigated by police for burning Pride Flag

    I remember when we in the West used to poke fun at the North Koreans and Soviets for such things. How, that to the badly-named "liberals" we are becoming like them.
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    Major search underway for missing Titanic wreck submarine

    I've heard that the US picked up the sounds of the submarine imploding on Sunday and that other noises that have been heard were natural noises of the sea.
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    Major search underway for missing Titanic wreck submarine

    Submarine hypocrisy of woke "liberals"
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    King shares photo to mark his son's birthday

    The King has released a photo of himself and his eldest son the Prince of Wales to mark the prince's 41st birthday. Prince William celebrated his 41st birthday on 21st June and, to mark the occasion, the King has publically released a photo of the two of them during his Coronation last month...
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    Major search underway for missing Titanic wreck submarine

    The US Coastguard has announced that the Titanic submarine has imploded, killing its five occupants instantly: Three Brits, a Frenchman and an American. Wreckage of the submersible was found 1,600ft from the bow of the Titanic...
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    Reclaim Party leader Fox investigated by police for burning Pride Flag

    Laurence Fox, the leader of the right-wing Reclaim Party in Britain, has been investigated by police for burning the Pride Flag. Yes, it seems that in Britain in 2023 it's a criminal offence to burn bunting in your own backyard.
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    Major search underway for missing Titanic wreck submarine

    British billionaire Hamish Harding is one of five people onboard the submarine A massive search and rescue effort is under way in the North Atlantic after a submarine exploring the wreck of the Titanic went missing on Sunday. The research vessel Polar Prince lost contact with the Titan...