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  1. Blackleaf

    What are you listening to right now?

    Madness - "Baggy Trousers" (1980)
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    The Queen visits aircraft carrier ahead of first operational deployment

    Magnificent dusk departure from Portsmouth for HMS Queen Elizabeth and USS The Sullivans
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    Eurovision Song Contest 2021

    Måneskin from Italy wins the Eurovision Song Contest 2021! In the end it came down to either Italy or Switzerland, with Switzerland needing at least 258 points to win. But they didn't quite get enough...
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    Eurovision Song Contest 2021

    Favourites Italy have won the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time since 1990!
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    Eurovision Song Contest 2021

    Incredible scenes here. After the jury votes, with the UK the only country on zero points, they've then just received zero points from the public, meaning the UK has a grand total of zero points. There was booing in the crowd and then the UK's James Newman stood up and raised his arms to great...
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    Eurovision Song Contest 2021

    It's looking like it's going to be either Switzerland or France, just five points in it between those top two. The UK, which last won it in 1997, still the only country with zero points. Even Ireland and Australia gave us nothing and we usually get lots of points from the Irish.
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    Eurovision Song Contest 2021

    Italy, the favourites, are fourth. Switzerland still have a lead. France, who last won it in 1977, are second. The UK just gave France the maximum 12 points. The UK is now the only country with no points.
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    Eurovision Song Contest 2021

    Still at the beginning of the voting and I can already see that the UK isn't going to win. We're already 17 points behind tiny San Marino -zero points so far with four other countries. Switzerland, the first ever winners, last winning it in 1988 with Celine Dion, have an early lead.
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    Eurovision Song Contest 2021

    Finland last won it in 2006 with heavy metal band Lordi, the last time a group won it. They've gone heavy metal again this year... Blind Channel - Dark Side I'm trying to decide whether to vote for Italy or Finland. I might vote for Finland.
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    Eurovision Song Contest 2021

    Iceland Daði og Gagnamagnið - 10 Years UK James Newman - Embers Israel Eden Alene - Set Me Free Albania Anxhela Peristeri - Karma
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    Eurovision Song Contest 2021

    Italy are the favourites to win the competition. Here is Italy's entry... Måneskin - Zitti E Buoni
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    Eurovision Song Contest 2021

    Almost time for the annual Saturday night euro cheesy pop fest. I've got some beers in the fridge and some fish in the oven. Come on UK!
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    Space Thread

    The Most Horrifying Planets Ever Discovered
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    Brits ‘Need To Drink 124 Pints Each’ To Save UK Pubs After Lockdown

    You can tell Alex is having a few drinks in nice and sunny Blackpool on the Irish Sea coast today. He's even got himself a BBC: a big black cock.
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    Derbyshire village marks duelling death which shocked England

    Derbyshire village marks duelling death which shocked England By Greig Watson BBC News Saturday 22nd May 2021 The story was so popular a number of one-off accounts were printed around the country The 200th anniversary of a duel which sparked national headlines - and may have led to a church...
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    Diana

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    COVID-19 'Pandemic'

    I was going to go down to Essa Academy today to get my first vaccine without an appointment, but I was reading The Sun during the week and saw a picture of it with a huge queue of people, so I thought I'm not spending two hours queuing on a Saturday. So I've decided not to bother.
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    COVID-19 'Pandemic'

    Boris Johnson, speaking onboard HMS Queen Elizabeth, confirms no need for 'vaccine certificate to go to the pub'
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    Space Thread

    Yeah, they're all in on it: all the world's space agencies and the thousands of people who work for them.
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    Brits ‘Need To Drink 124 Pints Each’ To Save UK Pubs After Lockdown

    Something like that. Here's what I'm having now as I play on the Xbox...