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    2026 World Cup

    2026 World Cup Group A Mexico 2-0 South Africa Quiñones 9 Jiménez Azteca Stadium, Mexico City Attendance: 80,824 The 2026 World Cup - the 23rd World Cup - in Canada, USA and Mexico has just started, with co-hosts Mexico beating South Africa in the opening game. This is the biggest World Cup...
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    Crystal Palace win Conference League

    Conference League Final Crystal Palace 1-0 Rayo Vallecano Mateta 51 Red Bull Stadium, Leipzig Attendance: 39,176 London club Crystal Palace have made history by winning their first ever European trophy. They beat Spanish side Rayo Vallecano to win the Conference League in Germany. Two of...
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    Russian fighter jets flew within 20 feet of RAF plane

    This is the moment two Russian fighter jest flew within 20ft (6 metres) of an unarmed RAF plane. Two Russian fighters seemed determined to spark a major conflict between Britain and Russia as they came seriously close to the unarmed RAF Rivet Joint spy plane over the Black Sea in international...
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    Arsenal are crowned English champions for first time since 2004

    Arsenal win the Premier League for the first time since 2004 In a traditional display of respect, fellow London side Crystal Palace honour the new English champions with a guard of honour Premier League Crystal Palace 1-2 Arsenal London giants Arsenal have been crowned English champions...
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    Prince William says his family couldn't cope without Catherine

    Speaking on Heart Radio and fresh from watching his favourite football team Aston Villa win the Europa League in Istanbul, Prince William - the Heir to the Throne - says he and his three children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis wouldn't be able to cope without Princess...
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    Aston Villa win the Europa League

    Europa League Final Freiburg 0-3 Aston Villa Tielemans 41 Buendia 45+3 Rogers 58 Besiktas Stadium, Istanbul Attendance:37,324 In the first ever meeting between the two sides, Birmingham side Aston Villa beat their German opponents tonight to win the Europa League. It's Aston Villa's first...
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    Irish President invites King Charles III to State Visit

    The President of the Republic of Ireland Catherine Connolly is on a three day official visit to her country's much larger next door neighbour the United Kingdom. Upon arriving the Irish Head of State met the British Head of State King Charles III at Buckingham Parliament and invited him to a...
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    Manchester City win FA Cup for the 8th time

    FA Cup Final Chelsea 0-1 Manchester City Semenyo 72 At Wembley, London Attendance: 83,337 Manchester City have won the FA Cup for the 8th time after beating London side Chelsea in the Final at Wembley. The Manchester giants have now won the world's oldest football tournament in 1904, 1934...
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    Bulgaria win 70th Eurovision Song Contest

    Bulgaria has won the 70th Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna. It is the country's first ever Eurovision victory. The winning song was "Bangaranga" by Dara which got 516 points. Israel finished second with 343 points. The favourites to win were Finland but they finished 6th with 279 points...
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    Princess of Wales greeted by fans in Reggio Emiliana

    Catherine, the Princess of Wales, was given a warm welcome by the people of the Italian city of Reggio Emiliana. The future British Queen has visited the Italian city - the birthplace of the modern Italian flag - in her mission to support children and their families in the earliest years of...
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    Hearts on the brink of winning first Scottish title for 66 years

    Hearts are on the brink of winning their first Scottish league title since 1960 tomorrow. The Edinburgh club just need at least a draw against Scottish champions Celtic to win their first league title since 1960. If Hearts achieve their goal of becoming Scottish champions, they will be the...
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    Ancient pomp and pageantry as King opens Parliament

    All the typical glittery British pomp and pageantry - much of which, of course dates back centuries - today as King Charles III sat on his throne in the House of Lords alongside Queen Camilla and opened Parliament. As Head of State the British monarch is apolitical so his speech setting out the...
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    Lefties go into meltdown after Reform win local elections

    A jubilant Reform leader Farage and his new Havering councillors outside Havering Town Hall in east London Number of councillors (England): Reform: 1453 (up 1451) Labour: 1068 (down 1496) Liberal Democrats: 844 (up 155) Conservatives: 801 (down 563) Greens: 587 (up 441) Independents: 212 (up...
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    Sir David Attenborough turns 100

    Sir David Attenborough - the great British naturalist, wildlife broadcaster and writer - turns 100 years old today, 8th May. Born 17 days after Queen Elizabeth II, Attenborough has narrated, written or presented over 100 nature documentaries, with his first being in 1954. Sir David is one of...
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    New portrait of Princess Charlotte to mark her 11th birthday

    The Prince and Princess of Wales (Prince William and Catherine) have released a new portrait of their daughter Princess Charlotte to mark her 11th birthday. Princess Charlotte was born at St Mary's Hospital in London on 2nd May 2015. She is Third in Line to the Throne after only her father...
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    King addresses Bermuda's Government House

    The King and His Excellency the Governor of Bermuda Andrew Murdoch His Majesty King Charles III is back in Britain - albeit a part of Britain which is 3,500 miles from the mainland. It's the King's first visit to the British Overseas Territory - located 650 miles off the coast of South...
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    British Army to destroy WWII bomb found in Plymouth

    Devon and Cornwall Police and the British Army today addressed the country after an unexploded World War II bomb was found in Plymouth, Devon. More than 1000 homes have been evacuated and a no-fly zone has been put in place after the bomb was discovered on a building site. The army confirmed...
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    The Sheep Detectives

    In this witty new British/American comedy movie, George (Australian actor Hugh Jackman) is a shepherd who reads detective novels to his beloved sheep every night, assuming they can’t possibly understand. But when a mysterious incident disrupts life on the farm, the sheep realize they must...
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    The world's first pocket-size Al supercomputer

    Tiiny AI Pocket Lab: The World's First Pocket-Size Al Supercomputer It's amazing the technology we have in 2026...
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    King and Queen start US State Visit

    King Charles III and Queen Camilla have been greeted by President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump for tea at the White House on the first day of their US State Visit...