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    What are you listening to right now?

    Deep Purple - "Portable Door" (2024) London band Deep Purple were formed in 1967 and are, along with Black Sabbath, one of the pioneers of heavy metal. They are famous for their 1968 hit "Hush" and others. Their new single "Portable Door" was released on Tuesday and is the first single from...
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    What are you listening to right now?

    Ringo Starr - "Gonna Need Someone" (2024) The former Beatles drummer and children's TV narrator is back with his 21st - yes, 21st - solo album at the age of 83... New album "Crooked Boy" was released 20th April...
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    Britain and Ireland involved in asylum seeker row

    Britain: "Why should we take Ireland migrants back when we can't send anyone back to France?" Britain is taking a tough line against the Irish in the war of words between the two neighbours over migrants. Non-EU Britain wants to send its illegals to Rwanda but this threat has driven many of...
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    Train named after Princess Anne

    Princess Anne, the Princess Royal, was today given flowers as a train was named after her. The King's sister, 73, was at London's Paddington Station as a Great Western Railways (GWR) locomotive was given the name "HRH The Princess Royal." Princess Anne was given the honour for her support of...
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    New photo released of Princess Charlotte for her 9th birthday

    Yeah. She's a pretty little thing. Her mum and dad aren't bad looking, either, so we know where she gets her beauty from.
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    New photo released of Princess Charlotte for her 9th birthday

    Kensington Palace has just released a new photograpic portrait of Princess Charlotte for her ninth birthday. Princess Charlotte is the third in line to the Throne after her father Prince William, 41, and older brother Prince George, 10, and was born on 2nd May 2015. She is the only daughter of...
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    Britain and Ireland involved in asylum seeker row

    GB News: Jacob Rees-Mogg: "We owe Ireland and the EU nothing in terms of refugee returns." An independent Britain's policy of sending its illegals to Rwanda has caused many of them to flee to Ireland. Therefore, Britain's Rwanda policy is proving an effective deterrent and is causing the...
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    Britain and Ireland involved in asylum seeker row

    Britain and the Republic of Ireland have become embroiled in a row over asylum seekers. Ireland is saying that asylum seekers are crossing over the border from Northern Ireland to the Republic and says it wants to return the illegals to Britain. However, Britain - which is not part of the EU...
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    What are you listening to right now?

    Depeche Mode - "People Are Good" (2024) Basildon, Essex, electro-rockers Depeche Mode were formed in 1980 and are one of the most successful artists in history, having sold over 100 million records worldwide, their dark music proving popular. 44 years on and here's their new single. The video...
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    What are you listening to right now?

    Erasure - "The Circus" (1987) This hit by the London electropop duo lamented the loss of Britain's once-mighty manufacturing industry, not long ago the biggest in the world
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    King gets back to public duties after cancer diagnosis

    Longer footage of the King and Queen meeting staff and patients of the Macmillan Cancer Support in London. The King, who himself has cancer, made the visit today to highlight to the nation the importance of early diagnosis of cancer...
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    King bestows new titles on William and Kate

    On 23rd April - St George's Day - the King bestowed new titles on Prince William and Catherine, the next King and Queen...
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    One dead and four injured in London machete attack

    I don't know. A cricket bat Vs a Samurai sword?
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    Duchess of Edinburgh meets Ukrainian President and wife

    The Duchess of Edinburgh has visited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and First Lady Olena Zelenska in the Ukrainian capital Kiev. Sophie, who is the wife of the King's youngest sibling Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, met the Ukrainian President at his Mariinskyi Palace. The King's...