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News 29/05/26

The mother of Archie Battersbee, the twelve-year-old who died following a High Court battle, has been jailed for running a motorist off the road. Fifty-year-old Hollie Dance tailed the victim for miles in October twenty-twenty-two before her son, twenty-six-year-old Thomas Summers, rammed the man into a bush. Basildon Crown Court heard details of the incident on Friday. Dance was sentenced to four years in prison, while her son received a five-year custodial term for his role in the attack. Donald […]

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The Best Power Ballads Of All Time

There’s something special about a proper power ballad. It usually starts quietly. Someone sings emotionally into the distance. Then suddenly: the drums arrive the guitar solo kicks in lighters go in the air and everybody’s singing like they’re headlining Wembley Power ballads dominated the 80s and 90s in particular, becoming the soundtrack to slow dances, heartbreak, road trips and questionable karaoke performances. And honestly? They still sound brilliant. Here are some of the greatest power ballads ever recorded. Prepare for […]

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News 28/05/26

Nicola Sturgeon has spoken publicly for the first time since the conviction of her estranged husband for embezzlement, describing the past week as the worst of her life. Peter Murrell, the former chief executive of the Scottish National Party, pleaded guilty on Monday to embezzling over four hundred thousand pounds. The sixty-one-year-old used party funds to bankroll a lavish lifestyle, purchasing luxury items including a fountain pen, coffee machine and a state-of-the-art motorhome. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has announced […]

todayMay 28, 2026 12

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Guilty Pleasure Songs We Secretly Love (Even If We Pretend We Don’t)

Everyone says they’ve got “great taste in music”. Very curated playlists. Very cool artist selections. Very serious opinions about obscure B-sides from 1994. But then something happens at a wedding, in a taxi, or late at night on the radio… and suddenly all that credibility disappears the moment a certain song comes on. Because no matter how much we deny it, we all have guilty pleasure tracks. The songs we loudly say we’ve “grown out of”… while quietly singing every […]

todayMay 27, 2026 8

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News 27/05/26

The United States has dismissed reports from Iran regarding a potential draft deal as a complete fabrication. Iranian state television had claimed it obtained a draft of an initial, unofficial framework for a memorandum of understanding with the United States. Under these reported terms, Iran would restore commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz to pre-war levels within one month, while the US would withdraw military forces and lift its naval blockade. The US has now categorically rejected these claims. […]

todayMay 27, 2026 8

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Famous People Connected To Slough

Slough gets a lot of jokes. Mostly from people who’ve never actually spent much time there. But while the town has often been unfairly mocked over the years, Slough has quietly produced and attracted some seriously famous names from the worlds of music, sport, television, film and entertainment. In fact, there’s a good chance some of your favourite actors, musicians or sports stars have a connection to Slough somewhere along the line. Here are some of the most famous people […]

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News 26/05/26

NASA administrator Jared Isaacman has declared that America is returning to the moon and this time is there to stay. During his opening remarks, he noted the excitement among the public for new lunar ambitions and thanked those who made the project possible, most notably Donald Trump, for their vital support in securing the future of the mission. Almost one thousand migrants crossed the English Channel over the bank holiday weekend, according to the latest Home Office figures. A total […]

todayMay 26, 2026 8

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Artists Who Completely Reinvented Themselves

Pop music moves fast. One minute an artist is topping the charts with a certain sound or image, the next they’ve changed direction completely and somehow become even bigger. For Gen X music fans, we’ve seen some incredible reinventions over the decades. Some artists changed their style to survive, others simply got bored and wanted something new. Here are some of the artists who pulled off complete reinventions and proved that taking a risk can seriously pay off. Madonna Nobody […]

todayMay 25, 2026 7

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News 25/05/26

The UK has recorded its all-time highest May temperature after parts of London reached thirty-four point eight degrees on Monday. That provisional figure, recorded at Kew Gardens, also surpassed the hottest bank holiday on record, which was thirty-three point three degrees in twenty-nineteen. Wales has also experienced its hottest May day, reaching thirty-two point two degrees at Hawarden Airport in Flintshire. The Met Office described the heat as exceptional for this time of year. Russia has threatened to launch a […]

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