Glastonbury viewers ‘spot the Queen’ in the crowd watching Robert Plant
“That disguise is fooling nobody,” one viewer said Glastonbury fans watching the festival from home are convinced they’ve spotted the Queen in the crowd. Those who tuned in to watch from the comfort of their living rooms on Friday evening may have noticed the Queen-like fan, who everybody is dubbing a doppelgänger of Her Royal […]
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‘Stuff the Jubilee’: How anti-monarchists are turning a party into a protest
“The jubilee’s pomp is a provocation to anyone who’s aware we’re in a cost of living crisis” Imagine what you could do with £28 million of government money? First you could help out the 2.4 million adults who, according to a new report, can’t afford to eat everyday. Then there’s the 5.6 million on Universal […]
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Liverpool fans were right to boo the national anthem
These days, if you say you’re Scouse, not English, you get locked up and thrown in jail In late May 2015, almost 100,000 people filled the Camp Nou to the brim for the Copa del Rey final. An entire stadium full of Catalan and Basque nationalists, supporting Barcelona and Athletic Club, in pursuit of Spanish […]
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Ukrainian soldiers scream ‘God save the Queen!’ when firing UK-made missiles, report says
The UK has sent thousands of armaments in an effort to aid Ukraine’s defence Ukrainian soldiers have apparently been heard shouting “God save the Queen!” when firing British-made weapons at the Russian enemy as Vladimir Putin‘s invasion enters its 21st day. The report comes from The Sunday Times, which revealed that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy […]
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