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| Is the mantle of laughing stock of Eurosong being shaken off the UK's shoulders? Maybe so. Boyband Blue have kindly (or is it naively?) agreed to re-ignite their careers in Dusseldorf with "I Can". In a year of a Royal Wedding and with my patriotic juices flowing, I sincerely hope they can. Get tub thumping and predict, like me, a top five here | ![]() |
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| Thinking they're onto a good formula, the BBC pulled off another ever so major coup with a massive songwriting talent in 2010. Pete Waterman (& Mike Stock no less) are the big guns, & Josh Dubovie is the pea shooter singing "That Sounds Good To Me". No it doesn't. Learn about it here though | ||
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Having realised that 2009 is the last chance to keep up the record of a victory every decade, the Beeb have roped in Andrew "Cats" Lloyd Webber to prime a young debutante called Jade Ewen. She'll be singing "My time" and it's just precious darrlling. read about it here | |
| Sir Terry got the deciding vote of sorts in 2008, and ultimately it counted, as the British public chose a talent show runner-up called Andy Abraham to sing at position number 2 in the final, the position of doom. Read about his soul ditty here |
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The Tourist Guide says "Visit England and discover a country of great
contrast and diversity both in the places you go to and in the people
you meet. "Scotland is everything you imagine – whisky, golf, the romance
of the clans and a wealth of castles and historic sites. London "London is a vibrant, bustling, multi-cultural city.
But it is also a city full of history, heritage and culture. Discover
2000 years of history and pageantry; visit some of its 300 museums and
art galleries or eat your way round the world by sampling London's 6000
restaurants. London’s history is on display for all to see.And Edinburgh
and Cardiff have things to do too (well, apart from Cardiff that is)". |
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Phil Collins has got his own back on Oasis after a decade of insults from
the Gallagher brothers. --- Cannon and Ball
fan Nicky Kelly has broken a theatre's records - by spending £1,000
over the festive season to see her favourite duo in panto 38 times. |
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A man has taken
a picture of all 900 pubs in South Yorkshire. But David Parry, an amateur
historian, didn't have a single drink in any of them because he's a diabetic. --- A woman who drives a G-registration Austin Maestro has
told of her shock after receiving a speeding ticket claiming she was travelling
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Tommy
Cooper, Frank Whittle, Charles Darwin, Stan Laurel Stephen Fry, Cary Grant, Peter Sellers, Les Dawson, John Logie Baird Stephanie Cook, Fred Dibnah, Sir Frank Whittle. Charles Darwin Alfred Hitchcock, Winston Churchill, Michael Powell, Isaac Newton Edward Elgar, Charles Babbage, Bobby Charlton, David Byrne Agatha Christie, Rupert Brooke, William Shakespeare Ellen MacArthur, Roald Dahl, Charles Dickens, Nick Park. |
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Life expectancy |
75.29 men 80.84 women | |
| Airports | 471 | ||
| Radios | 1,436 per 1,000 people | ||
| Internet Users | 2,127.9 per 10,000 people | ||
| Railway Network | 23,519 miles | ||
| Death Penalty abolished in 1965, except for treason and piracy.Abolished completely in 1998 | |||
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