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King Charles III marks Queen Elizabeth II's 100th birthday King Charles III has paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II on what would have been her 100th birthday.

Morning! Welcome to Tuesday’s song suggestion game…by Royal Appointment today…as I’m after songs to mark what would have been Queen Elizabeth II’s birthday please…

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Armed police swooped when video game led to fears gunshots were real Firearms officers wearing balaclavas were called at around 3.35pm with paramedics and an air ambulance after a member of the public reported gunshots and a shout of 'I've been shot' from a flat.

Morning! Welcome to a brand new week on the song suggestion game and today I’m after songs with a clever link to either video games or an accidental police drama please…

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Keep your hat on: why headwear mattered more than money Today, whether or not to remove your hat is a matter of personal preference. But 400 years ago, refusing to doff (‘do off’) your hat could be an act of political resistance, according to new research published in The Historical Journal.

Morning! Welcome to Friday’s song suggestion game and I’m sure you’ll immediately think of lots of ideas off the top of your head as today I’m after songs with a clever link to hats please…

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Nuneaton couple host pub quiz for 'record' 30-year run Val and Geoff King get quizzical every Thursday night.

Morning! Welcome to Thursday’s song suggestion game…no conferring…no phone a friend…as today I’m after songs with a clever link to quizzing please…

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Earliest known octopus is not an octopus after all Reading scientists use new technology to discover teeth within the fossil meaning its not an octopus

Morning! Welcome to Wednesday’s song suggestion game and today I’m after songs with a clever link to this story of an octopus that isn’t please…

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Woman with 'superpower memory' who has 'helped police' Yasmin Omar claims to have helped police investigations and is able to recites moments in detail from previous family holidays, enabling relatives to relive those moments.

Morning! Hang on…I’ve forgotten why I’m here. Oh yes of course…it’s to start Tuesday’s song suggestion game…and today I’m after songs with a clever link to a memory superpower please…

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Britain's favourite pub name revealed: Did your local make the cut? Everyone has their favourite feature of a pub, whether it's an open fire, a good Sunday roast or an especially refreshing beer.

Morning! Welcome to your Easter Monday song suggestion game…and I’ll have a half please…as today I’m after songs with a clever link to pub names please…

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Jonathan, the giant tortoise, the world's oldest living land animal 'is alive' after getting caught up in alleged crypto scam Reports of the nearly 200-year-old creature's demise were posted on X by a hoax vet account and Jonathan was later revealed to be alive and well.

Morning! I hope you’re having a good Good Friday so far…and if you need a challenge…for today’s song suggestion game I’m after songs with a clever link to this unexpected story of a tortoise named Jonathan please…

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Humans have been gambling since the Ice Age A new archeological finding shows that Native Americans were exploring probability through games of chance far earlier than their Old World counterparts

Morning! Welcome to Thursday’s song suggestion game and I’ll bet you’ll have more than a few good ideas when I ask for songs with a clever link to this story please…

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Best April Fool's Day jokes and pranks as mischief begins Keep up with all the very best gags from this year's April Fool's Day as celebrities, brands and sportspeople pull pranks on unsuspecting members of the public

Morning! Welcome to Wednesday’s song suggestion game…and I promise I’m not having you on…today I really am after songs with a clever link to today please…

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Study finds chicks experience positive emotions when handled gently by humans Chicks experience positive emotions when handled gently by humans, according...

Morning! Welcome to Tuesday’s song suggestion game and…well it is almost Easter…so I’m after songs with a a clever link to this story please…

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Human touch leaves chicks feeling egg stra happy, study finds Chicks, just like pets, also benefit from gentle human touch, new research has revealed.  Scientists at the University of Bristol have discovered that gentle human interactions do not only preven...

Morning! Welcome to Tuesday’s song suggestion game and…well it is almost Easter…so I’m after songs with a ga with a clever link to this story please…

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I'm moving from Florida to Torquay — AI said it's best place to live in UK A FAMILY quitting the US for the UK are moving to Torquay as AI said it was the best place to live. Ashley Anne O’Brien and her English hubby are emigrating from Florida so their children can exper…

Morning! Welcome to a brand new week on the song suggestion game and today I’m after songs with a clever link to moving house…AI…and Torquay please…

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Australia: Graffiti conviction for woman who stuck googly eyes on Blue Blob The woman had taken MDMA and three litres of vodka when she vandalised the piece nicknamed Blue Blob.

Morning! Welcome to Thursday’s song suggestion game and today it’s a double whammy as I’m after songs with a clever link to either eyes…or graffiti please…

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Live-action movie version of children’s TV series Mr Benn in the works I Swear’s Kirk Jones set to direct film based on the 1970s cult animation about a ‘very ordinary man’ who accessed different worlds via a magical fancy dress shop

Morning! Welcome to Wednesday…and as if by magic…a song suggestion game appeared…and today I’m after songs with a clever link to this returning tv classic please…

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Chemistry student develops clear polish that turns your fingernail into a touch-screen stylus Researchers have developed a prototype nail polish to help more people access electrically-charged touch screens.

Morning! Welcome to Tuesday’s song suggestion game…and I know that today you’re going to nail it…as I’m after songs with a clever link to this story please…

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Yellow Labrador May Have Unearthed 150-Year-Old Murder Evidence While Digging in the Yard The dog's family lives next door to the site of an 1865 murder.

Morning! Welcome to Monday’s song suggestion game and we start the week with an accidental Sherlock Holmes…or should that be Sherlock Bones…as today I’m after songs to go with this story please…

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Red Nose Day 2026 - How to watch Comic Relief: Funny for Money, sketches, challenges and everything you need to know Get your red noses on. The star-studded, side-splitting night of fun and fundraising is back

Morning! Welcome to Friday’s song suggestion game…and today I’m after songs with a clever link to Red Nose Day please…usual rule…not actual official Comic Relief songs…thanks!

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How playing with Barbie dolls can improve children’s social skills

Morning! Welcome to Thursday’s song suggestion game and I’m sure you’ll be in the pink when I ask for songs to go with this story please…

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Desperate farmers dress in bear costumes to scare away monkeys DESPERATE farmers have dressed in bear costumes in a ridiculous attempt to frighten away ravenous monkeys from vital crops. The primates have been wreaking havoc for strawberry and potato farmers i…

Morning! Welcome to Wednesday’s song suggestion game…and it’s the usual monkey business…or is that bear business…as today I’m after songs to go with this treat of a story please…

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Claudia Winkleman, The Rock and Taylor Swift mark Dennis The Menace birthday Dennis The Menace celebrates his 75th year with a cast of famous characters.

Morning! Welcome to Tuesday’s song suggestion game…DING…and today I’m after songs with a clever link to Dennis The Menace please….

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Man builds lithium battery pack made out of 500 disposable vapes for a car Chris Doel, 27, wanted to raise awareness of the wastefulness of disposable vapes

Morning! Welcome to a brand new week on the song suggestion game and if you’re in need of a bit of a power boost this morning…hold that thought…as today I’m after songs with a clever link to this story please…

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Cheltenham jockey's mum tries to find her son a girlfriend on live TV Bellamy rode the 40/1 shot White Noise to victory in the Mares' Novices' Hurdle on the third day of the festival.

Morning! Welcome to Friday’s song suggestion game and ahead of Mothering Sunday…what better story to pick than this one! So what song do you fancy to go with this lovely moment please…

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In Finland, kids take hovercraft to school over frozen Baltic Sea Skipper Sampsa Jalo greets three young children on their way home from school as they board an unusual amphibious vessel docked and humming at a wooden pier on the frozen Baltic Sea.As the cushions un...

Morning! Welcome to Thursday’s song suggestion game and today I’m after songs with a clever link to this unusual school run please…

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Royal Mail launch Lord of the Rings stamps with hidden message for fans The main set of eight stamps features a montage from the film trilogy with four more paying homage to four iconic locations

Morning! Welcome to Wednesday’s song suggestion game…hopefully a hard hobbit to break…and with that in mind…today I’m after songs with a clever link to Lord Of The Rings please…

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Chicken Kiev pie crowned ultimate champion at British Pie Awards 2026 Made by Wigan-based Baldy's Pies, the savoury creation beat a record number of entries to take home the crown

Morning! I hope you’re hungry…as I’ve a song suggestion game for you to get your teeth into…and the delight on the menu today is a Chicken Kiev Pie! So what song do you fancy to go with this award winning creation please…

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Couples run in the UK wife-carrying race on International Women's Day Now in its 17th year, the top British pair in Sunday's race qualified to represent the nation at the Wife Carrying World Championships, to be held in Finland in July.

Morning! Welcome to a brand new week on the song suggestion game…and here’s a story to give you a lift…so what song do you fancy to go with this story please…

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Prince William's 'juicy' gaffe leaves pasty makers in stitches The Duke of Cornwall has been making pasties as part of St Piran's Day celebrations

Morning! Welcome to Friday’s song suggestion game…by Royal appointment today…as I’m after songs with a clever link to this story please…

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World Book Day 2026: Your amazing costumes Take a look at some of the pics you've been sending to us of your incredible creations.

Morning! Welcome to the novel idea that is the song song suggestion game and there’s no reading between the lines today as I’m after songs with a clever link to World Book Day please…

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Let caterpillars feast this spring say RHS and The Wildlife Trusts as they launch gardens campaign in support of moths | The Wildlife Trusts The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) and The Wildlife Trusts are urging people to support moths this year as they celebrate the 2,500 species found in the UK.

Morning! Welcome to Wednesday’s song suggestion game and today I’m after songs with a clever link to some very hungry caterpillars please…

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