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Blandford in Brief
Blandford Forum is a small historic market town in Dorset in the southwest of England. While it’s sometimes known as Chipping Blandford, it is most commonly known as just Blandford. It’s s […]

13th June – On this Day
What does the 13th June have to offer, well on this day…
The 13th of June marks International Albinism Awareness Day. Albinism is a rare, noncontagious, genetically inherited […]

A combination of Covid, Brexit and the Suez Canal delays threaten to disrupt supplies this summer.
BBC News – Business

Newly retired Mossad boss tells how agents staged a daring raid on a nuclear warehouse in Tehran.
BBC News – Middle East

Leftist Pedro Castillo keeps a narrow lead over conservative Keiko Fujimori, who has claimed fraud.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

G7 leaders say they will support poorer countries in a “values-driven” and transparent partnership.
BBC News – Europe

Boris Johnson says it is vital any changes are “irreversible”, amid rising Delta variant cases.
BBC News – UK

Michael Packard ended up in the marine giant’s mouth for about half a minute off Massachusetts.
BBC News – US & Canada

The fight against militants in the north has unintentionally spread violence, Muhammadu Buhari says.
BBC News – Africa

12th June – On this Day
What does the 12th June have to offer, well on this day…
On the 12th of June 1929, Anne Frank was born. She was born Annelise Marie Frank in Frankfurt, Germany. She is remembered today […]

Macclesfield FC – or The Silkmen as they are nicknamed are one of only a handful of clubs from Cheshire who have been members of the Football League. Originally formed way back in 1876 (some sources say 1874 but […]

Tim Allen
Tim Allen (Timothy Alan Dick) is an American Actor and Comedian. He is best known as the voice of Buzz Lightyear in the Toy Story film franchise. He is also known for playing Tim “The Toolman” Taylor […]

Frances O’Connor
Frances O’Connor is an English actress. She was born in Wantage, Berkshire, but moved to Australia when she was an infant.
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11th June – On this Day
What does the 11th June have to offer, well on this day…
On this day in 2002 American Idol Premiered, hosted by Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson. The first seasons “American […]

GDP rose 2.3% in April as coronavirus restrictions eased.
BBC News – Business

A firefight erupted after Israeli special forces went to Jenin to arrest suspected militants.
BBC News – Middle East

Three-fifths of the country has been vaccinated but rising Covid cases spark new restrictions.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Saman Abbas, 18, has not been seen since fighting with her family over an arranged marriage.
BBC News – Europe

Boris Johnson tells the BBC he has coined a new term for the so-called “special relationship”.
BBC News – UK

After a rare rebuke from colleagues, Democrat Ilhan Omar hits back at her critics’ “tropes”.
BBC News – US & Canada