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13/07/2025

Andy Marriott is here with another edition of Pure Nostalgia today (and every Sunday) at 17:00. Relax and unwind with two hours of the best music from the 1940-50s plus a few from the early 60s too.

13/07/2025

NEWS: Health Secretary Wes Streeting will meet representatives from the British Medical Association (BMA) this week for talks in an effort to avoid planned strike action.

The BMA announced last week that resident doctors – formerly known as junior doctors – in England would walk out for five consecutive days from 7am on July 25 amid a pay dispute with the Government.

The BMA said the discussions will begin negotiations on how this month’s strike can be prevented.

Mr Streeting is reportedly sympathetic to improving working conditions for doctors, but will not budge on salaries.

Reacting to the BMA announcement on Wednesday, Mr Streeting called the move “completely unreasonable” and urged the union to “abandon their rush to strike”, while health chiefs warned strikes are “unfair to patients”.

Mr Streeting told the Commons on Thursday: “We have put the NHS on the road to recovery, but we all know that the NHS is still hanging by a thread, and that the BMA is threatening to pull it.”

TV doctor and IVF pioneer, Professor Robert Winston, resigned from the BMA following the strike announcement, writing in The Times: “I’ve paid my membership for a long time. I feel very strongly that this isn’t the time to be striking.

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13/07/2025

A child in Liverpool has died after contracting measles, it has been reported.

According to The Sunday Times newspaper, the child was ill with measles and other health problems and was receiving treatment at the Alder Hey Children’s Hospital.

A statement from the Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust said: “To respect patient confidentiality, we can’t comment on individual cases. We are concerned about the increasing number of children and young people who are contracting measles. Measles is a highly contagious viral illness which can cause children to be seriously unwell, requiring hospital treatment, and in rare cases, death.

“The number of children being treated at Alder Hey for effects and complications of measles is increasing (we have treated 17 since June).

“We treat children with a range of conditions and illnesses in our hospital, including those with compromised immunity due to other health issues, making them more susceptible to infections, including measles.

“We can prevent people, including children, from contracting measles through vaccination. Please protect yourself and vulnerable children and young people by ensuring you are fully vaccinated.”

The child is believed to be the second to succumb to an acute measles infection in Britain this decade.

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13/07/2025

Arrests have been made at Palestine Action protests, the group’s been proscribed by the Home Secretary as a terrorist organisation.

More than 70 people have been arrested at protests in England and Wales against Palestine Action being designated a proscribed terror group.

Protesters gathered for the second week in a row in central London after police reiterated that showing support for the group was a criminal offence, resulting in the Metropolitan Police making 42 arrests.

A further 16 arrests were made in Manchester and 13 people were also held in Cardiff at other related demonstrations on Saturday.

In London, two groups of protesters gathered underneath both the Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela statues in Parliament Square for the demonstration shortly after 1pm.

The individuals then wrote the message “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action” with black markers on pieces of cardboard, and silently held the signs aloft as they were surrounded by Metropolitan Police officers and members of the media.

Some demonstrators could be seen lying on top of each other on the floor as police searched their bags and took their ID cards and handmade signs.

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13/07/2025

It's Sunday on X-Pat Radio Two - our programme schedule for today is:

05:00 - The Sunny Side On The Street with Ken Anton
06:00 - The Country Connection with Brian Clough
07:00 - Colin's Jazz Choice with Colin Scott
08:00 - Coast To Coast Country with Emperor Rosko
10:00 - Classic Gold with Peter Fairhead
12:00 - Stafford's World with Mark Stafford
15:00 - Greasepaint & Stage Lights with Alastair, Julia & Mark
16:00 - The Offshore Show with Steve Jenner
17:00 - Pure Nostalgia with Andy Marriott
19:00 - Tate's Gallery with Simon Tate
20:00 - The Heritage Chart Show with Mike Read
22:00 - Love From Tony with Tony Lloyd

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13/07/2025

Jeff Lynne’s Electric Light Orchestra will no longer be performing at BST Hyde Park festival in London, organisers said.

Musician Lynne, who was due to headline on Sunday, has pulled out on the advice of doctors following a “systemic infection”.

A statement said: “Jeff Lynne is heartbroken to report that he will not be able to perform at BST Hyde Park show.

“Jeff has been battling a systemic infection and is currently in the care of a team of doctors who have advised him that performing is simply not possible at this time nor will he be able to reschedule.

“The legacy of the band and his longtime fans are foremost in Jeff’s mind today – and while he is so sorry that he cannot perform, he knows that he must focus on his health and rehabilitation at this time.”

It comes after the rock band, best known for their hit song Mr Blue Sky, pulled out of a performance at Manchester’s Co-Op Live, due to take place on July 10.

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13/07/2025

British duo Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool made Wimbledon history by winning the men’s doubles title.

Cash, 28, and 31-year-old Glasspool beat Australian Rinky Hijikata and David Pel of the Netherlands 6-2, 7-6 (3) in the final on Centre Court.

Jonny Marray, Neal Skupski and Henry Patten 12 months ago have all been home winners at Wimbledon in the last 15 years, but all with foreign partners.

Cash and Glasspool are the first all-British pairing to win the title since Pat Hughes and Raymond Tuckey lifted the trophy in 1936.

“When you say that it sounds incredible,” said Glasspool. “It’s been one Brit (winner) the last couple of years, now we’ve given you two Brits.”

Cash and Glasspool have dominated on the grass this summer and, following titles at Queen’s and in Eastbourne, have now won 14 straight matches.

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13/07/2025

Live Aid revellers have recalled what it was like to watch the historic gig at Wembley Stadium, 40 years on.

The London venue has collated stories from stars of the show, staff and fans in a online retrospective titled Live Aid 40 Memories.

The concerts, held in London and Philadelphia, took place on July 13 1985 and were organised by musicians Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise money for the Ethiopian famine.

The late Diana, Princess of Wales and the King, then Prince of Wales, attended the gig in London, which included performances from Sir Paul McCartney, David Bowie, Queen, Sir Mick Jagger and Tina Turner.

Lucy Swanson, daughter of the late BBC Radio 1 DJ Annie Nightingale, was 17 when she went to the gig with her friend Kate Wolfe.

“I was 17. It was a time in our lives where everyone listened to the same radio stations, the same bands,” she said. We had to go to Live Aid, as soon as it was announced it was the must-have ticket. Thankfully my mum was Annie Nightingale, a DJ on Radio 1 and out presenting Live Aid in Philadelphia on the same day.

“She bought us tickets to go – because everyone had to buy them. There were no freebies".

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13/07/2025

Grant Harrold, former Royal Butler to King Charles III and etiquette expert, believes dining out remains one of the last great social rituals. To mark Dine Out Week (starts Monday 14 July), he’s offering us all a gentle (and very British) nudge back toward good old-fashioned table manners.

Grant will be talking on Andy Lloyd's Morning Show on Monday at 10:30 to give us some tips on how to impress in restaurants and offer some handy 'do and don't' pointers whilst at the dining table.

Andy Lloyd's Morning Show is broadcast every weekday 09:00 - 12:00. Support the programme: coff.ee/andylloyd or buy a fab morning show mug www.radiomugs.com

11/07/2025

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11/07/2025

NEWS: The UK economy contracted unexpectedly in May, marking the second month in a row of falling output and heaping further pressure on Chancellor Rachel Reeves.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by 0.1% in May, following a 0.3% drop in April.

Most economists had expected the economy to rebound with slight growth of 0.1% in May.

The economy could now be heading for a contraction overall in the second quarter of the year, which would be a blow to Ms Reeves and the Government’s key priority to drive economic growth.

The pound was weaker after the data, falling 0.2% to 1.36 US dollars and 0.1% lower at 1.16 euros.

Ms Reeves said the figures were “disappointing” but renewed her pledge to boost economic growth.

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11/07/2025

NEWS: Yvette Cooper has declined to say how many migrants would be returned under a new deal with France aimed at stopping small boat crossings in the Channel.

The Home Secretary said the pilot scheme announced by Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron on Thursday did not have “fixed” numbers and would be introduced “in a steady way”.

But she insisted it would “fundamentally undermine” the people smugglers organising the crossings, who had previously been able to tell would-be migrants that they could not be returned to Europe once they arrived in the UK.

The one in, one out migrant return scheme set out by the Prime Minister and Mr Macron is due to begin within weeks, but still needs final legal verification and consultation with the European Union.

Ms Cooper said ministers expected the EU to be “supportive” of the scheme after engagement with European governments and commissioners in Brussels since October last year.

Under the pilot scheme, for each small boat migrant sent back across the English Channel an asylum seeker will be allowed to enter the UK from France under a legal route.

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