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Formerly of CBBC GMTV and ITV Meridian currently on BBC Radio Somerset. Older but not wiser.

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Scrapyard owner transforms Peugeot with snorkel so it can drive through floods FLOODING fails to dampen the enthusiasm of this motors fan after he fitted his Peugeot 405 with a snorkel. After weeks of rain, scrapyard owner Charlie Burns says his 1996 motor is “perfect for the…

Morning! Welcome to a brand new week on the song suggestion game and I’m hoping you’ll dive right in with some clever song ideas to go with news of a car with a snorkel please…

www.thesun.co.uk/motors/38304...

23.02.2026 08:17 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Danika Mason: Australian presenter apologises for drinking before slurred Winter Olympics report Danika Mason also blamed the cold, after talking about coffee and iguanas in her live cross.

Morning! Welcome to Thursday’s song suggestion game and I promise I haven’t been drinking on the job…but in a not unrelated incident…I am after songs to go with this story please…

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

19.02.2026 08:57 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Sunderland youngster Teddy goes viral with love of washing machines Meet Teddy, the Sunderland youngster who’s got social media in a spin with his love of washing machines.

Morning! Welcome to Wednesday’s song suggestion game…and I’m hoping it won’t put you in a spin…as today I’m after songs with a clever link to washing machines please… go on…be bold…

www.sunderlandecho.com/news/people/...

18.02.2026 08:33 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Forget dolls and trucks! Scientist claims kids should play with WHISKS When it comes to playtime, most parents turn to the toybox to keep their young children entertained. But giving them unusual objects could help boost development, research suggests.

Morning! Welcome to Tuesday's song suggestion game...a game you wouldn't normally play with a whisk...until today...! So what song do you fancy to go with this unexpected story please...
www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/...

17.02.2026 08:18 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Woman's joy as her £2,000 prosthetic leg swept out to sea is found on beach Brenda Ogden was heartbroken when she lost her custom-made titanium blade in Bridlington, East Yorkshire, after a huge wave crashed into her, knocking her backwards

Morning! Welcome to Thursday's song suggestion game and if you love a story with a happy ending...you're in luck...as today I'm after songs with a clever link to lost and found please...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...

12.02.2026 08:23 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Olympic medalist confesses to CHEATING on his girlfriend on live TV Norwegian biathlete Sturla Holm Lægreid took home the bronze medal on Tuesday in the Men's 20km Individual race in the Winter Olympicsin Italy.

Morning! Welcome to Wednesday's song suggestion game and whilst there are no medals up for grabs...you are more than welcome to do an unexpected victory speech...if you come up with a clever song to go with this story please...
www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/winter...

11.02.2026 08:35 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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English Heritage launches ‘bonding benches’ to tackle parental isolation Charity to also offer activities for young families and host NCT volunteer-led sling and buggy walks at selected sites

Morning! Welcome to Tuesday's song suggestion game…and you might need to sit down for this…as today I'm after songs with a clever link to bonding benches please...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

10.02.2026 08:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Fire-juggling unicyclist caught performing on crossing The man expertly balances on the unicycle, even lifting a leg at one point to balance on just one pedal, all while juggling three torches.

Morning! Welcome to Monday's song suggestion game and my gift for the new week...and a genuine first based on how long we've been playing this game...today I'm after songs with a clever link to a fire juggling unicyclist on a crossing please...
news.sky.com/story/fire-j...

09.02.2026 08:32 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Welsh language signs spotted in Helston Tesco in Cornwall One councillor hopes this is an opportunity for supermarkets to support Cornish more directly.

Morning! Welcome to Thursday...or should I say croeso i ddydd Iau...or even wolcom dhe dhy' Yow...as for your song suggestion game today I'm after songs with a clever link to this story please...

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

05.02.2026 08:34 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Great-grandfather, 91, wins gold in trampolining Peter Quinney, 91, who had not competed in 40 years, has won two gold medals in the sport.

Morning! Welcome to Tuesday's song suggestion game...a feature not without it's ups and downs...ooh and speaking of which....what song do you fancy to go with this story please...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

03.02.2026 08:56 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Boxer loses hairpiece in the ring and blames mother's shampoo US heavyweight Jarrell Miller won his bout at Madison Square Garden but had to suffer the embarrassment of his toupee being dislodged mid-fight.

Morning! Alright...keep your hair on! It's time for Monday's song suggestion game and today I'm after stories with a clever link to this story please...
news.sky.com/story/boxer-...

02.02.2026 08:23 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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a colorful rubik 's cube with a black background ALT: a colorful rubik 's cube with a black background

Morning! Welcome to Friday's song suggestion game and it was on this day in 1975 that Professor Erno Rubik applied for a patent for his new invention. So today I'm after songs with a clever link to this top toy please...

30.01.2026 09:17 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Two-year-old boy sets world record for snooker trick shots | CNN A 2-year-old boy has been confirmed as the holder of two snooker world records after showing a prodigious talent for the sport.

Morning! Right on cue...it's Thursday's song suggestion game...and today I'm after songs with a clever ink to this story please...
edition.cnn.com/2026/01/28/s...

29.01.2026 08:24 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Wheelie bin washes up on UK beach after 5,000 mile trip blown away by hurricane A WHEELIE bin washed ashore on the south coast – after an epic five year, 5,000 mile trip across the Atlantic. Stunned beachcomber Ryan Stalker spotted it as he walked along Bowleaze Cove in …

Morning! Welcome to Wednesday's song suggestion game and just to prove that this feature is never a waste of time or energy...today I'm after songs to go with the story please of a well travelled bin please...
www.thesun.co.uk/news/3804096...

28.01.2026 09:21 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Cornish sanctuary’s mirror trick helps elderly alpaca feel less alone Lonely alpaca Giovanni now spends his days gazing into donated mirrors.

Morning! Welcome to Tuesday's song suggestion game and today I bring you the triple whammy of news involving loneliness....mirrors...and an alpaca! So what song do you fancy to go with this story please...
www.nzherald.co.nz/world/lonely...

27.01.2026 08:31 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Alex Honnold completes live Netflix free solo climb of Taipei 101 without safety gear Alex Honnold has become the first person to climb the Taiwanese building alone without safety equipment.

Morning! Welcome to your first song suggestion game of the week and today I'm hoping you'll be reaching new heights...as I'm after songs with a clever link to...well...reaching new heights please...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

26.01.2026 08:31 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Astonishing moment snowman stolen from outside Stoke-on-Trent pub The pub had this message for the 'person who nicked the snowman' - and the responses are hilarious

Morning! Or should I say allo...allo....allo...as for your final song suggestion game of the week...I give you the real life crime drama (I can't wait for the podcast) of the case of the stolen snowman! So what song do you fancy to go with this please...
www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-o...

09.01.2026 08:26 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Teesside care home residents knit toys for rescued monkeys A group of knitters from Hazelgrove Court Care Home make gifts for cheeky monkeys at a rescue centre.

Morning! Welcome to Thursday's song suggestion game and if it's been a long week...let me lighten the load with the unexpected coming together of monkeys and knitting! So what song do you fancy to go with this story please...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

08.01.2026 08:20 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Thetford dig unearths Iron Age war trumpet and boar standard The discoveries are

Morning! Welcome to Wednesday's song suggestion game...and today I'm after songs with a clever link to an iron age battle trumpet please...so don't blow it...see what I did there...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

07.01.2026 08:09 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Massive bluefin tuna fetches record $3.2 million at Tokyo auction A massive 535-pound bluefin tuna sold for a record 510 million yen ($3.2 million) at the first auction of 2026 at Tokyo's Toyosu fish market.

Morning! Holy mackerel...it's time for Tuesday's song suggestion game...and today I'm unexpectedly after songs with a clever link to a multi-million pound fish please...
www.cbsnews.com/news/bluefin...

06.01.2026 08:30 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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'Dangerous' trees growing out of control leave neighbours living in fear Neighbours are living in fear as several trees have been left to grow precariously over their properties in Rostwold Way, Norwich.

Morning! Welcome to your first song suggestion game of 2026...and I'm hoping your creativity will soon take root....as today I'm after songs with a clever link to dangerous trees please...
www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/2571966...

05.01.2026 08:38 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Morning! Welcome to your final song suggestion game of 2025…and if you’re feeling a little under par…channel that energy into coming up with a song to go with this lovely story please…

31.12.2025 08:35 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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After 27 years walking, will ex-Para have to swim home across Channel? Ex-paratrooper Karl Bushby fears his 27-year odyssey of walking home from Chile may be scuppered - by the Channel Tunnel.

Morning! Welcome to Tuesday's song suggestion game and as we continue on the long walk to 2026...hold that thought...as today I'm after songs with a clever link to a long walk...and an unexpected swim please...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

30.12.2025 08:41 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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I had my hero dog's paw tattooed over my pacemaker after he saved my life A WIDOWER saved by his dog after a cardiac arrest has had a paw tattoo inked over the pacemaker he has been given.  David Howarth, 71, collapsed on a beach following a sea swim. Faithful labra…

Morning! Is it Monday already? Welcome to today's song suggestion game and here's a heart warming and heart mending story..so what song do you fancy to go with this please...
www.thesun.ie/news/1630736...

29.12.2025 08:07 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Happy Easter! Poundland selling chocolate EGGS before Christmas A selection of the Easter treats have appeared at the budget shops, with brands available including KitKat, Maltesers, Dairy Milk Buttons, Mini Eggs and Cadbury Crème Eggs.

Morning! Welcome to your Christmas eve song suggestion game and today is surely the perfect day to ask for your songs with a clever connection to Easter please...! Hang on...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

24.12.2025 08:28 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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WW2 grenade found in Quality Street forces bomb disposal team to rush to house Danny Wyatt, 48, was clearing out a shed next to his house in Hellesdon, Norfolk, when he found the explosive with its pin and lever still in - before bomb disposal teams safely detonated it at a near...

Morning! Welcome to Tuesday's song suggestion game...and before you hit the chocolate tin for an inspirational sugar boost...today I'm after songs with a clever link to this story please...
www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-...

23.12.2025 08:35 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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On Winnie-the-Pooh’s 100th birthday, read the very first story Hundred Acre Wood has captivated imaginations since appearing in a newspaper on Christmas Eve 1925. Today we reprint the first tale and Johanna Thomas-Corr pays tribute

Morning! Welcome to a brand new week on the song suggestion game and to quote the big man (bear) himself..."When life throws you a rainy day, play in the puddles"....so today I'm after songs with a clever link to Winnie The Pooh please...
shorturl.at/rSL0C

22.12.2025 08:36 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Husband sues restaurant after date with lover is posted on TikTok The Sicilian man had told his wife he was at a work dinner, but his story collapsed after she stumbled across the video

Morning! Welcome Friday's song suggestion game and today I'm after songs with a clever link to either infidelity or being caught out please...
tinyurl.com/3fyh8j5d

19.12.2025 08:17 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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World Darts Championship 2026: Why are there so many wasps at Alexandra Palace? Our Ask Me Anything team explore where the wasps at Alexandra Palace come from and what is behind the phenomenon.

Morning! Welcome to Wednesday's song suggestion game...the daily feature that's always at the sharp end of what's going on...and with the added bonus of a sting in the tale...as today I'm after songs with a clever link to this story please...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/darts/...

17.12.2025 08:13 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Baltimore cyclist finds joy in collecting lost hubcaps and stringing them into art Cyclist Barnaby Wickham has collected more than 700 lost hubcaps, mostly on his bike rides around Baltimore.

Morning! Welcome to Tuesday's song suggestion game...yes it's come round again...ooh...and speaking of which...today I'm after songs to go with this story please...
apnews.com/article/hubc...

16.12.2025 08:46 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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