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Hello and welcome to this episode of the UK True Crime Podcast. I'm Adam. Thank you so much joining me for the story today which comes from

East London. And this week I'm celebrating a major anniversary, which is in nine years,

nine whole years of creating this podcast. Just think nine years ago, you didn't have this

random man in your life talking about the Kings of Leon, Rochdale Sauners,

being the 36th most popular podcast, and of course, they're mightily united,

although maybe the less we say about that for now, the better.

And of course, all the other things we've shared over the years.

So thank you so much for every single listen or your support and kind words,

which keep me returning every week with a brand new story. But before we get into the one for this

week, let's quickly set some context for I guess the month and year game. You ready? At number three in the

UK music charts, it was the verve with the drugs don't work.

In the US, it was great news for insomniacs.

As Maria Carey was at number one with honey.

And in Australia, it was a monumental album with lyrics that some argue have shaped a whole generation.

Yep, you got it. The middle of

nowhere from Hansen. And in the news this month, the funeral for Diana, Princess of Wales took

place in London. One of those moments when I bet you could remember what you were doing at the

time, assuming you were born, of course.

Also this month, a 40-year-old woman from Bradford in West Yorkshire won 14,000 pounds in damages, after suing her ex-husband for rape,

in what was the first civil action of its kind in Britain.

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