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Morning everybody. Welcome along to your free podcast for today. I know before you go anywhere,

short week. Good news. It's Tuesday. And of course you've had the bank holiday. I mean, that was a bit over. I mean, why can we have a two-week bank holiday? Worked so much nicer. Everybody went to the

beach. There were fights in Leicestershire on the beach.

Two people were hospitalised. There was a fight in a pub where the police were called and they got attacked and all that.

Honestly, that's the trouble with alcohol, isn't it? Handled by people who can't handle it.

But, you know, if you were one of those nice people who had a nice time, well then good for you.

Pierce Morgan has a boozy family reunion, throwing a lavish party for his stepdad Glint's 80th birthday in East Sussex,

which is, I like Pierce Morgan. I've always liked peers.

I've always thought he was a very good value.

Sheltered Beauty Queen, who wears a 7,000... A sheltered beauty queen?

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