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A legend, reborn. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is coming to #NintendoSwitch2 later this year.
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May 22
Come Together.
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Anyone with any knowledge of English football history will know that it is ridiculous for Southampton’s chief executive, Phil Parsons, to claim that their expulsion from the Championship play-offs is a bigger punishment than the 30-point deduction imposed on Luton Town in 2008 which led to relegation and almost throttled the life out of the club. Absolutely no comparison and completely weakens Southampton’s attempted argument that being thrown out of the play-offs is “manifestly disproportionate to every previous sanction in the history of the English game”. There is some good stuff in Parsons’ statement: accepting culpability for Spygate, apologising to those clubs they spied on and apologising to their fans “whose extraordinary loyalty and support this season deserved better from the club”. Well said. But… the rules changed since Leeds United’s “similar offence” in 2019, there is no right to the £200m (it’s not a fine), and to play the whataboutery game and make the comparison with the Hatters is, fittingly, mad. Southampton’s reputation is certainly damaged but at least their very existence is not at risk. #SaintsFC #LTFC
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The scenes at full-time on Saturday showed the clear connection that exists between this club, this manager and his staff, this squad, and our supporters – something which will be critical to maintain as we seek to carry momentum throughout the summer and into 2026/27.
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Apr 22
In League One, strong international connections are being built 👀 @LutonTown 🤝 @OfficialBWFC Hands up if you’re included in these numbers? 🙋
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London tech has just had one of the greatest 7 days of all time: - Anthropic announced a huge expansion - OpenAI signed its first permanent office here - @UKSovereignAI launched at the Wayve offices - Elevenlabs announced signing 100m ARR in Q1 - A new AI company raised $500m at a $4bn valuation London is RISING
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🚨NEW DROP🚨 Luton Town Are EFL Trophy Winners🏆 We're proud to launch a New Framed Print to make any Luton Town Fan Happy!🟠⚪️ Nahki Wells v Stockport County🇧🇲 CODE: 'LTFC' For 15% OFF All Items✅ ➡️mezzaladesigns.co.uk/collect… #LTFC #COYH
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'We don't need the Strait of Hormuz' is the new 'foreigners pay the tariffs.'
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Luton Town submit 24/25 accounts, a season where it joined the select band of clubs relegated from the Championship despite receiving parachute payments from the Premier League after the grin and bank it season in the top flight 🔑 figures ⚽️Revenue £66m ⬇️50% ⚽️Wages £39.5m⬇️30% ⚽️Wages 60% of revenue ⚽️Underlying loss £0.1m (2024 profit £47.6m ⚽️Player sale profits £17.2m ⚽️Pre tax profits £17.9m ⚽️Player purchases £27.6m
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🔴 Public Opinion of a CANZUK Alliance 🇨🇦🇦🇺🇳🇿🇬🇧: 🇨🇦 Canada = 72% Support / 16% Oppose 🇦🇺 Australia = 68% Support / 19% Oppose 🇳🇿 New Zealand = 75% Support / 18% Oppose 🇬🇧 United Kingdom = 70% Support / 22% Oppose (February 2026) canzukinternational.com/2026…
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And the nominees for Best Picture are... #Oscars
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🎁 𝐔𝐅 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫 🎁 🎟️ 🤩 Win yourself x2 hospitality tickets for @htafc vs Luton Town! 🔵 ⚪ RT, follow us and tag a mate to enter - entries close at 15:59 on Tuesday 23rd December and winners will be notified by DM 🎄 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐆 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤! #UFAdventCalendar 📆 | #htafc 🔵 ⚪ Giveaway is not sponsored, endorsed, or administered by X. T&Cs apply.
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🎟 THE UF TICKET OFFICE IS OPEN 🎟 𝐖𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 @LutonTown 🆚 𝐇𝐮𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐧 😍 🎟️ x4 Pairs (4 winners drawn) 📆 Tuesday 25th November 19:45 RT, follow us and tag a mate to enter - entries close at 23:59 on Thursday 13th November and winners will be notified by DM. 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐆 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤! #COYH 🎩 Giveaway is not sponsored, endorsed, or administered by X. T&Cs apply. ⚠️ Please note: this competition is open to home supporters only.
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10 Nov 2025
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🟠 Jack Wilshere's Luton Town have won 4 matches in a row… 📈 ✅ 1-0 win vs Northampton ✅ 3-1 win vs Brighton (u21) ✅ 4-3 win vs Forest Green ✅ 3-0 win vs Stockport County Wilshere is only 33-years-old. 🧠✨
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The people's champion 😍 @JoeMarler | #CelebrityTraitors
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The perfect counter-attack 🤩 #OnThisDay in 2023
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2 Nov 2025
Inspired by @expiredfilmclub, we shot Friday night’s game on 35mm too 📸 Still can’t get over that 7 goal thriller! #Reflo
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Just had a thought, with rumours of the @LutonTown third shirt being green… is it going to celebrate the Town’s Irish 🇮🇪 history. For those of you who weren’t around in the 80s there were hundreds of half-half Luton / @CelticFC beanie hats and flags etc. & Luton Celtic is a club
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The global economy is being electrified, as vehicles, industries and homes move away from fuels towards electricity. In 2015, only 30% of energy investment was in electricity and electrification. Today, 50% of it is in electricity and electrification. (Graph: @IEA)
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