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Things That Made You Feel Rich When You Were Young

When you were growing up, being “rich” didn't necessarily mean having a huge house, a fancy car or a family holiday abroad every year. Sometimes, it was something much smaller. It was the little luxuries that made you feel as though you were doing alright. Things that might seem completely ordinary now, but back then could make you feel like you'd hit the jackpot. For many of us growing up in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, money was something you […]

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News 05/10/26

Lord Jeffrey Archer has died at home aged eighty-six, his publisher HarperCollins has announced. The bestselling author and former Conservative politician passed away suddenly and peacefully. Kate Elton, chief executive of HarperCollins UK, paid tribute to the master storyteller, describing working alongside him as one of the great privileges of her publishing life and praising his phenomenal work ethic and dedication to getting every word perfect. US President Donald Trump says threats prompted the removal of American bombers from RAF […]

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Why Going To The Cinema Used To Feel Like A Big Event

There was a time when going to the cinema was not simply something you did because you fancied watching a film. It was an event. You made plans, decided what time to go, worked out how you were getting there and, depending on your age, probably spent quite a bit of time negotiating with your parents about who was paying. Once you had arrived, there was the queue, the ticket, the sweets, the trailers and eventually the moment when the […]

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News 04/10/26

Green Party leader Zack Polanski has been banned from entering Israel after his party backed a motion declaring Zionism as racism. Israel's foreign ministry confirmed Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar made the decision in coordination with relevant authorities. The ministry stated the motion constitutes a clear antisemitic text under the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition, as it denies Jewish people their right to self-determination. The US Air Force has removed all of its bombers from RAF Fairford following a suspected terror […]

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Sport Preview 03/10/26

It is set to be another thrilling Saturday of live sport, featuring cup hockey at the Hangar, non-league football across Berkshire, and major national action. Headline Action: Slough Jets vs Chelmsford Chieftains Slough Ice Arena (The Hangar): The main attraction tonight sees the Slough Jets collide with rivals Chelmsford Chieftains in the NIHL Britton Challenge Cup. Doors open at 5:45 PM with face-off at 6:30 PM. With cup points on the line, expect a fast-paced, high-intensity encounter as the Jets […]

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News 03/10/26

A murder investigation has been launched after a forty-year-old man was shot dead as people gathered for a memorial service in west London. Emergency services were called to East Acton on Friday evening following reports of multiple gunshots. Medical staff treated the victim, but he died at the scene. Police confirmed forty to fifty people, including children, were attending the gathering when the shooting took place. A Flydubai co-pilot who attempted to hijack a flight to Israel attacked the captain […]

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Things We Do On A Friday But No Other Day

There is something different about Friday in Britain. It is technically just another day of the week, but nobody really treats it that way. Monday has a reputation for being difficult, Tuesday is generally ignored, Wednesday is the awkward middle child, Thursday is spent looking forward to Friday, and then Friday finally arrives with its own set of rules. Some of those rules are obvious. Others are strange little habits that seem to appear automatically. Things we would never dream […]

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News 02/10/26

Two Iranian nationals have been charged over a suspected terror plot targeting Jewish people in Manchester. Salam Ahmadyan, aged thirty-six, and Rahman Salehi, aged thirty-four, were arrested by counter-terrorism police on the twentieth of September. Both men face charges of preparing terrorist acts. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood confirmed both suspects originally arrived in the United Kingdom on small boats several years ago. Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike is unconscious and on a ventilator in hospital following two failed execution […]

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Things We Used To Keep In The Car: The Forgotten Essentials Of British Motoring

There was a time when getting into the car meant entering a small, mobile storage cupboard. Not because we were particularly organised, but because we seemed to believe that absolutely anything might come in useful one day. Modern cars are remarkably clever. They can tell you where you are, warn you about traffic, connect to your phone, play almost any song you can think of and, in some cases, practically drive themselves. But take a look around an older car […]

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